Paddling tips, tricks, news and gear reviews from an Unsponsored point of view
Short stories from Russia, part 4 from Benjamin Hjort on Vimeo.
Summer of 2013 a international team of paddlers went to Russia to paddle some of the classic rivers in the Altai region. After a long drive they started of with a rough start next to the border of Mongolia. Body Frieser tell in this part how you should clean the car before you go kayaking. Continue reading
High Water Fairy Glen from Barny Prees on Vimeo.
David Bain, Barny Prees, Jamie Wright and Daz Clarkson on the Fairy Glen in high water! Music: http://soundcloud.com/zhu
The Exped Cloudburst is a roll top dry bag that also has a set of rucksack straps allowing it to be used as a pack.
It’s refreshing to paddle a small playboat that actually feels like it’s designed for the smaller paddler, rather than feeling like a shrunken version of the medium size.
I’ve owned my Wave Sport Mobius 49 for a week now. I meant to post up my initial thoughts sooner but I haven’t been able to leave the boat alone for long enough to actually sit down at my computer.
Scotland 2014 – The Good Bits from LSCC on Vimeo.
Loughborough Students Canoe Club go to Scotland. Continue reading
Short clip about the Devil’s Gorge in Lofer/Austria.
GoPro Lofer Schlucht / Devil’s Gorge from Flo Fischer on Vimeo.
This is the 1600th post on Unsponsored since September 2011.
Many thanks for the continued support and for the contribution to the site that more and more of you are making.
Some great footage from Rob Schafsteck’s GoPro setup.
Spring Paddling: Contoocook River from Rob Schafsteck on Vimeo.
Recent rain and snow melt pumped up the ‘Took to a “sporty” 10 feet on the gauge. Decided to test out my homemade stern mount and as you can see, the breakaway feature worked…
Believe it or not, the topic of making friends will perplex even the most sociable of kayakers at some point in their paddling career. This is not because we are weird, many of us are in fact relatively normal. It’s because we rely on our paddling buddies in a very different way to how we rely on our boozy weekend buddies.
Whilst considering the differences between my paddling buddies and my boozy weekend buddies, it occurred to me that my experiences as a disabled paddler are probably not particularly representative. For example, I look for friends with the ability to carry both my weighty kayak and my weighty self to and from the river. I have therefore decided to supplement my own advice with the opinions and experiences of other paddlers. The added advantage is that, should you need to blame anyone for any negative consequences incurred as a result of following this advice, you can blame them rather than blaming me.
You can of course go boozing with paddling buddies. Taking your boozing buddies paddling however is less advisable. Continue reading
(Photo Credit – Amy Morton)
Last Saturday saw the second annual British University Creek Race take place in Glen Etive. Perfect medium water levels allowed for a challenging but fun day of racing. The student race course was comprised of two runs of the middle Etive and a final lap of the Allt A’ Chaorainn. 23 students and 7 old boys took to the river with Callum Strong and Beth Morgan taking the student titles, while David Bain took the title in the old boys race. Continue reading
UofO Outdoor Media Contest 2014 from Scott Boudreau on Vimeo.
Some paddling around the pnw. My entry for the 10th U of O outdoor media contest.
Locations:
Hood River, OR
White Salmon, WA
Kalama Falls, WA
Cellestial Falls, WA
Demshitz have been getting after it in the mid-atlantic states this spring! demshitz.com
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