STEVE BROOKS

Discipline: Whitewater Expedition

Class: Kayak

Hometown: Medway Towns in Kent

Living Now: Austria

Current Boats: Wavesport Habitat 80 & Wavesport Project 62

Shaft of choice: Straight

Big Volume or Steep Creek: In the Alps, creeking!

Favourite Paddling Spot: Austria - the Lech Gorges are world class! Peru - Nothing like class V expedition boating through amazing canyons

Achievements:
The classic multi-days in Nepal (Sun Koshi, Karnali and Tamur)
Colca Canyon, Peru - 3 times
Cotahuasi Canyon, Peru - twice
Rio Apurimac - over 30 times
Getting attacked by an Anaconda on the Rio Upano, Ecuador
One of the highest descents on Lower Mishualli and Lower Jondachi, Ecuador
Highest river level descent of Kicking Horse Gorge.
Solo descent of Tsarap Chu and Zanskar Gorge, Ladakh India
Acobamba Abyss of the Rio Apurimac, Peru
Zanskar Gorge - three times
First Descent of Rio Santa Cruz, Peru

Whats Next... Ambitions / Plans:
The Alps this summer
Arunachal Pradesh, the Brahmaputra and Lohit in the Autumn

Best things about paddling:
Feeling alive, exploring places only accessible by kayak, traveling through the veins of a country!

Best Boating Moment:
Far too many to mention but just kayaking with my friends!

Worst Boating Moment:
Having raft companies in Tirol, Austria blowing up parts of the Sanna to make it easier for rafts to come down!
Having the rivers of my local area destroyed by flood water and then made into canals!

Heros, On and Off the water:
The late great Damon Miller: An awesome boater who had a good word to say about everyone!
Andy Macdonald: A natural born kayaker!

Other Hobbies:
Skiing, snowboarding & photography

Ultimate Worldwide Destination:
Chile's Patagonia, the Himalayas are not bad either!!

Favourite Stuff:

Food: Curry but certainly not Dhal Bhaat!

Drink: Tea!

Music: Manu Chao, Foo Fighter, Thievery Corporation and a bit of Bob!

Film: Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels

Read: White Viper by Terence Strong or Mr Nice

Top Tip on Life and Everything:
Kayak the world!

Find out more:
http://www.stevebrooks.at

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