Meanwhile in Vietnam…..

The British Universities Kayak Expedition 2009 is well underway. A long, and somewhat convoluted journey across China (which turns out to be quite big), into Vietnam and ended with the team plus boats in Hanoi.

After a few days of arranging logistics and acquiring information, the team headed north towards Ba Be Lake in search of ‘gnar’. Unfortunately the area turned out to be lacking in white water as well as being very densely vegetated, which made scouting almost impossible.

The team soon decided to head West to the area around Sapa, where the terrain seemed more conducive to white water. Unexpectedly the area revealed a collection of steep and technical granite based runs. Feeling more like the Italian Alps than South East Asia.

Finding some world class rapids and super sweet moves, the team were finally satisfied on the choice of Vietnam as a destination.

After 10 days on the road, the team are back in Hanoi for a couple of days to prepare for the second trip down South to the area around Da Lat.

Read more about the Team’s adventures at kayaknam.com

Keep it steep,

Luke and the Kayaknam Team