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Staff Profile - Ollie Footitt |
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Name: Ollie Footitt
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Years paddling : |
5 |
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Favourite type of paddling : |
Whitewater & surf kayaking. |
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Current Kit : |
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Helmet: |
Sweet strutter & Shred ready fullface |
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PFD: |
An old yak axel, definitly need to invest in a new, more bouyant PFD! |
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Drysuit: |
None unfortunatly, just the sweet prophecy & dry trousers! |
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Thermals: |
A selection, collected over several years... Looking at Helly Hansel pro wool & the IR Union suit once I learn how to save money. |
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Footwear: |
5:10 Water tennies, the best investment I made in 2011. |
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Deck: |
Playboater work deck. |
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Paddles: |
Glass werner players, 194cm. They've taken a good beating, yet still live on (fingers crossed) |
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Current Boats: |
A bombproof Eskimo Salto (perfect for lake district rock bashing) and a Fluid Flirt playboat, it does the job. |
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Favourite product owned: |
My old Pryanha inazone 220, amazing little boat which taught me alot, until I grew out of it. |
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Favourite current product: |
Easilly my 5:10 water tennies, Haven't slipped on rocks into a river since buying them. |
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Worst product owned: |
My old Nookie Airhead cag, It was perfect whilst it lasted but wear and tear saw it off, and I was left freezing on the river until my dad bought me my Sweet Prophecy. |
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Fave river/spot in the UK:
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Easilly the upper dart, it would be rude not to with it being so close, Closely followed by the river Doe in cumbria, a nice technical grade 4/5 waterfall run. |
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Locations Paddled: |
Wales & England... I've never had the chance to go abroad! Or the funds, but things are looking good for the future. |
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Fave river/spot abroad: |
The tryweryn in wales, this is as far as I have ventured with boating abroad. |
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Fave river snack: |
Mars bar, hands down. |
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I would like to: |
Paddle abroad, preferably norway! And improve on my coaching and build up some qualifications! |
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Paddling hero: |
Probably the team from Tribe riders & Mike Bradford, getting me into the sport and coaching me throughout my school years! |
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