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What paddle is that? thanks

Can't help but SMILE in that boat 😁

Glad you guys maee it out looks more like survival mode than anything. Having to paddle the river on the edge

Wow, grade 5 shuttles :D

was there much in the rest of the river?

Hey Matt, if you are ever planning to go on another expedition, would you like to take us along with you in the planning process in a video? :)

good video very interesting

Hi Matt, I've just come across your splendid channel recently. I'm an ex-international slalomist and think it would be good if we could have a meet up for a coffee sometime soon. I might even share my testimony too, think Augsburg! BTW...that recent upload of yours on the Dart was awesome. I need you to lead me down there on my first run if poss' please. Can you DM me at some point plz?

Matt, what level was this?

Early summer canoe trip I did in Scotland was really enjoyable

Stunning recap and reflection! Very interesting aspects such as rotation and psychology, apart from geographic recherche. Very honest and inspiring as always

For my non-kayaking friends, let me tell you what happened: Our favourite kayak shorts UA-cam guy got hit so hard by a hole that he almost got rolled up by the water pressure alone. He then surfed to the part of the hole where the green water went down a little further. This indicates that the hole has a potential exit there. On the other side of that exit is what is known in educated circles as a shitty death machine, so he avoids going there. Arriving at the exit of the first hole after a ride that was more bumpy than an East German road, he was flipped again. Maybe he even flipped himself, as this is a valid but desperate strategy to get out of holes. With a bit of luck Matthew got out of the first hole, but is now in the middle of the river with no speed. Miraculously he got through the next hole, which looked nasty, but has green water quite high up and because he was at a slight angle he got through. He was very lucky. Matthew thanked his lucky stars and will be more careful in the future as the killer hole has no idea how good a paddler anyone is.

That last wave was ace! How much did you want the Nova on there?

I remember getting surfred in that hole at @2:35 for about 2 minutes at that level in about 1997. I absolute cacked my pants 😂

That is an absolutely awesome level. Just watched the short of the beatering. On the approach I thought to myself "river right? That's ballsy..." 😂

I would say two things 1. Needs to be your face needs to be down in the water longer. A.k.a. look at your right hand longer if you’re rolling on the right side 2. With your left hand in this case, you need to rub your titties, a.k.a. left that left hand slide across your chest just like a figure skater when they spin. They spin faster when their arm is closer to the center of spin.

Holy balls that doesn't even look like fun anymore 😮

holy cow indeed

Chucky

Kickass!

Bought a ripper II for upcoming season. Would be good to learn back deck on swimming pool through winter ;)

Why the Surge mate? over the very popular Powerhouse?

Fantastic level. So many playable waves and holes

Great run 🤙

I like that way you've captured all the rapids from start to finish.

Super paddle. The trees were giving me anxiety. What kind of rolls were you doing? Back deck?

This is what kayaking as a sport should be.

You'll have to show me down some time. If we could do a 1 step lap first just to get in the groove though that would be appreciated... maybe followed by a 2nd step lap. Take it step by step. Best high water run. Mawddach obviously 😅 Followed maybe by the Dee for a chill. Would love to do a really high water Roy I hear that works well.

Wow...this looks amazing. Surfing at 20:55 looks so....fast :D Impressive how powerful the water is.

What level was it ?

That looks great. Was it last weekend or this week?

Never paddled the upper dart, great to see what it looks like in high water. Looks like you had a lot of trees to dodge!

We were there last weekend but decided not to paddle and looking at that I’m glad we did, that was insane, definitely something to get the adrenaline pumping, we probably would have run the loop with a guide but decided on some sea surfing instead.

Amazing level! Makes me want to get back on a huge upper! Good to know euthanasia isnt awful at that level 😂 Favourite spate section either middle Tawe or upper dart

This looks rowwwwdy!

Great video, I was ducking and diving with you lol.

That river was HUGE!

That has to be theeeee best cut to a subscribe plug I’ve ever seen haha is that in what they call the mad mile ? . Good stuff rode that seam out well , your play boating really shows !!

Lower Vecchio on Corsica is nice when it is full.

Looks fun! Is that a trio of puffy Steezes? How do you like it

Amazing paddling. Way above my level. Dealt with them holes with style. Love it 😊

Not just big volume G5, but quite technical at that! Euthanasia looked, err fun! 😮 My favourite UK big volume run is the Talybont section of the Usk when it’s in spate. Big waves, but an absolute blast in a playboat!

That's a gym session right there

That’s huge x

Hardcore! Brilliant content.

That would not be a good river to go swimming.

11:12 😮😮

You’re awesome, thanks for giving such good advice. With Kayaking you can have days where everything clicks and others where it doesn’t, it’s such a combination of physical, psychological and environmental factors. Enjoy it when it goes well and learn when it doesn’t work out and don’t take it out on yourself.

Another great video, the skit is spot on for me, I managed to jet ferry the second drop at LV for the 1st time a month or so back after wanting to do it for months, then I did it again from the other side and got stuck on the far shoulder and let my edge drop and was flipped and I haven't had the courage to try it since. I also mentioned about no swim last weekend on your other video and that it was a great paddle for me, yet Sunday just gone was totally the opposite, I did get T-Boned on the 3rd drop mind and flipped (it was the drop I used to hate too), I think that pretty much set me up for the rest of the session. Rolling is another, during the warmer months i would at the very least try to roll when flipped but now its colder it's the farthest thing from my mind as soon as my head hits the water because i have it in my head that its going to fail because I managed 2 combat rolls at LV. Thats something i have to work on for me to progress.

That was butter