First day in Costa Rica was pretty stout, hitting the classic waterfall run in the Sarapiqui Valley.
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A superb trip for the Demshitz. Plenty of water and plenty of action on Stoney creek and Raymondskill creek.
A throw back to some lost footage from 2007.
All of our footage was stolen from our truck at the end of our trip to Patagonia in 2007. Luckily we were able to recover this footage from an edit we put together before we lost the footage. Enjoy.
James Smith, Dan Rea-Dickins and Luc Mehl cross Iceland by skis and packraft, July 2015.
Credit: Sara James
The south fork of the feather river is nestled deep in the woods of the northern Sierras, and is a great place to find yourself during the fall season. With a reliable release courtesy of Little Grass Valley reservoir, a ridiculously stacked first gorge, and about 10 miles of class IV/IV+ that follows, it’s hard to beat. This year, due to the drought, flows on the South Feather were up in the air; however, we were pleasantly surprised with a release that lasted just under a month, which provided us many opportunities to get into one of my favorite day runs in the northern half of the state.
Demshitz headed to the southeast to harvest the goods from Hurricane Joaquin in the fall of 2015. Toxaway, Rocky Broad and Linville.
Here’s a quick edit from our time in BC this September. Epic footage from our insane huck fest on Sutherland Falls in Revelstoke (60ft), a quick glimpse of the famous Rogers creek in Pemberton and to top it off Ricketts and Charlie running the amazing Mamquam Falls in Squamish (70ft). Hold onto your hats team!
Stu Ridley gives us his perspective on selling up and moving with your paddling gear to another country. Enjoy.
The reason I chose to immigrate in to a new country was not only to change my lifestyle to experience quality boating on the doorstep, I knew immigration was something on the horizon and within easy grasp. It was always a gonna be a life changing decision to make, leaving friends, family, jobs, morgages and my past behind. Stripping down my life paying of debts and getting rid of any assets to the point where I was sleeping on my parents floor with the only posessions left being my kayaking gear, laptop and a bag of clothes, stoked!
Now exactly a year on and I’m getting stuck in lifes picking up pace in a new country, new freinds, relationships, jobs, visas, speeding tickets, moving house, going to court, fixing vehicles, saving money. The whole experience is reshaping my perspective on life even so much more than anticipated.
New Zealand was an easy choice, they’ve got plenty of graft over here, and the country is breathtaking, the Maori and Kiwis are rad people, very hospitable, there’s not many people on the South Island only about 4.5 million compared to the UK’s 75 million, and everyone seems to know each other, or someone you’ve already met.
Solo On Hooker River NZ from stuart ridley on Vimeo.
One Day In CB is a short edit from Patrick Smith shot using GoPro gear. Oh Be Joyful creek is one of the top runs in Colorado. The whitewater in this spot looks awesome.
It’s great to see some old school kayaks being used.
In the far north of Scotland there is a place where races and tides flow fast enough to wreck even the hardiest of vessels, once patrolled by marine going tribesmen with a prowess to rival even the invading Norse, who named the area “Petlandfjord” meaning the Fjord of the Picts. Also known in Gaelic as “An Caol Arcach” meaning the sea of Orcs the names have have been anglicised and this stretch of challenging and treacherous water has become known as the Pentland Firth. The area plays host to an incredible amount of wildlife, both year round natives, and visitors from further a field. Puffin, Gannet, Guillemot and Tern all come to nest, whilst the waters are patrolled by Seal, Dolphin, Basking shark and even Orca!
Monday again. Before you get too engrossed in work check out these carefully selected edits from around the globe.
A Cloudy Day At Great Falls
a Cloudy Day at Great Falls from Bret Goering on Vimeo.
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