John Nestler is researching what impact the paddle has on the types of shoulder injuries kayakers have suffered and he needs your help.
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Hi Unsponsored Viewers,
My name is Tom Tindale and I know one or two of you out there!! I run a small outdoor business in Shieldaig on the North West coast of Scotland. I launched a Crowdfunder to raise money for new equipment for my business and in return investors have options to come on adventures with us or hire equipment for their own adventures. If successful we are planning on running some competttions with Unsponsored this summer with chances to win sea or mountain adventures amongst the spectacular Torridon mountains for upto four people.
Welcome to 2016!
I hope this year will be an awesome one for all of our Unsponsored friends. Big plans for 2016 here at Unsponsored HQ. Many thanks to all who have continued to visit and support the site.
For Not Movie Monday – New Year Special 2016 we have a few carefully selected edits for viewing. Some good lines, and good times. Enjoy.
Christmas day has always been a big day on the site with around 30% more visitors than usual. Over the years I have not done anything special until now with this post the Unsponsored Christmas Day Special.
I have gathered some links to this years most popular posts, plus a selection of videos to keep you going in-between opening presents and eating turkey. I’ve thrown in a couple of MTB videos starring Ed Oxley (I love them) for good measure. Enjoy and have a great/safe Christmas.
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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.
With the help of Simon Morse we have some great shots of the new Dagger Nomad 8.2 in action here in the UK. So far we have only seen the large and medium versions of the Dagger #Newmad.
These images were taken by Andrew Bonney and show Dagger paddler and Queen Of The Green Adriene Levknecht on the East Lyn in Devon, UK.
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Check out the full coverage of The Hurley Classic 2015.
It all started back in 1989 and that makes this event one of the oldest in Freestyle. Evolving from a meeting between mates in the Hurley Village car park to one of the most significant freestyle events in the world.
Keep up to date with the proposed hydro scheme on the Conwy in Wales by visiting Save The Conwy.
In recent days is has come to light that a number of the people who have written to the National Park Planners in support of the scheme are folk who either work directly for the company wishing to install the hydro or have a direct link to the same company e.g. subcontractors.
Further details can be found here.
RWE Innogy have submitted a planning application to dam the river Conwy and build a hydro electric power plant. The Afon Conwy is a unique & nationally important river designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a famous salmon & sea trout fishery and classic white water kayaking and canoeing resource.
The section of the river that will be affected by the dam includes the famous Conwy Falls waterfall a significant visitor attraction and the iconic Fairy Glen.
If you are UK based and wish to help save the Conwy please visit the new online petition page here.
The proposed hydro scheme on the River Conwy has been getting a fair bit of news recently, particularly on social media. In summary one of the greatest stretches of whitewater in the UK is still under real threat.
Alternative power sources are an important part of our overall energy plan in the UK the small benefit in power generation in this case needs to be weighed against the damage to the river and surrounding ecosystem.
Please some time to read the FAQ summary here. You will also find details on how you can have your say about the scheme.
We have a bumper crop of fine whitewater edits for Movie Monday 9 November 2015. Take some time to check them out.
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.
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