Way back in the summer of 2008-2009 I worked my first season in Fiordland, guiding kayaking trips for a company which was then called Fiordland Wilderness Experiences. I was a whitewater paddler and they taught me how to guide, forming the base of my sea kayak skills that I have today

Due to the complexity of any arctic expedition we are predicting an overall cost of $80,000 NZD in expenses, comprising of food, travel, permits, insurance and equipment. We have a good chunk of these expenses covered through personal finances and equipment sponsorship, but we still n

 Vertical Playground Norway has come on board as Main Sponsor for helping us fill the gaps in our kayak accessories and general outdoor equipment. VPG is a known Norwegian company, with focus on river kayaking, rock climbing, downhill biking and randonee skiing. Their high-end equipme

Yesterday with strong north west winds forecast, I figured that it would be a good day for a downwind run on the lake, an opportunity to clock some km’s moving a little faster than my usual guiding pace, and to work on my paddle fitness. I loaded Slo onto my car and headed 30km up the

A few months ago I received an email out of the blue from Nic Mead of Auckland Sea Kayaks. He’d heard about our Svalbard mission and was keen to help, offering to put on a fundraising paddle in which he would donate the profits of the trip to our cause. Nic spent six years living and

For my birthday I was happy to receive a big box of 5:10 canyoneer 3 shoes. We are super stoked to have 5:10 come on board as a supporting sponsor supplying their amazing water shoes.   The Canyoneer 3, with its Stealth S1 soles, reflects more than 15 years of R&D in some of

  Less than two months to go until the team stands on the remote shores of the Svalbard Archipelago in Norway. Our preparations are coming together, we have received immense support from people and sponsors, and now we can all feel like this is really happening. Yesterday I recei

We are all blown away that Zegul Kayaks has come on board as our Presenting Sponsor, providing us with Custom Arrow Empower Kayaks that we even get to keep after the trip. WOW this is huge. The Arrow Empowers will be custom made to our needs, starting of with Zeguls Rock Solid layup,

We are super grateful from the huge support that Lendal NA has shown us by providing top of the line carbon paddles for the expedition they are one of our Major Sponsors along with others like Kokatat. our team will have 2 paddles each, one will be the Xrange 700 paddle   a big strong