Sjoa LaunchPad

You can have it all in Norway; learn, paddle & enjoy. Norway is famous for waterfalls, slides, and monster rapids, however it is also home to more of the world’s finest Class III and IV intermediate water than you’ll find anywhere else. From the big and bouncy Sjoa to steep and technical Stor Ula, and everything in between, the region … Read More

Sjoa Creeking

Perfect running drops, in a great setting with insightful coaching. Think of Norway and you might conjure up images of clean waterfalls or spectacular slides, and if this is what you’re after then the Sjoa Creeking trip won’t disappoint. Clean Drops, Smooth Slides and Great Days on the River. Trip Programme Overview & Summary Trip Photos Adventure Itinerary Group Composition … Read More

Norway Tours & Courses

IntroNorway ToursFundamentalProgressiveLaunchPadBoofs & DropsTripsRatesGene17Kayaking has a comprehensive offer of both short courses, river tours and teaching trips in Norway. Simon Westgarth amoungst others heads up these products based principally in Sjoa. The opportunity to learn and progress swiftly is common place on our courses, plus we’re have fun trying new lines and enjoying the great white water to be found … Read More

Next Generation Training

Wanted: Paddlers demanding ambitious solutionsNEXT COURSES; location SLOVENIA 6/13 April 2024We get many requests for internships, work and help from young paddlers looking to get on into white water kayaking and potentially a career on the river. The Next Generation Training is for paddlers looking to charge on, have key and important input from industry leaders and start the development … Read More

Sjoa River Festival

Sjoa River Festival is a grassroots kayaking event that has been a great highlight of the summer paddling season in Norway since 1997. Hosted by Strie Strømmer and Gene17Kayaking, with help from volunteers from the kayaking community. Based around the Strie Strømmer kayak shop in the Heidal Valley and in middle of one of the world’s best white water kayaking … Read More

Norway Valldal Road Trip

The Perfect White Water Tour. Norway is Europe’s prime destination for summer paddling fun. With steep creeking, big volume, technical alpine runs, and pool-drop fun are all available as and when you please, our Valldal Road Trip has it all, and more. Trip Programme Overview & Summary Trip Photos Adventure Itinerary Group Composition Experience Required What the Price Does/Does not … Read More

Sjoa Progressive & Dynamic

Norway, you can have it all; learn, paddle & enjoy. Norway is famous for waterfalls, slides, and monster rapids, however it is also home to more of the world’s finest Class III and IV intermediate water than you’ll find anywhere else. From the big and bouncy Sjoa to steep and technical Store Ula, and everything in between, the region has … Read More

Ula Slides Race

The famed Ula Slides Race part of the Sjoa River Festival is hosted by Gene17Kayaking, in Norway. This event, one of the main stays of of the Sjoa River Festival, located on the renowned Ula Slides section, with competitors sprinting down a series of slides and drops. The top ten get to go again, to battle it out for the … Read More