Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
The Chelan River is located in Northern Washington flowing off the east side of the Cascade range. The river cuts through a short steep dessert canyon before entering the Columbia River. American Whitewater arranged a recreational release for one weekend, once a year. For that weekend in late September The Chelan Gorge holds the perfect flow of 400 cfs and contains 5-6 class five drops back to back. Enjoy a taste of what we got to experience up there this year. Continue reading
A superb edit showing Expedition Inception Co-team leader Shannon Mast strut his stuff in this comical kayaking classic. Continue reading
Pyranha Fest seems to get bigger and better every year, and 2014 was no exception!
The usual jam packed weekend of fun competitions, exciting events and one-of-a-kind courses was made even more special by many people’s first opportunity to try out the Pyranha 9R, which really shook up the BoaterX event! Continue reading
Contour have recently announced the release of the new Contour Roam 3.
On the face of it little has changed. The major difference is what is going on inside. Roam have improved the level of seal protection, so the Contour Roam 3 is Roam’s first camera that doesn’t require an additional housing.
Some great colours from the folks at Jackson Kayak.
Whitewater: Lime/ Red/ Sunrise/ Tie-Dye/ Wolverine Continue reading
A short but great edit from Andrew Regan.
Over the last few months I have been testing out the latest Micro SD card from Lexar. The latest one is the Lexar 64GB 633x which has been living in my GoPro.
Spade kayaks are a new kayak paddler owned brand from Europe. They have taken the blow mould technology used by Prijon and Eskimo and have developed a brand new kayak – The Ace Of Spades. Continue reading
Spencer Cooke takes us through Immersions Research’s 2015 product line. Continue reading
Andy Butler talks us through the key features of the Pyranha 9R and lets us know exactly why there’s so much hype surrounding it! Continue reading
An active paddle blade is a great way to help you stay upright. By having a blade in the water at all times you can quickly use it to brace or to turn, there is no need to have your paddle just sitting above the water, small pushes and braces will allow you to react to anything that you might encounter. So practice an active paddle blade in the water both on the flat water and whitewater. Continue reading
These shorts are what kicked off the production of the new Unsponsored Ts by Dewerstone. I had stumbled upon a post about Dewerstone’s campaign to raise funds to get the shorts into production via Kickstarter. I had heard/seen a fair bit about Kickstarter but this was the first time that I was motivated to invest.
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