By Mog Over.
So the day we had been waiting for was here - it was motherf***ing Etive day- so we all trekked up through the very misty Scottish mountains eagerly to a slightly foreboding Triple Step (three big drops) - the start of the Etive!
As a few of us looked at the drops searching for the best lines to take, others just waited around planning on simply staying in the upright position! The majority of us had our go - some with far drier heads then others!! After a few hours of attempting, rescuing and the general entertaining chaos that comes with Triple Step - we all carried on downstream most of us pretty happy with how we had managed it!! We carried on slowly with a few getting off along the way. Paddling Ski Jump, Crack of Doom, Letterbox and Crack of Dawn - all with varying success, interesting lines and a few sneaky swims which kept everyone busy rescuing and portaging. (I hate feeding their ego but only a few had a #noportages day)
Then of course came the final drop: Right Angle ( a 6m waterfall - less scary than it sounds, promise ) Here again we spent a while facing up to the challenge and then keeping a brave face as we trusted Stu to send us off down the drop!
Fair to say we were all a far smilier group at the bottom - even if one of us did manage to leave their boat behind the waterfall for half an hour (wasn't me)! At the end it was safe to say we were all a lot more relaxed bimbling down the last part of the river. Knackered, hungry and a bit chilly, we battled on to the get-out (and our sandwiches woo) We had conquered the Etive - on my part mostly upside down ( best way to do it!! ). After 7 hours filled with adrenaline, entertaining lines and a lot of throwlining I think it's fair to say the Etive had lived up to being a motherfucking good day!
Love Mog xxxx
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