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| Callum (the little blue dot amongst the swells!) Chuya River, Altai Mountains, Siberia, Russia. |
The Society has a wealth of items in its collection, including maps and guide books which can be made available to anyone who wants to plan an adventure. Callum Strong is an avid Kayaker, a passion that has taken him across the world in search of challenging white waters. He visited the RSGS headquarters to use maps to help in the planning of his next trip.
I visited the RSGS archives with an interest in finding maps of Northern
Pakistan for an exploratory whitewater kayaking expedition, the British
Universities
Kayak Expedition 2013, which myself and a team the best student
whitewater paddlers selected from across the UK are undertaking this
summer. Accurate topographic maps are of great use in planning which
rivers will be possible and have quality whitewater, important as we
hope to complete a number of first descents on such rivers in the
Karakoram and Hindu Kush mountain ranges.
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| Callum Strong |
The archive team at the
RSGS were incredibly welcoming and helpful, buoyed by their obviously
great enthusiasm for their work. With their expert guidance and
knowledge of their incredible collection I managed to identify a number
of maps which will be really useful and importantly, accessible to our
expedition. I thoroughly enjoyed my visit and will have to get planning
another adventure so I can visit them again soon!
www.rsgs.org
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| Callum decending the Falls of Falloch, River Falloch, Scotland. |
Callum is my idol!
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