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Discussion Starter: What type of Karabiner should you use on a cows tail?

February 04, 2020 - I made a video about a year ago about the correct place to attach a Cows Tail, which for those who don't know is a safet...
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Lost In Sumatra. A typical whitewater kayak expedition.

January 27, 2020 - So new video on the Youtube this week where I tried to show our trip exploring first descents in Northern Sumatra. It is...
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I do not enjoy writing.....

September 16, 2019 - I do not enjoy writing, which is for the most part why this blog has been so sparse in the last few years. Let us take a...
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Epic weekend kayaking in Banos. Ecuador.

February 04, 2019 - I spent the last weekend in Banos Ecuador kayaking one of my absolute favourite rivers down here. The Rio Topo. A new hy...
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How to Wave Wheel. Whitewater Kayak tutorial. [With Video]

January 29, 2019 - I really love when people ask me a question like "How do I do a Wave Wheel?" I especially love when this is followed up...
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2019 Goals. Why am I telling you this?

January 07, 2019 - In 2018 I kept my goals pretty much to myself. I was aiming to get One New Youtube video out every week from the time I...
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Why did I Make this Video? 2018 Highlight reel

December 24, 2018 - I ended pop not making a 2017 highlight video after accidentally leaving a hard drive with half the years footage in a s...
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Why did I make this Video? How to plan your ECUADOR Whitewater Kayak Adventure

December 17, 2018 - Recently I have been looking into ways to make videos that are informative as well as fun. Travelling to kayak can seem...
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So much new content on my Youtube channel right now!!

September 12, 2018 - I haven't really been updating this space very much in the last few months. Since mid feb I have been pretty focussed on...
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First look at the New Jackson Kayak Rockstar 4.0 [With Video]

July 09, 2018 - This week I managed to get some time in the new Jackson Kayak Rockstar 4.0 and was able to put together a short video sh...
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Questions you NEVER thought to ask with Ben Marr

June 25, 2018 - From having the idea to do a casual interview with Dane, My "Questions you NEVER thought to ask" Series has been going f...
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Cold and Frustrated: Stories form Stakeout episode 5: ONLINE NOW

May 28, 2018 - So the last video in my Cold and Frustrated series is online today. I have had a lot of fun over the last couple ion mon...
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Cold and Frustrated Ep 4 VLOG is online now

May 28, 2018 - The weekly VLOG continues through another week, this week we are off in search of new waves.
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Episode 2 and 3 of the new Vlog are online. Check em!

May 15, 2018 - I totally forgot to update on here last week but linked below are episodes 2 and 3 if my new Vlog series Cold and Frustr...
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New video alert! First week back in Canada: Where is Spring??

April 09, 2018 - Made it back to Canada this week after a great winter break in Uganda then doing family stuff like attend my sisters wed...
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Quick Uganda Photos round up.

February 19, 2018 - As the title suggests I just wanted to share a few photos from my recent trip to the White Nile river, Uganda. I was the...
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UNLEASHEDxUGANDA round up. Athlete perspective.

January 20, 2018 - UNLEASHEDxUGANDA In 2017 I competed in the first UNLEASHED competition in Canada. A multi stage event testing athlete...
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New Video: How to Improve your Boof Stroke.

September 09, 2017 - I haven't busted out a new video for a while but thought it was about time to flex some instructional muscle given than...
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Tapping out: Will not be competing at Montreal Eau Vive 2017 due to illness

August 10, 2017 - Bummed to say I am going to have to miss MEV 2017, after spending the last week basically either laying in bed or laying...
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The Hype is real. Jackson Kayak Nirvana First impressions.

August 03, 2017 - I was lucky enough to hear about a new Jackson Kayak Creek boat a little over a year ago, on the drive back from the ‘Se...
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Maniflowba- The Search for Dream Wave. FULL PHOTOS

June 05, 2017 - A highlight trip for me in 2016, a trip that was years in the making, uncertain from the outset but once we set off was...
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Truck Life Tour 11: 10,000 Miles later

May 23, 2017 - I cannot believe its all over. Two months of travel, over 10,000 Miles driven, Im not even sure how many rivers paddled...
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Truck Life Tour 10. More kayaking, more competitions, more FUN.

May 16, 2017 - The Stakeout continued in full swing last week as we brushed off our hangovers from the UNLEASHED after party with some...
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Truck Life Tour 9. UNLEASHED Stage 3 & Stage 4

May 09, 2017 - Truck Life Tour continues in Canada, and so does the UNLEASHED tour. We ended up having two full downtime days between s...
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Truck Life Tour 8.5: UNLEASHED Boater-X

May 03, 2017 - So last update dropped on Tuesday but I finished writing it on Monday evening right after we completed UNLEASHED Stage 2...
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Truck Life Tour 8: UNLEASHED 1

May 01, 2017 - This last week has been a rapid whirlwind of kayaking in the final build up toward stage one of the UNLEASHED competitio...
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Truck Life Tour 7: Facing giants and searching for new ones

April 24, 2017 - This week of truck Life Tour has been the most static of any week so far. But when I say static I mean we have slept in...
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Truck Life Tour 6: Back In Canada EH!

April 19, 2017 - Ok, here we are back on #TruckLifeTour proper, and now the focus of our tour shifts from hope boat training to big waves...
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Truck Life Tour Supplemental 2. Holiday from a holiday. Whales, Dolphins, Segways n' Planes

April 14, 2017 - #TruckLifeTour Supplemental 2 is a brief recap of something keen readers of episode 5 will have picked up on. If you we...
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TruckLifeTour. Episode 5. Last days in South East. Caney Fork and High water rock Island

April 10, 2017 - Heading back toward Rock Island, TN, in driving rain was a mixture of both ominous worry (because of the previously ment...
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#TruckLifeTour Supplemental 1. How to Camp in a truck which has ALL of two peoples stuff

April 06, 2017 - How to Camp in a truck that also has ALL of two peoples stuff in it. Alright, so I wanted to add a few little supplem...
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Truck Life Tour. Episode 4. Cheoah River and the Nantahala Outdoor Centre

April 04, 2017 - Time spent in the Columbus whitewater park in Georgia, was super enjoyable but the weekend brought a release of a so cal...
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Truck Life Tour. Episode 3. Columbus, Georgia

March 31, 2017 - After a tiring weekend on the Nolichucky I was excited for another change of scene, and Stephen Wright suggested we join...
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Truck Life Tour. Episode 2. Nolichucky River Clean up.

March 28, 2017 - Shortly after arriving in Rock Island Brooke was offered the opportunity for us to go help Dane Jackson do a river clean...
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Truck Life Tour. Episode 1 #trucklifetour

March 23, 2017 - If you are a regular follower of my blog you will know that I was recently in Colombia, Ecuador before that. But Whilst...
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Adventuring in Colombia. 100% Gopro Video

March 11, 2017 - My time in Colombia has come to an end, but just before it did I was lucky enough to tag along on a Rio Verde/Semana tri...
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First Strokes in Colombia. Rio Semana

February 21, 2017 - After three epic months in Ecuador my time was up and I had to leave the country. Next stop Colombia. In my typical fash...
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Favourites from my instagram lately

February 10, 2017 - If you regularly look at this page and think "I love it but it isn't updated enough" then you need to hop over to my Ins...
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Team Canada now, EH!

October 13, 2016 - I have been living in Canada the majority of the last five years, although I always doge the winters I am here Spring, S...
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Spring Stakeout in Canada concludes….

June 08, 2016 - Well it was a busy one, over a month long adventure (or mis-adventure depending on your point of view) driving, camping...
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First weeks in Canada

May 06, 2016 - Well I have been back in Canada for just over two weeks now and it has been non-stop action. I had the first day getting...
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New Zealand wrap up and on to Canada

April 14, 2016 - And almost as quickly as it started it ended. My two and a bit months in New Zealand is over and what a time it was. I s...
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To paddle class V......is there a luck element?

April 02, 2016 - I have been paddling quite a long time, and I would, as modestly as possible, describe myself as a “Class V Kayaker”. By...
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Get Out There/The Important People

March 26, 2016 - I know I have a been a bit remiss of new blog content lately but I just watched a video from one of my favourite French...
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First Weeks in NZ-bad car buying experiences, good road trips and kayaking (of course)

March 02, 2016 - I arrived in New Zealand’s North Island hub city of Auckland early on a Thursday morning at the start of February. It fe...
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Last Days in Ecuador

February 07, 2016 - Well it seems like time has really been flying by in Ecuador and to be honest I have been having way to much of a good t...
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2015 Year in Review

January 05, 2016 - 2015 Year End Review Failed to make GB Freestyle team for worlds, Failed to win a place at the next Whitewater Grand Pr...
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New Highlights video online now

December 22, 2015 - New highlights video from 2013-2015. enjoy!
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First week in Ecuador!

December 01, 2015 - Well It has been a week since I started travelling to Ecuador, although it felt like it took a week just getting here. A...
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Winter travel Adventures-Current activities- Giving to Charity- 'Staying safe out there!'

November 22, 2015 - Sunset over the Ottawa river Well I am finally winding up another epic spell in Canada. On Tuesday evening I start tr...
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Manitoba Stakeout mission POSTPONED

October 16, 2015 - Pretty gutted to be writing this but, the "Maniflowba-stakeout big wave surf mission" has been postponed until September...
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Surfing big waves meets exploring new areas. First Descent: MANIFLOWBA

October 11, 2015 - Early in the summer my friend Joel Kowalski mentioned to me that he was planning an exploratory trip into the province o...
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Kayaking, coaching, kids week and so much other Ottawa River fun

August 24, 2015 - Since getting my Permanent Residency I have been hard at work again at Ottawa Kayak School/Wilderness Tours, Mostly teac...
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Quebec Creek boating mission

June 21, 2015 - A few weeks ago I went on a last minute, whirlwind tour of some of the best creek boating in Northern Quebec. Completely...
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First Weeks in Canada

April 20, 2015 - After what turned out to be a very stressful journey I finally made it to Ottawa, my kayak got held up somewhere between...
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What is Stakeout?

April 07, 2015 - With spring in the air in the UK, and over in eastern Canada the snow finally starting to melt, a very special season is...
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