Two close friends, Conor Dempsey and Conor White, recently crewed a catamaran across the Atlantic from South Africa, but jumped ship in Trinidad due to a disagreement with the captain. Not long after they jumped ship, the catamaran was wrecked off the Oregon coast with a loss of all hands.
The following short clip was sent to us by Davey Biggin from Fort William, Scotland. It features some footage from the last years worth of creek adventures in Scotland and shows himself and friends enjoying some of Scotland’s more extreme runs.
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Just got back from the 3rd Gene 17 Adventure Paddler Weekend in Devon, a gathering of paddlers from all over the UK to meet up, do some boating and talk about destinations. Most paddlers love to talk, and this gathering is no exception, bringing together a very experienced and knowledgeable audience and a late bar. A perfect mix.
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Well it has done all the mountain film festivals and I must say it did alright like. 1st at Edinburgh, 3rd in the European kayak film fest, Best of Kendal, Best of Banff, Finalist at Banff. Anyway it’s time for it to grace the mighty Tinterweb.
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The following short documentary was produced by Braden Fandrich, Chris Mennell and Bread and Butter films as a pilot to raise funding for a planned full length documentary planned for broadcast in late 2007.
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When Scotland is good it is awesome- world class, granite creeking. Unfortunately I’ve had my fair share of bone numbingly cold low water runs down the Etive to known just how fickle the highlands can be.
Imagine our joy then, when on a quick mission over the Irish sea the rain gods gave us a deluge. Must be a celtic thing.
Paddlers: Rosie Cripps, Dave Carroll, Paul Cheesy Robertson, Simon Westgarth, Cam Allen and Ben White.
We hit the Etive at the ‘don’t-forget-your-boof-or-you’ll-get-the-royal-tar-and-featherin’ level. We also got the Bran and Orchy at sweet levels. Happy days.
All photos courtesy of Ben White
Rob on the sticky Triple Drop
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I’m currently editing two projects basd on the road trip we did last summer- a promotional film for a major kayak manufacturer and a documentary based on our expedition to India.
We started a our European adventure in Corsica in April, before heading North to Slovenia, France and eventually arriving in the the whitewater mecca of Norway.
There is something hugely liberating about hitting the open road, with no committments and worries only a van, loads of time, some kayaks and a few battered maps of Europe.
After three months in Europe, we flew to India for an month long expedition down the Tsarap and Zanskar, culminating with a final flourish on the massive Indus. This year saw particularly high water levels in Ladakh, according to the locals a result of climate change brought about by global warming.
Dave Carroll on the Indus
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Another year, another dry river in Wicklow, another Big Boat Bonanza. After last year’s legendary event and party the race has firmly established itself as the most important event in the Irish kayaking calendar, with people traveling from all over Europe to take part. This year, Alan Ellard led a contingent over from the UK, strongly supported by Pyranha kayaks and the boys from Palm Dagger. Despite a tradition of bone dry water levels, the event manages to entertain the crowds by providing limitless amounts of carnage and competitive racing.
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