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Astral Hiyak – First Look

Team Unsponsored have been using Astrals’s great footwear since they were launched a couple of years back. The Brewer in particular are a firm favourite. All of our current Astral shoes have the Stealth rubber sole from Five Ten.

Astral Hiyak

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Vertical Element Four Piece Breakdown Paddle – First Look

We’ve have a new Vertical Element four piece breakdown paddle here at Unsponsored HQ for review. Vertical Element are a UK based company who design and manufacture their own custom whitewater and recreational paddles.

Vertical Element Four Piece Breakdown Paddle

I reckon that if you need to use a set of breakdown paddles when on a river trip the chances are something epic has occurred, and in situations like this I would want a set of breakdowns that were at least as good as the set I had lost or broke.

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Chelan Gorge

The Chelan Gorge in Washington looks like a seriously fun run. Plenty of nice drops, rock slides and places to watch the carnage.

Chelan Gorge

The 0.4 mile long gorge is grade V-V+ with the crux move being Final Plunge at Entrance Exam.

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Eggy Highlights

Eggy Highlights

Storm Desmond hit the UK hard last weekend with an unprecedented amount of rain falling in a very short time. Many rivers in the North were simply too high to paddle. However some of the smaller burns and creeks came into play pretty quickly. Martin Butler and crew were on Eggleston Burn last weekend making the most of the bad weather.

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2015 SAS Hurley Classic Highlights

James Bebbington has created this just over 6 minutes masterpiece – SAS Hurley Classic Highlights. It is superb. Jame certainly has a knack for this sort of thing.

 2015 SAS Hurley Classic Highlights

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Present Ideas For Paddlers 2015

Here’s a run down of a few of the things that kayakers, canoeists and SUP paddlers may like as a pressie from Father Christmas. All could be useful and all are items that I either own or have tested.

Present Ideas For Paddlers 2015

I am assuming that other large bits of kit are already on the list!

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A Norwegian Summer Part 1

A Norwegian Summer Part 1

Presented by: Sweet Protection

Team Substantial spent another summer in the great land of the Midnight Sun. We were graced with perfect flows, amazing scenery, a great crew and too many rivers/waterfalls to count! In this episode watch as Evan Garcia runs the infamous “Matze’s Drop”, the boys paddle the Stor Ula slides, and a sunny day on the Skøli.

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#sTEESy

We have had some series rain over the last month here in the North East of England. The water table is topped up and it doesn’t take much to get the rivers flowing high.

#sTEESy

The River Tees from High Force to Low Force isn’t that #sTEESy at high levels. Mathew Wilkinson takes a dip and swims with a little help to safety.

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Movie Monday 7 December 2015

It’s Movie Monday 7 December 2015 already. The first Movie Monday of December, where has the year gone? We have numerous top class edits for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!

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10 Best GoPro Accessories

Over the last few weeks I have been looking at the wide range of accessories that I own for use with the GoPro. I have whittled the list down to the 10 best GoPro accessories that I would buy again if I was starting out from scratch.

I have not included any items that are no longer widely available, such as the MountStar mount.

10 Best GoPro Accessories

The GoPro App:

It’s free and makes the setting up of any Wifi enabled GoPro super easy.

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Linville

Linville

Linville gorge ya’ll! Ya hear?

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Dagger Seat Tray Removal

The Contour outfitting system within Dagger kayaks is in my opinion the best system out there. However it does come with a weight penalty. The new Nomad for example no longer comes with the seat tray fitted for exactly this reason.

Dagger Seat Tray

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