'Landet av Isbjørn' literally meaning 'the land of the ice bear' is the name often used for the islands of Svalbard

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 road to Te Anau Downs, unloaded her, and my flat mate Nicola drove my car away. My only escape disappeared and 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 working in Norway a few years back, and he is one of the lucky few fortunate enough to have been to Svalbard. In Fe

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 the world’s harshest environments.  The new 2015 Canyoneer retains the burly protection and excellent stability of