AMBER MASLEN glances out of a window at her family home in the hills above Aberfeldy.
AMBER MASLEN glances out of a window at her family home in the hills above Aberfeldy.
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Richard Winton
Outside, the Perthshire countryside is covered by an 18-inch deep blanket of snow, broken only by a couple of winding roads and the slate grey flow of the River Tay.
It is approaching midday, yet the 19-year-old has long since retreated indoors from the harsh conditions after completing a stint on the water. "Another hour in the bank," is how she describes the 6am session, one which could only begin after she had spent 40 minutes nursing her car along the eight miles of treacherous roads to the whitewater centre at Grandtully.
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