We were at Los Queñes to kayak the Rio Teno and the Rio Claro of the Teno. It is the perfect place to start our Chile Kayak Adventure and Road Trip. The Rio Claro of the Teno is a short drive up a dirt track and what is normally a beautiful clear river was actually brown and silty! Todd explained that there was not much snow on the glaciers so the river is being fed by melt water mixed with ash from previous volcano eruptions!
Read MoreIt is the end of the kayaking season and now it is about either flying to countries like Chile if you are living here in the mountains of Austria to continue kayaking or it is time to pack away your kayaking kit and maybe wax the skis!? Kayaks, paddles and apparel are not getting any cheaper and so with just a few steps you can prolong the life of your equipment.
So, here are a few tips to store your kayaking kit at the end of the season…
Read MoreA white water dry suit is the standard and has become quite normal for a kayaker to wear. Whether you have just finished a beginner course, a class 2 kayaker or heading up the grades of difficulty in white water, a dry suit has become an essential piece of equipment.
Not only is it an essential piece of equipment to use on the river, apart from a kayak, it is the next most expensive piece of kayaking apparel you will purchase!
So here are a few top tips to prolonging the life of a white water drysuit.
Read MoreHere in the Kayak School Arlberg we are renowned for our coaching, teaching and instructing. We have spent many years, in-fact decades kayaking and working throughout the world. Throughout this we have picked up techniques, useful tips and gained a huge amount of knowledge and experience that we deliver into our kayak courses.
Throughout your time on one of our Austria kayaking courses you will feel and certainly see the difference in your technique and understanding of whitewater kayaking. All of our Team here at the Kayak School Arlberg are qualified through British Canoeing.
Read MoreAs we approach the beginning of March, the days begin to get lighter and the sun is now hitting our base. Though there is still snow outside Base Arlberg and we are hoping for more to fall in the next month, we are planning and getting ready for the upcoming Spring kayaking season here in Austria.
Firstly, bookings are looking good and we have already a few weeks booked out, so if you are looking at coming to kayak with us here in this beautiful part of Austria then it would be wise to get in touch early to avoid any disappointment, especially in July and August where we had to tell a record amount of people that we were fully booked!
Read MoreOur equipment in the Kayak School is made by whitewater kayakers for whitewater kayakers!
We pride ourselves in our equipment and as we teach a modern, dynamic style of kayaking we require our equipment to fulfil this objective! The days of skidding out of an eddy using a paddle brace are luckily long gone. Being more proactive and gaining momentum means that with the use of an edge we can now carve and the feeling you get from this is amazing.
Read MoreWhitewater kayaking in Summer around Base Arlberg in Austria is lovely. There is something about kayaking on a beautiful river with deep blue skies providing a stunning backdrop to the snowcapped mountains mixed with fantastic white water. Yep, the days are warm, the river temperature is peaking and the Peak PS combi cag is being worn daily!!
Read MoreDiego came to stay with us in Austria for a couple of months in the Summer to gain some life skills, practice his English and of course to go kayaking! We kayaked rivers such as the Lech, Inn, Sanna, Ötz with Diego. Here is his story..
Read MoreOne of the best things about the Spring is that all the rivers situated higher up at are at their optimum so for us that means the Rosanna River that goes through the villages of St.Anton am Arlberg and Pettneu am Arlberg and of course the Lech River that flows through the middle of the village of Lech am Arlberg and further down through the Lech Gorges and out through the stunning Lech Valley.
Read MoreThere are many options or paths to learn to kayak. Without doubt time spent in a kayak in the ideal environment with the correct equipment and a fully qualified instructor is by far the best route to becoming a dynamic and pro-active modern style of whitewater kayaker!
Read MoreThe Mariman Extreme Kayak Race was originally developed by Santiago to highlight not only the stunning location but also to show there was more to the Trancura River than just the rafting companies pumping down all the tourists that visit Pucon, which is one of the main adventure capitols of the Southern Hemisphere, not just in South America.
We have tried to divide up the seasons to give you some idea of climate, levels and popularity and also include topics and headers for those that wanting to kayak down those classic creeks in Pucon or are looking for more river running with pristine rivers and amazing colours. We have written this with kayakers that are Class 3, Class 4 and Class 5.
Read MorePucon has gained a reputation as one of THE best kayaking towns not just in the Southern Hemisphere but on the planet! However, with conflicting reports and tales of either rivers being too big or with no water, here at the Kayak School Arlberg we have put together this blog to give you some idea of when to come to Pucon, Chile to kayak and to make sure that long flight was worthwhile!!
We have tried to divide up the seasons to give you some idea of climate, levels and popularity and also include topics and headers for those that wanting to kayak down those classic creeks in Pucon or are looking for more river running with pristine rivers and amazing colours. We have written this with kayakers that are Class 3, Class 4 and Class 5.
Read MoreAutumn is a great time to kayak in Austria. The big rivers such as the Oetz and Inn are a lot lower providing some of the best creeking in the world. The Classics such as the Sanna are always great to kayak and of course when it rains we get the Alpine rivers in Bavaria such as the Loisach. Also the famous Ötz Trophy is happening and it is a great time to meet up with, talk and paddle with some of the best extreme kayakers in the world!
Read MoreAutumn is a great time to visit the Arlberg Region of Austria. We have the longest kayaking season in the Alps and the Autumn gives us rivers that are perfect for Creeking such as the Oetz, as well as the Classics such as the River Inn in Austria and Switzerland, the Sanna is an Alpine Gem and if the levels come up a trip to the Loisach in Bavaria, Germany is always memorable.
Read MoreWe like to head to the Soca Valley in Slovenia in the early Spring or late Autumn as it is a lot quieter both on and off the river. In the height of Summer it is extremely busy and they are now a victim of their own success with accommodation full, campsites exploding and the restaurants packed. That is why it is so nice to kayak on the Soca River out of the high season as the locals have time to talk to you and they certainly enjoy talking to the visitors and tourists. However, they all say not to come in July and August!!
Read MoreHere at the Kayak School Arlberg we have been working closely over the years with the team at Arc’teryx St.Anton and in September 2021 we ran our first Introduction to Whitewater Kayaking session.
Read MoreThough the levels were low, we still had water in the rivers here in this part of Austria. In the rest of the Alps they had been struggling all season for water! This is what makes this part of Austria so special, as we not only have guaranteed water, we also have the longest kayaking season in the Alps!
Read MoreA day with the Team at Arc’teryx St.Anton kayaking and rafting down the River Inn here in the heart of Tirol, Austria.
Read MoreWhitewater Kayaking Courses and Trips around Base Arlberg, Austria throughout the Summer of 2022
Read MoreOur whitewater kayak courses throughout the Spring in and around Base Arlberg, Austria took us to rivers such as the Lech, Sanna, Inn both in Austria and Switzerland plus our bespoke River Guide Training was a huge success!
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