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Steve Brooks
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Website : www . gokayaking . at Facebook : SteveBrooks Instagram : @ kiste _ wala
HUGE THANKS
Finally , a huge thanks goes to everyone who supports me in being able to keep kayaking , travelling , exploring and having fun : l Peak Paddle Sports l Striebel Designs Paddles l Waka Kayaks l Arcteryx St . Anton - Austria
it was something very unusual and different from her home rivers , such as the Palguin and Trancura in Pucon , Chile . She was certainly happy she met Klaus on the walk-up , and with that , we loaded up the truck ( Big Mama , as Josefa has named it ) and headed up to Steeg for homemade ice cream .
Though only Class 3 , the Madaubach certainly requires some planning and preparation . The Gorge is deep and very narrow , making a rescue or extraction extremely tricky and complicated . However , it is a stunning place , and even if you do not like the idea of kayaking some relatively straightforward but extremely committing routes , it is certainly worth having a walk up the valley to check it out !
Steve Brooks
Steve has lived in Austria for over 25 years , from being a place to come and work seasonally on the river to a base camp and finally making Austria his home ! Steve ’ s love for kayaking and adventure is infectious , and this can especially be seen in the kayak School he set up 14 years ago . Based out of the Arlberg Region in Western Austria , the school runs courses for beginners plus coaching and instructing kayakers through all the whitewater grades , including creeking and river running . Between the kayaking season in Austria , Steve can be found kayaking , leading courses , adventure trips and expeditions in the Socǎ Valley , Indian Himalayas , Peru and Chile in South America .
He speaks Austrian German like a local and has picked up a little bit of an Argentine dialect in Spanish . When Steve is not kayaking , he searches for that perfect powder run in the backcountry in his home mountains of St Anton am Arlberg or rides his Royal Enfield Bullet in search of undiscovered rivers in the Himalayas .
With their stunning newly built lodge in the Andes above Pucon , Steve , Josefa and Mati , who are two local Chileans , show guests some of the best rivers Chile has to offer , from Waterfalls to Big Water to Alpine Style . Steve loves taking his Canon 1DX and lenses out on the river , looking for that perfect shot that showcases not just a kayaker ’ s skill and technique but also some of the most spectacular scenery and rivers on the planet !