Steep Creeking - Italy
The Best Steep Creeking
Next: 10 May – 17 May
Experience the Ultimate Fusion of Adventure and Indulgence in the Sesia Valley, Italy! Imagine paddling through crystal-clear meltwater cascading over smooth granite slides and bedrock rapids—steep and technical yet surprisingly forgiving. By day, you’ll navigate this perfect steep creeking playground, and by night, you’ll savor fine wine and gourmet food with fellow enthusiasts.
Your Week
Arrival day. Settle into your accommodation and take in the village of Campertogno.
Hit the water! After a quick gear review and boat outfitting session, we’ll go for a chilled out paddle on the Sesia. It’ll give us the chance to look at how you’re paddling and find out what you want to work on
Today’s a technical skill review and the chance to set some goals for the rest of the week. We’ll head to a more challenging river section and introduce you to some of the key concepts of dynamic river paddling such as angulation, pro-active balance and driving your boat.
Today we’ll look at your river awareness. We’ll focus on group dynamics and leadership principles on one of the classics.
Boof! Our first real day on the bedrock steeps will give you a real chance to work on your essential techniques and the team’s group dynamics.
More of the steeps: another classic pool-drop river and chance to get some photos.
Piemonte classic. We’ll head for an all day trip with steep drops, scenic surroundings and world class whitewater. The ideal finish to a perfect week.
Departure day: time for a debrief and the end of the course.
