Running Great Lines for Paddlers to Thrive on

Gene17Kayaking 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 in Sjoa and beyond.

If you don’t see a course that suits you, just get in touch and talk to us. We can easily arrange one-to-one sessions, personal skills courses or any coaching you need. Furthermore, we now offer a coaching only solution to our teaching trips and 5 day River Tours in Norway. See below for dates and group rates.

COURSE & TOUR PROGRAMME

Norway Tours 5 Days Guiding & Coaching throughout the season from selected destinations.

NORWAY TOURS

Headed up by Simon Westgarth, our Norway Tours are a simple and straight forward solution to getting the local info, for flash lines and good times. Starting in Telemark in late May, Voss in June and Sjoa in July & August, Valldal also in August. We have a range of scheduled dates, along with the option to secure your own dates. Contact Us to book or make a request.
Norway Tour 5 Day Tour 7500NOK / pp 17000NOK / group - All coaching & guiding provided by Westgarth Education & Coaching (Org No. 922 022 763) on behalf of Gene17Kayaking.
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We offer a 9 to 5 guiding service, with local river insight, premium paddling expertise and local shuttle assistance. This is a solution for paddlers who wish to get on the river in Norway, have a safe time and hit all the highlights on offer in a co-ordinated week for maximum water time and rising challenge. As per Gene17Kayaking's philosophy learning input and coaching clinics form part of the tour.		 Forthcoming Dates:
2/9 July 2023 - Sjoa River Big Water Play Class III/IV
3/7 July 2023 - Voss Creeking Highlights Class IV
17/21 July 2023 - Sjoa Creeking Class IV
31/4 July/August 2023 - Valldal Creeking Class IV
7/11 August 2023 - Sjoa River Big Water Play Class III/IV
14/18 August 2023 - Sjoa River Big Water Play Class III/IV
21/25 August 2023 - Sjoa River Big Water Play Class III/IV

FUNDAMENTAL CORE COURSE

Fundamental Core Skills, Norway 3000NOK

15/16 June 2023
22/23 July 2023
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Get to grips with the fundamentals. Give us two days and we’ll show you how!

Whether you want to push your grade or you’re surviving your way down Class III+, we’ll take you back to the source and work on the core skills you need to take on whitewater world-wide.

PROGRESSIVE & DYNAMIC COURSE

Progressive & Dynamic, Norway 3000NOK

10/11 July 2023
27/28 July 2023
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 INFO Let us help you step it up a level! If you’ve got the core skills, we’ll show you how to apply new-school dynamic paddling techniques to Class III whitewater. It’s not just about top-to-bottom survival: we’ll teach you a bag of tricks that’ll help you style your way down as an active member of the group, rather than having to rely on someone else to show you the way.

LAUNCHPAD COURSE

LaunchPad, Norway 3000NOK

17/18 July 2023
26/27 August 2023
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With so many elements needed to be in place for the rocket to get off the ground, its hard to always grasp what they are and what methods are best.

LaunchPad takes a holistic approach to getting your desired lines, whereby Gene17kayaking will examine your performance, address any missing parts and coach you through changing your paddling. So the next time you’re trying to focus on all the elements in play to run the next rapid, you’ll be ready to launch from the launchpad.

BOOF & DROPS COURSE

Boof & Drops, Norway 3000NOK

12/13 July 2023
29/30 July 2023
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Boof it, flare it or melt it? We’ll show you how to tackle pushier water, bigger drops and more challenging rivers.

We’re all about specific skills, so we’ll cover the whole range from break-outs to boofs. There’s no ‘drop in at the top and hope for the best’, but there is a new, dynamic freeride style, waiting for you to take it to the water.

TEACHING TRIPS & RATES

We offer our complete week long teaching trips in Sjoa with a coaching only option. This week for both individuals and groups, and the offered includes: an Otta train/bus shuttle, local transport, plus kayak/paddle hire too.

Our resident and visiting staff will be available throughout the summer offering both guiding and coaching, from Class II/III River Trips to Steep Creekin’ Missions in the Sjoa area of Norway, for week, day or half a day of guiding and coaching.

Contact Us if you need to sharpen your skills, need to give your club a rest or wish to step it up on your club’s day off, we will be on hand to provide a drop in, drop out river guiding service. What ever your paddling needs, we’ll be able to help.

Any Day, Any Time in the Voss & Sjoa Area in June, July & August

Group Guiding & Coaching 3000NOK a day
One2One Coaching
2500NOK a day

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Teaching Trips - Coaching Only 6 Days
Norway Creeking: late June & early July
Sjoa Creeking: mid July
Sjoa Progressive: late July & mid Aug
Valldal Road Trip: early August
Group Rate for a week of Coaching - 20000NOK
Individual Rate for a week of Coaching - 9000NOK
(Based on at least 2 participants)

NB: this price includes Otta train shuttle, river transport & kayak/paddle hire if required.
Contact Us to book, for requests or questions.

All Norway based courses are run by Westgarth Education & Coaching: Organisation Number 922 022 763 for Gene17Kayaking.