It’s Christmas time and all the guys are back home enjoying the free (and very good) food. A little rain and melting snow means the rivers in the north east have been up high over the last couple of days. I managed a quick blast down the Dee today in borrowed kit and a borrowed boat. Big levels made it a fun bouncy trip but mostly just a good bit of cold fun! I imagine that’s the last boating till Christmas now, Merry Christmas all and I shall see you all in the new year.

BM

Hi Guys!

I’ve had a little spare time of this last weekend and managed to get some photo and video stuffs done! The big result being the creation of a short film showing the highlights form Glasgow Uni Canoe Club’s annual North East Weekend. This year a great bunch of beginners and coaches headed up paddle the river Findhorn and learn some new skills! Thanks to everyone who went for making it a great trip!

Happy boating!
BM

Hi Guys,

Been a while….. as always were busy people so apologies for the slow updates! Heres a video with some of the things we’ve been up to recently. Highlights include the Wet West Paddlefest 2011 and GUCC’s “Wales Weekend” to Laggan….!

In other news….. the annual Machrihanish “surf” weekend and the North East Weekend have been and gone, expect movies covering the various highlights both on and off the water in the coming weeks (slash months).

Thats all for now, I’ll just leave you with a encouragement to check out the newly revamped benmarshall.co.uk for lots of kayaking related photo goodness!

Cheers!
BM

Hello Again, another post?? That’s like two in a week!

Yes, another post, another movie. Ive put together some footage from the trips I mentioned last time. Hopefully many more of these mini movies coming your way over the summer!

BM

So…. there’s not been much posted for a while, mostly because were all busy busy people. Exams, holidays, myself I’m now working full time and so things have slowed down. However I’ve had a few great trips out when the rain has permitted. The Cononish, Dochart, Braan and Tilt have all been ticked off in the last couple of months along with a paddle on the Lyon.

Here’s a video of some the action from spring/early summer.

Hopefully my weekends will become more full of kayaking and Ill bring you more footage as I collect it (already a few top notch carnage clips in the bag). The other guys have all been in the Alps again during June and so expect an update from them soon!

That’s all for now!

BM

At long last here it is. Our entry to the SUCC Annual Extreme Sports FIlm Night, Just Add Water… The film took 2nd place and is now on vimeo for everyone to enjoy!

Ben

It’s been a while….

Things on the blog side have been slow for a while now, with uni life drifting back in last year. However we have been busy, a few cracking trips and lots of filming! New camera, new boats. times are exciting! Which leads me to the main focus of this post…

A new film (titles on a postcard please) is in the works, with the release set to be this spring at the annual Strathclyde University Canoe Club Extreme Sports Film Night. For now we can give you a short glimpse with the first in a series of teasers. And with this hopefully a renewed blogging passion! Enjoy!

Teaser No.1 from Ben Marshall on Vimeo.

Hi guys!

Had a bit of rain finally, and that meant getting out as much as possible. Along with a few regularly run trips myself and Sean ending up trekking up to do two new runs for us in the North East.

First up the Blackwater, the Perthshire one. A good run, drops you straight in the action, before easing of until the main gorge hits you. Some real nice grade 4 action to be had and a good days boating with Stewart C. On the back of that we decided to stay a night with my folks, then hit a river that’s been on my to do list for a long time.

The Garbh Allt. A great run this. One of the most picturesque rivers you will come across. The action starts with a few rock slides, each 3-4 metres which flow off a tricky lip into a 15 foot drop. All of this set beneath a Victorian cast iron bridge makes for some sweet photos. The rest of the river runs well, if a little low with more slides and drops to be found for the next 1/2 kilometre, before it settles out to a gentle grade 3 run off.

2 days of amazing boating, and two new runs ticked off, happy days! Cheers to Stewart C for keeping us company! Photos to follow (hopefully)

On a side note, i produced a couple of videos for the Glasgow Uni freshers week recently, using some footage from the past year or so. Here’s the final product, for more check out the videos page.

Freshers ’10 from Ben Marshall on Vimeo.

Ben

It’s been a while!

We’ve been busy though, getting out paddling when we can. Sean has been absent due to working away from Glasgow, but the rest of us have been out racking up good trips on the usual suspects, Orchy, Etive, Tummel. Me and Sean managed a brief run of the Upper Tummel section, which i recommend checking out if you’ve never been! Some old video of that run can be found on the vimeo site.

For our latest run Sean returned and we headed off to a local low water creek. Highlights reel below for your viewing pleasure!

Doon – Summer ’10 from Ben Marshall on Vimeo.

Hopefully we will fall upon some heavy rain soon, and ill be able to report something a bit more exotic!

That’s all for now folks,
Ben

Just back from France, narrowly missing the incoming biblical floods! Its been a fun filled 2 weeks out there with Glasgow Uni. Lots of boozing, a few good runs, and a lot of smiling faces from those out there for the first time!

Highlights from one of the best runs will be coming shortly! (when i edit them together…)

Gyr – Alps ’10 from Ben Marshall on Vimeo.

Back to Scotland and the usual waiting game, praying for rain! Hopefully get some trip reports and videos up from summer antics to come for you guys!

Happy Paddling!
Ben