
No Fuss Events are well know for breaking the mould when it comes to outdoor events. The Captain Morgan's Spiced Glen Nevis River Race was no different.
Hotlines Europe had a contingent at the event a trio comprising of office manager Ed Ibbetson, marketing assistant Pete Scullion and sales/tech support advisor Paul Downie. This was the first time at the event for Ed and Paul, Ed being slightly apprehensive about getting in the river. Having done the race the year before, Pete thought he'd help Ed long by organising with No Fuss to have Ed first in the river. This almost paid dividends, but he ended up chasing Ed down the river!

Despite the water in the River Nevis being very low during Friday, as sure as the sun will rise in the East, the heavens opened on Friday night and the rain persisted long until Saturday afternoon. River levels, therefore, matched that of last year's event which saw the river at record levels.

Straight in the river, man (or lady) and inflatable were swept hard right down a narrow channel cut by the water through the rock immediately after which the river spreads out and shallows. The challenge is then to avoid the rocks and stay where the water is deep and fast to keep the momentum going. Struggling to find traction on the rocks at the river bank, followed by a quick jog to the Lower Nevis Falls where a 20 foot leap in the churning white water awaits. There simply is nothing quite like feeling the rush of gravity pulling hard on your body as you step off the precipice.

Having hauled themselves out of the water successfully enough with arms burning, first task was to get to the caterers who were handing out free soup, then recount tales of how we got down the river in one piece.
Paul had a few issues at the Lower Falls, having forgotten his school lifesaver training, stayed straight as an arrow when he hit the water and shot right through the white water and was suitably kicked about by the water. A solid first attempt, a time of 22:35.3 which was good for 70th overall and 62nd in senior men.

It was Ed however who took the top honours out of the Hotlines crew. From what we can gather, an issue free run was had by the man least inclined to jump in the wet stuff. Dragging himself out of the water in a very respectable 19:00.9 slotted Ed into 17th place overall and 14th in category.
Watch the video from the event, featuring Pete's faceplant in the water:
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