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Putting on a set of board shorts is not like putting on any other piece of clothing. The board short is so much more than merely a well assembled piece of fabric, the board short is a symbol.

Dang, the penultimate episode from Seth and the Stakeout crew! 

This week they first get shut down and then they score!  

 

As Stake Out continues water levels keep rising and new waves and rivers come into play.  Its time for change with the crew as they take on the huge Gladiator Wave! Tune in for episode 3.

Win the weekend. How much can you pack in to a long weekend?

Lowri takes us on a weekend of wheels and waves and cooks up an adventure BBQ.

"When I spot a new rapid my mind is much like a three-year-old with his first set of crayons, an unobservant parent, and a white sofa, there are bright, colorful lines everywhere."

You've got to keep one eye on Bren and the other one on the river. 

More top advice on white water kayaking tactics from Bren Orton.

More news from the North. Stakeout continues as the snow melt finally happens. Check it out and let us know what you think of this light hearted look through the annual big wave freestyle kayaking tour of Canada.  

Seth Ashworth and David Silk are starting a new video blog series for the next month, showcasing their adventures through Canada's spring snow melt big wave season.  Expect to see some big whitewater but also lots of their off river shenanigans and the real life between all the sunshine and rainbows. Keep an eye out for their weekly updates, looks fun!

If you watched any kind of MTB video in the 90s then you can remember the vibe. Thrashin' around doing all kinds of fun stuff. This edit from Rich pearson has that vibe. Just a day of fun on the bike. 

It's not grim up North after all! Natural beauty, peace and quite and most of all classic rock. A great way to spend a day off work.

A quick recap of the UK's biggest freestyle kayaking event: The Hurley Classic. The birthplace of the Hurley Special Chunky beanie and now the Hot Chocolate Bootie.  A massive international competitors entry list and full vibes abound!

Global adventure and plane rides are inextricably entwined. We are all paying extra for the tree-planting footprint minimising ticket, right? But just realising these issues exist is half the battle. We can work towards having a minimal carbon footprint just by thinking about it. What's a bit more insidious, is the way we are cluttering up (and poisoning) our playgrounds and our food chain with pointless bits of plastic we never really needed in the first place.

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