Archived trip from old website run by Shub

This trip is a 5 day paddle called the Whanganui Journey, a 5 day river paddle on the Whanganui River and one of New Zealand's 10 Great Walks.

The river paddle will take place on 21-25 of January 2023 and I am seeking EOIs for up to 4 participants for this trip.

To be eligible for this trip, you must have:  

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  contributed to the club in the past in running trips, helping with the running of club activities (organisational activities included too), are/were part of the committee or exec.  

  
  


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  Priority would be given to members who have helped in running kayaking activities in the past.  

  
  


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  been on multi-day kayaking expeditions.  

  
  


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  know how to roll a kayak. 

  
  


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  have navigational skills. 

  
  

Conditions of participation

As a condition of participating in this trip, participants will be required to help with organising the trip. Tasks include: 

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  pre-trip organisation 

  
  


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  making reservations,  

  
  


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  helping with specific tasks during the trip,  

  
  


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  writing an article for Epic magazine, 

  
  


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  running future kayaking trips.  

  
  

Each participant will be allocated particular roles for the trip. 

Costs

Up to $2000 including flights, transport, accommodation, kayak hire, etc.

Preparation: 

Participants would need to be willing to commit to: 

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  Long paddling sessions on Lake Burley Griffin. 

  
  


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  Multi-day sea kayaking trips 

  
  


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  Rolling practice

  
  


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  Grade 1-3 white water trips 

  
  

If you are interested in this trip, please provide a short statement explaining why you should be selected for this trip. Here is the proposed plan: 2022 Whanganui River NZ.

** EOI closing on 15th Nov

** This trip is partially funded by ANUMC Expedition and Adventure Fund.