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Month: February 2015 (Page 3 of 3)

BUCS Slalom Teesside 2015 – Day 2

Sunday was a much brighter and slightly warmer day at the Tees Barrage. Lots more spectators on site for some great kayak, canoe and swimming action.

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During the course of the last couple of days over 1k of images were taken and are currently being processed. Here a just a few to be getting on with. Continue reading

Pyranha 9R Gettin’ Busy

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Jared Seiler puts the Pyranha 9R through its paces. A great edit. Continue reading

BUCS Slalom Teesside 2015 – Day 1

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The British Universities & Colleges Sports – Canoe Slalom started today (14th Feb 2015) here on sunny Teesside. The Tees International Whitewater Course is the venue for this annual event. Univesity teams travel from across the UK attend to take part. Continue reading

National Student Rodeo 2015

Unsponsored is happy to announce that we will be supporting the National Student Rodeo (NSR) 2015. The NSR is probably the worlds biggest student freestyle event and is well worth spectating if you can’t take part.

The National Student Rodeo is held at the National Watersports Centre in Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, and in 2015 will be on the weekend 6th-8th March. Camping is just down the road and the party, food and mini film festival will be held at the Old Nottinghamians’ Rugby Club.

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Unsponsored will be at NSR over the course of the 6th – 8th March taking photos and video as always.

Dry Suit – Zipper Repair

A great little edit from Kokatat that will be useful to any paddler who owns a dry suit.

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Kokatat dry suit care and maintenance. For more information go to kokatat.com/customer-service. Continue reading

High Water Quijos

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Follow Brendan Wells down a HIGH WATER descent of the Cheese House section of the Quijos River, Ecuador. Continue reading

Kayaking Basics With Rudy Rampage “How To Wet Exit.”

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Kayaking superstar Rudy Rampage takes on a step by step instructional to one of the basic skills in whitewater kayaking: “The Wet Exit.” Continue reading

Substantial RAW РLower Ulv̴a РSven Lammler

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This is a very rarely run section of the Ulvåa that drops into the Lower Rauma in Central Norway. Huge slides and insane amounts of gradient keep people away…but this river actually turned out to be one of the most classic runs in all of Scandinavia…the upper section is more mellow, but still high high quality! Watch Svenny get hyphy on some gnar gnar! Continue reading

Zet Toro

Zet have added a new kayak to the current three boat line up – The Zet Toro. The new Toro with new/updated outfitting is due for release spring 2015.

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Substantial RAW- The Lower Rauma & Sogndal Rivers

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Here is some GoPro from one of the best rivers on the entire planet! Check out the Lower Rauma River in Norway. Beautiful days, big rapids, perfect boofs. What more can you ask for?! Continue reading

Simple Times – Self Support Trip on the Grand Canyon

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Trip leader and permit holder Alex Ransom invited an all-star cast of paddlers to join him on a winter self-support expedition of the Grand Canyon. This trip report offers a glimpse into the magic this trip of a lifetime can offer. Continue reading

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