Took Ewen Pryde to Upper Meig to complete a 3 Star Assessment. Nice little section of river that I had not done before with some great pieces for training and one good class 3 rapid.Afterwards, guided Ewen through Meig gorge. He looked a little daunted at first and we portaged him around a couple of the key drops in the early part. There were also a couple of drops that were jammed with wood, that needs clearing out. The heavy winter has caused a lot of trees in the area to break or fall.
A degree of ingenuity was required to portage him around the tea cup falls! He clambered down the slabs on river right and I threw the boat and paddle off the cliff on river left on the end of a throwline and then manouvred them towards him. It worked!
A nice trip through Meig gorge, it never disappoints, and the flow was a little more than minimum which gave some of the drops a little bite!
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