I love this! Love that they're happy to show the nerves, the bruises, the aches that come with age, as well as the age/gender range. Better paddlers than me, but great they're showing the less polished side of things, too
Very, very, very nice atmosphere in this film!!! There is no boring coolness like most whitewaterclips. Just exitement and warmth in all those faces ... and I like the colorful soundtrack. Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words! I am assuming by your name, you are a German speaker? The Vimeo upload of this film is subtitled in German (and also French) if you have non-English speaking friends you want to share it with. Just click the CC button on the lower right corner: vimeo.com/170380151. There are also links to all the musicians on the Vimeo page.
This movie was absolutely amazing! I couldn't stop smiling. I used to do some class II and III water but have been away from it for many a year now. You put me right back on the river with this movie. I love how it wasn't all just huge water. My favorite quote on here said something like, "The best paddler is the one having the most fun." Perfect!
Easily the best documentary I have ever seen on white water kayaking! From the graceful precisely intentional ballet of slow easy Class 2 & 3 drops through the desperate attempts at surviving the brutal unseen and unseeable complexities of Class 5 & 6 drops, this beautifully done documentary covers it all! And covers it beautifully and with a spirit of modesty and reverence. Years ago while living in San Francisco I watched a documentary account of several Sierra Club kayakers running a difficult section of the Snake River. A friend and I agreed that it had been like watching seagulls buoyantly riding air currents. This film was all that and more...I loved watching it and would like to offer a heartfelt thanks to those who made it, as well as to those paddlers who took part.
👏👏👏👏 incredible film. I enjoyed this a hell of a lot more than the river runner that made it to Netflix, as an enthusiastic amateur this was much more relatable. I am now just extremely jealous of the rivers you have over in NZ!
Thank you so much for sharing the passion, this movie deserves to be seen world-wide. As a 67yo I learned to paddle "eau vive" (=water alive) in the French Alpes this year. The feeling and joy of doing it together and taking in the extreme doses of adrenalin and fear of death, fast learning to use the power of the water, it has changed me into a lucky man. This new passion has opened up new worlds and freedom. Your movie shows well how and why. I could never dream up how happy I am for doing it and find so much fun and beauty. This is the improved me for the rest of my life.
FANTASTIC MOVIE !!!! After 2 1/2 years of whitewater kayaking I can really feel what everyone in this movie is going through and after all ... it is the best sport I ever tried. Happy kayaking and stay safe
I'm glad to see this was shot in New Zealand. In Idaho, USA, we feel a special kinship with them. NZ is the whitewater and jet boat capital of the southern hemisphere, and Idaho is their northern counterpart. Everybody here knows someone who is a boater, rafter, or a paddler, and I'm sure it's the same for them. We have whitewater running in our veins.
My first ever whitewater experience was a jetboat trip down Hell's Canyon in 1985. I was 15 and we had taken a cross country trip from Connecticut across Canada and back via the northern US.
Retired boater due to age and injuries but loved the show. My trip to NZ a couple of years back was fantastic. the people, scenery, and yes! The rivers! Mostly walking and fly fishing to enjoy the rivers, but did see a few nice rapids along the way. Evan Garcia of USA's Columbia River Gorge made a nice NZ kayaking short film a few years back. That's worth a watch too. Well done.
Amazing film. As a kayaker I can appreciate the amazing representation of what kayaking is and why we do it. As a photographer I can appreciate the amazing shots. Well done, truly enjoyed this one.
Mountain rivers are really clean. Lowland rivers not so much. The river that looks milky in this film, is glacial sediment in the water, so it's still clean , but not clear.
this movie is probaply the finest ambassador for whitewater kayaking, I´ve ever watched. Rivering makes me think.... I could do this too... easy peasy...right?
Thank you so much for sharing! This has to be one of the best movies when it comes to explaining the essence of whitewater paddling: The challenges, the fun, the camaraderie, the trust between paddling buddies, the skills one gets to learn running whitewater that are directly applicable to life. I couldn't help but think:"I wish that they would also mention or show this..." only to have it pop up in the movie later. Really well done! I will share this to my paddling buddies and show it to my children, because I think that this didn't get enough publicity when it came out.
Just watched this a second time after almost a year and if anything was more impressed than the first time. I simply can not imagine the amount of time, work, and devotion it took to make this movie. I paddled canoes for years and did a teeny bit of easy class II & III white water so I have some idea of the skill it takes to paddle at these levels. And as a photographer of outdoor adventure and marine scenics I can also appreciate the difficulty of capturing such striking imagery. A job way, way, way, more than well done! I loved this movie!
Aidan and I started talking about it in 2012, I think. I know I got the camera I shot a lot of it with in Novemberish 2012 and the oldest footage in the film is from that time. The walk up the Hooker River was the first big shoot and somewhat a proof of concept. Drones were still home-built affairs. Paul hauled a tractor battery(!) two hours up the trail to charge the quad copter. It was very tricky to fly. Stability was a contour camera wrapped in rags, and duct taped to the copter on top of a thawed medical gel pack. (You can really see the tech leap between that shoot and the Murchison River in 2015--one of the last shoots we did.) It was fully completed in early 2016 and screened that March. I have no idea how much time was spent editing--probably close to 1000 hours. What I do know is that I never could have done it without a wonderful group of talented and dedicated friends and acquaintances who all jumped on board to help out. The sound was mixed by a paddler from North Carolina who donated his skills (he is a professional) to the project after hearing about it. Truly an amazing community. Thank you for the kind comment. I am really glad you enjoyed it.
i used to say.."We look like a rainbow colored log jam on this river." i miss my purple Dagger RPM. i was grinning ear to ear through this whole video.
Heck, the rivers here in Tasmania are neat but these look phenomenal! I'll have to come over to NZ and give them a spin :) Love your work here, was an excellent video.
It is "I Love My Kayak" by Brant Miller. He has a whole album of paddling songs called Music River--four of which are in the film. You can get the whole album on ITunes or CD Baby: store.cdbaby.com/cd/brantnmiller
Starting at 1:00:26 to 1:02:20, that is all footage from the Kokatahi River, filmed by Phil. Alas, it is way beyond my skill level. riverguide.co.nz/all/kayaking/Crawford%20Junction%20to%20bridge/5d16ba7b7b83b60017c668d3
Not sure what time you mean as 1:19 is solo flute, but the bagpipe stuff will be Enter the Haggis, a Canadian band that generously allowed me to use their music. There is a lot of their music in the film. They are an indie band, so please spread the word and support them. enterthehaggis.com/
I love the perspective of the older guys! (I know my place-Ha ha ha!) That's where I'm headed. I spend more time playboating, and less time "pushing my limits", and my decision to portage is pretty easy these days, as long as I can still carry my boat!
He's a paddler from Tennessee and a folk singer. He recorded a CD several years ago, and I was lucky enough to stumble across it. You can buy it on CD or download at CD Baby. There's actually four songs from the album in the film. store.cdbaby.com/cd/brantnmiller
No, unfortunately. I had to make the decision to output in 720 because I was using a lot of lower resolution footage in addition to the footage we shot. Trying to force low res footage into a 1080 environment never works, and it is better in that case to bump the whole thing down.
@@evensen007 It does project well, however. We screened it in an auditorium and it looked really good. I would love to magically recreate it at 4K, but I'm pretty proud of the content.
@@riveringmovie5046 , and you are justly proud. I watched the movie on a large tv screen and am in awe of the splendid image quality, even more of the breath taking scenery, and how you show the fun and passion all kayakers share is the best. This movie is an experience to live.
This is amazing footage RIVERING MOVIE crew! Your camera skills are fantastic and it really shows your passion for the sport of kayaking! We think you can showcase them on an even bigger stage! OutsideTV is working with the Adventure Film Festival and started our own Adventure Filmmakers challenge! To compete, create a Campfire channel and post your film here: campfire.outsidetv.com/campaignleaders/affchallenge Once you have created an account, more likes=MORE POINTS! If you win, you will be flown out to the festival and featured on OTV in addition to receiving a bunch of awesome prizes! Catch ya on Campfire!
I don't know why youtube videos have to have music playing in the (not so ) background. We don't need to hear music all the time. I don't hear it when I'm outside normally.
Fair statement, but some of it as well is the challenge of recording audio in a river environment. Editing to music does help give it a rhythm, especially if you are cutting to the tune and not just plopping footage on top of it. But I think your point is valid, nevertheless. The film could have done with some more use of ambient sound. Hopefully next time around :-)
It's pretty much essential for many of the runs on the West Coast in New Zealand. If you have a group, it is not that expensive per person. You'll have to come and check it out.
Poor audio on this! Why don't you let us hear what you show us? Why did you choose to cover the sound with musical noise? This is poor video making! Awful! 👎
I respectfully disagree with you that this is a poor video. We did a lot with the limitations we were working under--and if you have ever recorded sound in a wild river environment, you soon learn it is very difficult and compromises are sometimes made. As for music, that is subjective. If is not to your taste, fair enough, but that does not make it poor.
I don't think I would have made it through the whole film without the music. It helps change it from a collection of kayaking shots into a story. Great selection and great film!
I also disagree with you. If you only see the bad of the video, that is your issue. Other people can enjoy the video, plus you are insulting the editor. I'm sure this would offend you if this was your vid.
I love this! Love that they're happy to show the nerves, the bruises, the aches that come with age, as well as the age/gender range. Better paddlers than me, but great they're showing the less polished side of things, too
I watched this last night, went out and bought a kayak today!
Are you still at it?
What a great movie. It reminds me to the good old times in the early 90's when I was 20. I did this for a long time. Well done and be save.
Same here!
Also enjoyed the smiles gracing the face of people who just spent 20 seconds upside down in rapids. Taking the twist with grace.
Very, very, very nice atmosphere in this film!!! There is no boring coolness like most whitewaterclips. Just exitement and warmth in all those faces ... and I like the colorful soundtrack. Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words! I am assuming by your name, you are a German speaker? The Vimeo upload of this film is subtitled in German (and also French) if you have non-English speaking friends you want to share it with. Just click the CC button on the lower right corner: vimeo.com/170380151. There are also links to all the musicians on the Vimeo page.
This movie was absolutely amazing! I couldn't stop smiling. I used to do some class II and III water but have been away from it for many a year now. You put me right back on the river with this movie. I love how it wasn't all just huge water. My favorite quote on here said something like, "The best paddler is the one having the most fun." Perfect!
Thank you for the kind words. We were trying to highlight the rest of us mere mortals.
Easily the best documentary I have ever seen on white water kayaking! From the graceful precisely intentional ballet of slow easy Class 2 & 3 drops through the desperate attempts at surviving the brutal unseen and unseeable complexities of Class 5 & 6 drops, this beautifully done documentary covers it all! And covers it beautifully and with a spirit of modesty and reverence. Years ago while living in San Francisco I watched a documentary account of several Sierra Club kayakers running a difficult section of the Snake River. A friend and I agreed that it had been like watching seagulls buoyantly riding air currents. This film was all that and more...I loved watching it and would like to offer a heartfelt thanks to those who made it, as well as to those paddlers who took part.
Thank you very much for the kind comment. I did not have the best day, and this was a real boost. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
One of the best paddling films I every experienced. Brilliant! Loved all the delightful music!
👏👏👏👏 incredible film. I enjoyed this a hell of a lot more than the river runner that made it to Netflix, as an enthusiastic amateur this was much more relatable. I am now just extremely jealous of the rivers you have over in NZ!
Thank you so much for sharing the passion, this movie deserves to be seen world-wide.
As a 67yo I learned to paddle "eau vive" (=water alive) in the French Alpes this year. The feeling and joy of doing it together and taking in the extreme doses of adrenalin and fear of death, fast learning to use the power of the water, it has changed me into a lucky man.
This new passion has opened up new worlds and freedom. Your movie shows well how and why.
I could never dream up how happy I am for doing it and find so much fun and beauty. This is the improved me for the rest of my life.
Best film about white water kayaking I have ever seen. Brilliant. Thank you.
FANTASTIC MOVIE !!!! After 2 1/2 years of whitewater kayaking I can really feel what everyone in this movie is going through and after all ... it is the best sport I ever tried. Happy kayaking and stay safe
I'm glad to see this was shot in New Zealand. In Idaho, USA, we feel a special kinship with them. NZ is the whitewater and jet boat capital of the southern hemisphere, and Idaho is their northern counterpart. Everybody here knows someone who is a boater, rafter, or a paddler, and I'm sure it's the same for them. We have whitewater running in our veins.
My first ever whitewater experience was a jetboat trip down Hell's Canyon in 1985. I was 15 and we had taken a cross country trip from Connecticut across Canada and back via the northern US.
Retired boater due to age and injuries but loved the show. My trip to NZ a couple of years back was fantastic. the people, scenery, and yes! The rivers! Mostly walking and fly fishing to enjoy the rivers, but did see a few nice rapids along the way. Evan Garcia of USA's Columbia River Gorge made a nice NZ kayaking short film a few years back. That's worth a watch too. Well done.
Amazing film. As a kayaker I can appreciate the amazing representation of what kayaking is and why we do it. As a photographer I can appreciate the amazing shots. Well done, truly enjoyed this one.
I can't watch this movie enough New Zealand looks amazing really love your river's , how clean they are. Well done and thank you
Mountain rivers are really clean.
Lowland rivers not so much.
The river that looks milky in this film, is glacial sediment in the water, so it's still clean , but not clear.
I could listen to Hugh Cannard wax lyrical for hours! Such sound life advice too! Talk about growing old with humility! 👍
Great look at the true spirit of kayaking. And not even one shot of some guy running a giant waterfall. thanks.
Thanks for the nice comment. It was a real labour of love.
Have you guys heard of NORTH FORK COMPETITION PAYETTE IDAHO?
I love this film. It's feel good about something I love: rivers and the people who run them.
Once I hit 250lbs I am gonna start whitewater kayaking! I have fallen in love with this sport! Been Canoeing for years! This is next level excitement!
Brilliant well done making this. You don't see action movie makers with a sense of humour often enough, thanks for the hard work!
this movie is probaply the finest ambassador for whitewater kayaking, I´ve ever watched. Rivering makes me think.... I could do this too...
easy peasy...right?
Been out of kayaking for almost 30 years and I sure miss it. Great film!
Lovely film, should be on mainstream television.
Thank you so much for sharing!
This has to be one of the best movies when it comes to explaining the essence of whitewater paddling: The challenges, the fun, the camaraderie, the trust between paddling buddies, the skills one gets to learn running whitewater that are directly applicable to life.
I couldn't help but think:"I wish that they would also mention or show this..." only to have it pop up in the movie later. Really well done!
I will share this to my paddling buddies and show it to my children, because I think that this didn't get enough publicity when it came out.
Thank you so much!
That was great! Thanks so much. Kayaking videos are helping me get through Quarantine...I can't wait for it to warm up so I can get out on the river!
Thank you. That means a lot. I have not been paddling in a long while either.
Awesome Movie, as a beginning cayaker i can feel with so much stuff here...
Just watched this a second time after almost a year and if anything was more impressed than the first time. I simply can not imagine the amount of time, work, and devotion it took to make this movie. I paddled canoes for years and did a teeny bit of easy class II & III white water so I have some idea of the skill it takes to paddle at these levels. And as a photographer of outdoor adventure and marine scenics I can also appreciate the difficulty of capturing such striking imagery. A job way, way, way, more than well done! I loved this movie!
Aidan and I started talking about it in 2012, I think. I know I got the camera I shot a lot of it with in Novemberish 2012 and the oldest footage in the film is from that time.
The walk up the Hooker River was the first big shoot and somewhat a proof of concept. Drones were still home-built affairs. Paul hauled a tractor battery(!) two hours up the trail to charge the quad copter. It was very tricky to fly. Stability was a contour camera wrapped in rags, and duct taped to the copter on top of a thawed medical gel pack. (You can really see the tech leap between that shoot and the Murchison River in 2015--one of the last shoots we did.)
It was fully completed in early 2016 and screened that March. I have no idea how much time was spent editing--probably close to 1000 hours. What I do know is that I never could have done it without a wonderful group of talented and dedicated friends and acquaintances who all jumped on board to help out.
The sound was mixed by a paddler from North Carolina who donated his skills (he is a professional) to the project after hearing about it. Truly an amazing community.
Thank you for the kind comment. I am really glad you enjoyed it.
Took me a while but I made it through the whole thing. Great stuff!
:,-D "ambling along as gracefully as a cow through a swamP" best description of rubber duckies I've herd ;-)
Fantastic, thanks!
Very nice video, greetings from Vienna/ Austria/Europe
There's some good kayaking in Austria. Isn't there?🤔
i used to say.."We look like a rainbow colored log jam on this river." i miss my purple Dagger RPM. i was grinning ear to ear through this whole video.
I can't seem to lik3 this film qny more than this...❤
Beautiful....
What a great film!
For any Americans watching this, tramping apparently = backpacking/hiking. Had to look it up.
Heck, the rivers here in Tasmania are neat but these look phenomenal! I'll have to come over to NZ and give them a spin :)
Love your work here, was an excellent video.
Especially the clip of the absolute beating at the end alongside Sophia apologising.
THANK you for this movie !!! Ptr
Awesome video 👍👍👍 from the UK
so beautiful
Best kayak film ever!
Really enjoyed watching this video 👍🏻
New Zealand here I come
Enjoyed the video! What is the "I love my kayak..." song at around 10:00 called?
It is "I Love My Kayak" by Brant Miller. He has a whole album of paddling songs called Music River--four of which are in the film. You can get the whole album on ITunes or CD Baby:
store.cdbaby.com/cd/brantnmiller
His new website:
brantmillermusic.com
Starting at 1:00:00, I don't know where this is, but it must be Valhalla.
Starting at 1:00:26 to 1:02:20, that is all footage from the Kokatahi River, filmed by Phil. Alas, it is way beyond my skill level.
riverguide.co.nz/all/kayaking/Crawford%20Junction%20to%20bridge/5d16ba7b7b83b60017c668d3
We loved the honest ending, We've all been there,
Very good
so great!
How does one paddle with such grace?
What song is at at 1:19 ish. Kinda punk bag pipe. Its rad!
Not sure what time you mean as 1:19 is solo flute, but the bagpipe stuff will be Enter the Haggis, a Canadian band that generously allowed me to use their music. There is a lot of their music in the film. They are an indie band, so please spread the word and support them. enterthehaggis.com/
Incrível esse filme, mandaram muito bem!
I love the perspective of the older guys! (I know my place-Ha ha ha!) That's where I'm headed. I spend more time playboating, and less time "pushing my limits", and my decision to portage is pretty easy these days, as long as I can still carry my boat!
SUPER COOL film! When is the next one?
Yeah, I need to do another project.
yall look happy and peaceful
Fantastic film#inspirational
I'd love to go to New Z and take a week long course for advanced beginner. Did you write anywhere where these schools are? Thanks!
nzkayakschool.com/ Located in Murchison, on the South Island.
Great ending
Its a good video. Greeting ronactive
Where did you find that song about Kayaking!
He's a paddler from Tennessee and a folk singer. He recorded a CD several years ago, and I was lucky enough to stumble across it. You can buy it on CD or download at CD Baby. There's actually four songs from the album in the film.
store.cdbaby.com/cd/brantnmiller
His new website:brantmillermusic.com
Very nice video, inspiring. Excellent job!
Is this available in 1080p anywhere?
No, unfortunately. I had to make the decision to output in 720 because I was using a lot of lower resolution footage in addition to the footage we shot. Trying to force low res footage into a 1080 environment never works, and it is better in that case to bump the whole thing down.
@@riveringmovie5046 Bummer; it looks awful blown up on a 75" TV! Amazing documentary! I can't even imagine if this were filmed today in 4k.
@@evensen007 It does project well, however. We screened it in an auditorium and it looked really good. I would love to magically recreate it at 4K, but I'm pretty proud of the content.
@@riveringmovie5046 , and you are justly proud. I watched the movie on a large tv screen and am in awe of the splendid image quality, even more of the breath taking scenery, and how you show the fun and passion all kayakers share is the best. This movie is an experience to live.
This is amazing footage RIVERING MOVIE crew! Your camera skills are fantastic and it really shows your passion for the sport of kayaking! We think you can showcase them on an even bigger stage! OutsideTV is working with the Adventure Film Festival and started our own Adventure Filmmakers challenge! To compete, create a Campfire channel and post your film here: campfire.outsidetv.com/campaignleaders/affchallenge
Once you have created an account, more likes=MORE POINTS! If you win, you will be flown out to the festival and featured on OTV in addition to receiving a bunch of awesome prizes! Catch ya on Campfire!
Cool music.
I don't know why youtube videos have to have music playing in the (not so ) background. We don't need to hear music all the time. I don't hear it when I'm outside normally.
Fair statement, but some of it as well is the challenge of recording audio in a river environment. Editing to music does help give it a rhythm, especially if you are cutting to the tune and not just plopping footage on top of it. But I think your point is valid, nevertheless. The film could have done with some more use of ambient sound. Hopefully next time around :-)
Before the first time play kayak, I try to inflatable rafting. It's very serious fun and getting wet river uuh
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻...
Sweet movie but dude. Take those non locker caribiners off the back of your pfd
kayakers sure are weird people
I like it
❤️
I want a shuttle helicopter.
It's pretty much essential for many of the runs on the West Coast in New Zealand. If you have a group, it is not that expensive per person. You'll have to come and check it out.
"it's a healthy active outdoor sport.."
Excuse me what did you say, I was kinda busy watching this dude drown...
Where exactly?
24:10 ;) ofc noone died, but it looked funny watching him struggle in that context.
paddle fu
Poor audio on this! Why don't you let us hear what you show us? Why did you choose to cover the sound with musical noise? This is poor video making! Awful! 👎
I respectfully disagree with you that this is a poor video. We did a lot with the limitations we were working under--and if you have ever recorded sound in a wild river environment, you soon learn it is very difficult and compromises are sometimes made. As for music, that is subjective. If is not to your taste, fair enough, but that does not make it poor.
RIVERING MOVIE Yeah it was the audio part of this video I was disappointed by. I wanted to hear the water sounds.
I don't think I would have made it through the whole film without the music. It helps change it from a collection of kayaking shots into a story. Great selection and great film!
I also disagree with you. If you only see the bad of the video, that is your issue. Other people can enjoy the video, plus you are insulting the editor. I'm sure this would offend you if this was your vid.
I could not disagree more - the music really adds to the overall video, which is brilliant. Each to their own I suppose.