George Fell

Mini Biography

After a flirtation with meteorology, working for British Antarctic Survey and the Met Office, George now devotes all his time to paddlesport. Like the water rat, he believes that “there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats”.

 

Who or what was your inspiration?

The group of mates who I first started paddling white water and marathon with.

With the benefit of hindsight a load of our skills were awful and most of our decision making was really shonky… but we had some great times, a load of epics and a great crash and burn introduction to paddling.

 

How did you become an Instructor?

I decided in my late 20’s that I’d had enough of “adulting” and quit my job as a weather forecaster to work as a trainee in an outdoor centre in North Wales.

Even on the coldest, windiest Scottish paddling day, it still feels like a great decision.

 

Tell us about a favourite destination

Thule Bheri, Western Nepal.

Great multi-day white water in my favourite part of the world. The river just keeps giving day after day. Lots of rapids that just about go, with remarkably few portages.