The PaddlerUK magazine September 2015 issue 4 | Page 39

“A favourite river is hard to call but I'm going to say the
Brandenburger Ache in Austria. I remember paddling it way
back in the day when I was pretty young and it was the first really
tight gorge I'd ever dropped into (the top section).
Pete Astles kayaking on the Brandenberger Ache in
Tirol, Austria. Photograph: Sally Astles

“Since then I’ve visited a few
times and always kept an eye
on it when I’ve been in the
area but it's proven to be
pretty elusive, which I think
makes it seem even better in
my head! The walkways along
the side of the gorge are
beautiful too and scouting is a
pretty different experience to
most rivers!”

Joe Morley

Brandenburger Ache,
Austria

Steve Brooks running a drop on the Brandenberger
Ache in Tirol, Austria. Photograph: Sally Astles

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