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Day: 26 August 2014

Whitewater Geology Episode 2: Lower Meadow

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Whitewater Geology Episode 2: Lower Meadow is great edit and the second in the series. Well worth following these guys on Vimeo.

Whitewater Geology is a web series showcasing whitewater and explaining the geology that causes it to exist.
Episode 2 shows the awesome whitewater of the Lower Meadow River in West Virginia and explains the geology of the river bed. Continue reading

Christopher Meets The Squirrel

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Love the title of this edit from Jordan Poffenberger. Check out Liquidlogic’s new Flying Squirrel running the Christopher Columbus line on Gorrilla at low water. Continue reading

Baffin Trail To Rapids Shoes – First Look

Over the past few months I have been testing a couple of pairs of shoes from the Canadian company Baffin. They both fall within the companies Trail To Rapids range and are designed for use on and off the water (with more of bias to waterborne activities).

Baffin are probably better known for their cold weather footwear which by all accounts is damn good stuff, but their Trail To Rapids range including the two pairs I have here at the Unsponsored HQ are worth having a look at.

First up is the Swamp Buggy:

This is relatively large set of shoes that offer great support. If you are familiar with the Five Ten range then they are certainly comparable in many ways to the Canyoneer shoe.

SPRTM011-2 Continue reading

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