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River Garry – Boater X 2015

27 July 2015 / / 1 Comment

The Garry Boater-X is in its 3rd year, held on the dam-release River Garry near Fort Augustus and organised by Kevin Barclay and Daryn Hubbucks in association with the SCA, Pillow Rock and Go Kayaking Scotland. This year, the competition was attended by 41 men, 18 ladies and many more spectators. Here’s a little write-up from my first experience of boater-x.

River Garry - Boater X 2015

The Garry Boater-X 2015 was a truly well-organised event. A friendly host of mainly Scottish paddlers were welcoming on arrival at the river and despite knowing very few other people on arrival, by the time the last finals were held, it seemed that everyone knew everyone despite some fierce rivalries and intense competition!

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Grand Canyon Of The Wenatchee

24 July 2015 / / 1 Comment

Grand Canyon of the Wenatchee

Kayaking Tumwater Canyon is fun at a large range of flows. This is my favorite level for these drops. Whitewater can be challenging, stay safe out there.

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The Lost Valley of the Merced

23 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

Earlier this year Steve Fisher and Pat Keller ran the Merced river the Yosemite National Park (USA).

The Lost Valley of the Merced

Episode one from Outside TV gives a pretty good feel of what is to come. I am not convinced about the “Professional Stunt. Do Not Attempt” warnings through this edit.

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Five Ten Canyoneer 3 – First Thoughts

23 July 2015 / / 2 Comments

Kirstie Macmillan gives us her first thoughts on the Five Ten Canyoneer 3 boots.

What Five Ten Say:

In canyoneering, where static friction is life and sliding friction death, Canyoneers have become the gold standard. The Canyoneer 3, with its Stealth S1 soles, reflects more than 15 years of R&D in some of the world’s harshest environments. The new 2015 Canyoneer retains the burly protection and excellent stability of its predecessor, but adds an increased lug height for improved penetration on soft ground and easier mud release. We’ve added welded rubber rands that interlock with the mesh upper to eliminate any chance of delamination; an asymmetric fast-lace system for single-handed adjustability in cold, wet conditions; a protective tuck-away lace pouch and svelte heel cage for torsional stiffness and support. And the flexible ankle cuff gives you support and protection without compromising range of motion.

Five Ten Canyoneer 3 - First Thoughts

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The Dream Series

23 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

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Black Owl Media have a pretty good catalogue of edits. This one shows Trevor Sheehan in action.

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The Bitches Tidal Rapid

22 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

A place of legend, the Bitches is tidal race just off the Welsh coastline. It’s a favourite with paddlers of all types. When it is running you’ll see various types of boats and the odd surfboard.

The Bitches Tidal Rapid

Unsponsored has more about The Bitches here.

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WCA GoPro Reel

21 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

Knox Hammack is one of paddlers I follow on Vimeo. The edits he produces are superb and this one from the World Class Academy is no exception.

WCA GoPro Reel

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Norway With River

20 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

Regulars to Unsponsored will know that now and again Unsponsored’s little brother River (Militia) breaks out of his maximum security stockade. Last year he made it all the way to Norway. We haven’t been able to release the video edit until now due to a number of international incidents that took place on the way to Norway.

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Anyway, he was on the run in Norway for four whole weeks and in that time managed to hit a number of Norwegian classics.

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Brandseth Rafting

20 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

You can’t go wrong with a little bit of rafting action. Nick Pearce shot this little edit on the Brandseth.

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The scenery in this part of Norway is nothing short of stunning.

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Tumwater Solitude – Sam Grafton

19 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

Tumwater Solitude: Sam Grafton Kayaking Class V Big Water

Tumwater Canyon is perhaps the biggest roadside whitewater anywhere. Located just out of Leavenworth, Washington, the Wenatchee River carves a 6000 foot deep gorge though solid granite. Class V and Class VI is just steps from the guardrail. We followed 23 year old Sam Grafton as he lapped this big water section all by himself.

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Immersion Research Europe

18 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

Who are Immersion Research Europe? Tell us a little about the company and its history.

Immersion Research was founded in 1997 by John and Kara Weld. They started off by making board shorts and then thermals. The line up and company grew every year but John and Kara are still running the show. Today, IR makes some of the most innovative, smart and practical gear available.

Immersion Research Europe

At the end of 2010, Immersion Research did not have a proper distributor in Europe, so it was tough to get many items of our gear on this side of the Atlantic. IR saw this as an opportunity to sell to customers directly using an online store. Immersion Research Europe was born!

We take orders on our website and ship directly to European customers from our base in the UK.

Immersion Research Europe is just now in the process of expanding to a new, larger location. This new set up will mean a much larger amount of stock can be held in the UK, allowing us to get gear to our customers faster.

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A Wet State #101- Norway 2015 Part 1

18 July 2015 / / 0 Comments

A Wet State #101: Norway 2015 Part 1 - Telemark and Buskerud

The first stop on our Norway tour was the southern region of Telemark. This video features the Home Run and Lower Mår, as well as the California Section and Upper Austbygdåi. Finally, a quick stop at the Numedalslågen on our way from Telemark to Voss.

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