I got ripped out of my kayak in a rapid!

So good to be back on the Zambezi river and to enjoy all the magic that happens in the Batoka gorge. The rapids are so immensely powerful, a lot of times you can work with their power but sometimes it goes against you...
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[@kevinhill.8]

Love the variety packed into just 10 min: travel, coffee, sick big water paddling, beatdown, training, and even wildlife rescue! 🐦🥰

[@Senders]

Haha, cheers man! normal day in the life on the Zam!

[@fritzrademacher]

Thats just such a good demonstration to show how powerfull a river can be and that the river is stronger than the person in the kayak. Thats sick.

[@Senders]

Cheers man, no doubt they river is always the boss!

[@menks4511]

Rapid 9 ,Zambezi ,high water. Mental line.

[@Chompchompyerded]

You are now my hero. I love animals too, but in particular I love birds. I've lost count of the number of birds I've rescued over the years, and in particular the babies which people bring me. I hope the baby stays well and that you were successful in giving him or her a full life. Good on you!!! I wish I lived near a town with a gym. Forget working out! I get enough of that working on our ranch. It's the hot guys I'm interested in! More whitewater kayakers should do exercises for strengthening the shoulders such as the one you were showing. That's the kind of exercise which will keep you from ripping your shoulder right out of its socket. That's probably the injury I've seen the most of. I've never had it happen to me, and I suspect that's because I work my shoulder muscles like crazy. Believe it or not, if you own and work on a working ranch, that's one of the injuries you're most likely to suffer. Now we have to put a caveat on this and say that the Zam can pretty much do whatever it wants with you as you so ably demonstrated. Gotta add my voice to the chorus of others and say that this was yet again another excellent Senders video worth watching again and again. I always look forward to new Senders videos. They are always top drawer fare, and the name absolutely says everything you need to know. No matter what you do and no matter in which endeavour you do, you always send it, and that's a fantastic attitude to live all aspects of your life by. Anything that's worth doing is worth doing not only well, but also worth sending!

[@big1dog23]

Baad Aaaz Blazer jersey. Hope ya'll make it to the PNW this Spring/Summer. Best way to improve your down stream time, Concept Ergometer. The rest is all balance and fluff.

[@claudiamachila3047]

Big up guys thanks for sharing

[@TraveltoPaddle]

I've got to say, your hair looked like a perfect nest for that birdie!

[@cheskybaba4864]

Bren - that little fella is gonna miss you something terribly when you leave. Who will be his Mom? Congrats on your first swim of the year I imagine.

[@patrickwilliamson29]

So jealous man, can't wait to get back to the Zambezi, say "Hi" to Songiso from me

[@launchtexasintothesunforev9551]

Reminds me of a swim I took on the trinity when I went sideways through a hole. I thought it was over.

[@walthanas]

I have to say that you have a great bird's nest on top of your head there, Bren! ;-)

[@Senders]

Haha, no doubt bet he felt a theme up there!

[@bspring6416]

@redbull sponsor Bren orton already !!!!!

[@barraliddy9458]

No/less stabilisation on the gopro footage sure does make it the feel of the kayaking more dynamic and exciting.

[@Senders]

Agreed! For hand held shots I love the stabilisation but for POV I much prefer it being turned off…

[@smuir6104]

You make it fun to watch. always leaves us wanting more

[@Senders]

Cheers man, Adrian is editing the next one right now and I'm just importing the footage for the one after that

[@kristaps2010]

I do 10burpees and 20pushups x5 during 5.3k run. That does wonders to your core. I will start doing your plank version and bar legs lifts thanks for advice. great video with much stuff.

[@scratchscott]

Good stuff as always, thanks for the exercises will definitely incorporate those! Appreciate the occasional lifestyle view to mix it up as well!

[@aaronpahler5410]

Even the shoes have been found 😂🤙🏼

[@Senders]

Happy days:) !

[@Senders]

Would have sucked to lose them and the spray deck in that gorge!

[@frogyman1023]

Ur edits are always sick guys keep it up

[@Senders]

Cheers mate!

[@frogyman1023]

@@Senders np keep it up

[@joshinfwtx4506]

great video, thanks for the exercise tips. Where do y'all stay while out there?

[@epincion]

Brilliant video from you both. Nice to see a bit of daily life off the river and of course stuff on the river. No 5 ripping you out the kayak was a surprise.

[@macfilms9904]

You skippin leg day? 😉 I've only been sucked right out of the boat once - on a class 5 on the upper Kern, which was at double the flow posted on the board at Sierra South, which was double the highest flow my buddy & I had ever run it at. Failed to get my boof, recirculating current yanked me back into the pourover and once it endered me upside down, it sucked md right out of the boat and maytaged me enough times around it came really close to killing me...good times...

[@yakob.simpson]

You got handed a Shoe but no beer...

[@clausjung1477]

Great video, cool lifestyle , I‘m jealous 👍

[@MrKyleb21]

Gonna need that shoe… 😆

[@trevortimm2443]

A "Nobel swim" 😂

[@Senders]

Surprise swim

[@RobPollen]

NORMAL DAY

[@b5yuwu672]

😔😔 this is sad to watch now

[@jessevsammons]

Yo bro how the money situation in Rhodesia?

[@epincion]

They are in Zambia not Zimbabwe

[@jurre_07k90]

wasn't your boat broken?

[@Senders]

No issues thankfully man. They’re built real strong!

[@corypeterson8908]

You pulled your skirt don't lie! Jk if you weren't so trust worthy I would say that there's just something about you lmao

[@Senders]

Haha. I never had time to think about it. I just realised I was deep underwater and my feet where very wet :p

[@simonwyndham]

At least the river let you keep your clothes. Lowri told me about one boater, who shall remain nameless, who had his shorts ripped off him after getting trashed on Itanda. Apparently they resurfaced right next to him at the bottom.

[@paytonsmith2565]

Great video! Loved the exercise tips and kudos for saving the bird!

[@sandyskardon770]

Guys I swear my skirt imploded 😱😱😱😱 I didn’t swim guys is swear 🤥🤥🤥🤥

[@davehumpleby3440]

A swim. So you ARE human after all!

[@Senders]

Ha, we are still arguing about it but I personally don’t count it as a swim unless you pull the tab on your deck🤷‍♀️