The Mexican Connection is a group of whitewater kayakers who base themselves out of Mexico City (DF). They are well known for capitalizing on every chance they get to escape from this huge city to go explore new rivers hidden in the mountains and valleys of Verecruz State.
After a long filming tour in Mexico Nomade Media left with a hard drive full of exclusive footage of the Banda and some friends in some of their many adventures. It’s worth a watch to see what some crazy Mexicans will do to get away from the big city. And yes it is as dangerous as it looks!!!
Surfers have plenty of theories about what attracts sharks and what makes a spot sharky. Peeing in your wetsuit. Blood. Colored wetsuits. Rivermouths. Murky water. Deep canyons. Et cetera. In the interest of separating fact from fiction, SURFING Editor-at-Large Taylor Paul brought a list of these theories, which he gathered through an informal survey of the SURFING staff, to present to Dr. Salvador Jorgensen, a research scientist and shark expert at the Monterey Bay Aquarium — and also a dedicated surfer. So does scientific research confirm or deny our sharky superstitions? Here’s what Dr. Sal had to say … More
Rafa Ortiz and Isaac Levinson tackle one of the most challenging big water runs on the planet, the Stikine. Join these two in remote British Columbia where they confront harsh wilderness and multiple days of class five whitewater.