{"id":14060,"date":"2014-09-04T19:07:45","date_gmt":"2014-09-04T18:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/?p=14060"},"modified":"2014-09-04T19:07:45","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T18:07:45","slug":"the-learning-curve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/the-learning-curve\/","title":{"rendered":"The Learning Curve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A superb but short edit showing early whitewater canoeing. Great to see.  Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14061\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/the-learning-curve\/screen-shot-2014-09-04-at-19-04-51\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-04-at-19.04.51.png\" data-orig-size=\"950,525\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2014-09-04 at 19.04.51\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-04-at-19.04.51.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk:\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-04-at-19.04.51.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-09-04 at 19.04.51\" width=\"950\" height=\"525\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14061\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-04-at-19.04.51.png 950w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-04-at-19.04.51-300x165.png 300w, https:\/\/www.unsponsored.co.uk\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Screen-Shot-2014-09-04-at-19.04.51-500x276.png 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The sport\u2019s safety ethic was omnipresent and weighed heavily. It was not considered heroic to take on river risks; it was simply unacceptable\u2026 \u201cDo you seek the mountain high, or just another way to die?\u201d &#8211; Jim Stuart<\/p>\n<p>In the 1960s, boating was based around slalom racing. River running skills lagged behind as racers were too busy trying to shave precious seconds off their times. Steep, technical rivers like the Upper Yough were at the peak of their abilities, and for the better part of the decade, the rivers won most of the battles.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/101053191?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/101053191\">The Learning Curve<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/overthehorizonfilms\">Chris Preperato<\/a> on <a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\">Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Special thanks to Marcos Lightning Harkness for providing the music; you can find more of his work here: soundcloud.com\/marcos-harkness<\/p>\n<p>And special thanks to Jon Nelson for providing the PSOC footage.<\/p>\n<p>historyoftheupperyough.com\/stories\/learning-curve\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A superb but short edit showing early whitewater canoeing. 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