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Day: 1 September 2014

Substantial TV Episode 9 – The Siphon

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The Siphon of Pucon is a retentive force of massive proportion. Epic paddling, Beautiful Scenery, Night Life, and yes…The big white Volcano! For the past 8 years I have continuously been pulled back into The Siphon mercilessly. Continue reading

Nouria Newman – Site Zed

Nouria Newman – Site Zed, a great edit from the Mountain Mind Collective.

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Follow Nouria Newman as she becomes the first female to complete a portage-less descent of the Stikine River.

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Bitching It Up

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For many years I’ve wanted to get to the Bitches, the famous tidal playwave spot in South-West Wales that hosted the inaugural world rodeo freestyle event, back in the day when the boats were metres long and pop-outs, paddle-twirls and fluorescent colours were all the rage. Being warned that my carbon Black Sheep wouldn’t surive being seal-launched, and with the tide being about 6.5m, the Rockstar probably wasn’t the boat to take either so I asked Aaron at Squarerock if I could borrow the Jackson FunRunner I took to the Grand Canyon, this long boat would make a perfect surf vessel.

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