The last couple of days I went creeking in the beautiful Val Sesia/Italy and took part in the Teva Outdoor Games.

We ran the Egua and the Sorba several times to be well prepared for the race (downriver, team, slalom, sprint, boatercross), which offered some super-close results in the end! Our team (Jakobus Stenglein, Benny Herbrügger and myself) came second behind the Italians by only about 2 seconds.

I could achieve my personal best result in the slalom (4th place) and ended up on the overall 9th rank in the end. The event was won by Honza Lasko (CZE) in front of Michelle Ramazza (ITA) and last year’s winner Jakobus Stenglein (GER). To sum it all up: great rivers, big event, sunshine, lots of fun!

Here are some shots of the trip:

Posted by Lukas Kalkbrenner

This entry was posted on Monday, May 12th, 2008 at 1:44 pm and is filed under Paddler Lifestyle Articles.