Anyone for a first desent?
Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2009 4:45 pm
So after waking this morning keen to get some boating in after having a day of rugby yesterday I wasn't too sure what to do. After a quick phone call I established that the roads to Wicklow were kinda like...
Which seemed like an awefull lot of effort considering I was feeling a bit "tired and emotional"
and seeing as my wee local play spot had a few "twigs" in it.....
That is a bit of a non runner.
So I decided to kill two birds with one stone, I brought the hound for a wee stroll while also having a look at a little known waterfall that to the very best of my knowledge has never been run. Its hidden way in forest, I hope to give it a go in the coming weeks all we need is a wee bit more water. So here is a few pictures to wet your appetite, with any luck there will be some footage of it with a kayak very soon.
As you can see its a S bend / two tier fall with a short rapid section below it.
The larger of the falls is about 15ft while the smaller (upper one) is about 8ft slide/fall. It is not overly deep but it all defiantly goes. I have seen this once before with what I would call epic water and its more than sporty at that level.
This is the view mid-way down the first section;
View of main fall, gives you some idea of the gradient;
Finally the short run out rapid to the get out.
Hopefully more to follow, watch this space!
Which seemed like an awefull lot of effort considering I was feeling a bit "tired and emotional"
and seeing as my wee local play spot had a few "twigs" in it.....
That is a bit of a non runner.
So I decided to kill two birds with one stone, I brought the hound for a wee stroll while also having a look at a little known waterfall that to the very best of my knowledge has never been run. Its hidden way in forest, I hope to give it a go in the coming weeks all we need is a wee bit more water. So here is a few pictures to wet your appetite, with any luck there will be some footage of it with a kayak very soon.
As you can see its a S bend / two tier fall with a short rapid section below it.
The larger of the falls is about 15ft while the smaller (upper one) is about 8ft slide/fall. It is not overly deep but it all defiantly goes. I have seen this once before with what I would call epic water and its more than sporty at that level.
This is the view mid-way down the first section;
View of main fall, gives you some idea of the gradient;
Finally the short run out rapid to the get out.
Hopefully more to follow, watch this space!