Senders EP03 | Californian whitewater kayaking!

I turned and burned from Norway to California the second that Dane told me the Royal Gorge was coming in. This was one of the rivers I dreamed of kayaking down when I was stuck in school, in Warrington. It's got a tight window for flows so you have to be ready to go when it drops in. Linking up all five of the big waterfalls is known as a Royal Flush and is one of the pinnacles of the sport.
Dane got his Royal Flush in a few days before I arrived and dropped in again just to do safety and film for me, as well as show me the lines on the endless rapids down this 45 mile section.
A bit of downtime after the biggest, sickest day of kayaking of my life and then back to it on the Kern Cataracts! Currently waiting out high water levels before I can film the next episode.
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Bren
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[@iainrenton7527]

Let's be honest the Kayaking was just an excuse, the real reason for this trip was to drive Dane's truck🤣

[@Senders]

Haha dude that thing is epic but it's the size of four of my cars put together! Turning and parking remains a learning curve :P

[@scottieswave300]

Shuttle bunnies are the true heroes of the sport. Our shuttle bunnies are always treated to a good meal and a few drinks after a long day, on us paddlers...

[@jimnolen7996]

Thanks for the Rick Roll.. Keep having fun and being safe.. Love you guys

[@jeremyapplegate4868]

The "I'm the captain now" and "questionably sourced coco" 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤gold.

[@Senders]

Lulz, cheers mate!

[@Anon_7-2]

I've never kayaked before, but I enjoy your videos and could watch them all day. Thank you for putting out great content for people like myself to enjoy!

[@popej1able]

I’m from California, l have never seen that place so big! To see you all go down that washing machine is amazing! First time seeing one of your videos, epic! So epic! Thank you for sharing! Please keep being safe on the water.

[@Senders]

Cheers mate, thanks for watching and commenting!

[@HerbalTeabag]

I busted out laughing so hard when you hit the music for the paddle out at 3:30 needed that laugh today

[@Senders]

Haha, yeah man! I laughed when I was editing it!

[@path2304]

Thank you for recognizing all the shuttle bunnies Bren. I'm a wife of a long time kayaker of 20 years here in Kentucky and I often play Shuttle Bunny or as I like to call myself a Shuttle Goddess. 😊. I even have the shirt to prove it. 😂 Thank you again for the love and be safe on the water. Happy Paddling. ❤

[@Senders]

That's rad, thanks for being you mate!

[@georgesnook7761]

Some epic stuff there brother!!

[@atticussanders4966]

best kayaking edit I have ever seen

[@Senders]

Cheers mate!

[@smuir6104]

The beard looks sick. Love how you guys make the hardest stuff seems simple and fluid. First song though not work appropriate, it started playing and I was scrambling for the mute button. LOL

[@Senders]

Haha cheers man, always trying hard to be as smooth as possible!

[@scottlindgren_]

You styled it Bren. Dang that was amazing. 🙌🙌🙌

[@Senders]

Cheers Scott, fucking epic you sent that thing first back in the day!

[@JoeSmith-ru9xu]

Looks like you're hangn at Sierra South. One of the best whitewater outfits on the planet. Tom and Evan Moore are not just world class boaters, but world class humans. Mad love for Kernville and the Kern! Enjoy brotha

[@lunaticrider209]

We sure do have some of if not the best creeks and rivers in all of the world. Welcome to California! Cheers to a epic journey and great memories.

[@Senders]

California is so special man, What a place!

[@julianarnold7992]

Amazing edit

[@georgewilliamssr5230]

Those runs are above my pay grade these days. But you guys make it look so fun.

[@stephenburden8947]

Dude this is amazing. Can’t wait til’ I’m doin stuff like this. Watching you kayak is really inspiring

[@Senders]

Cheers for watching man!

[@dominiquebeninca3449]

Amazing, that’s got to be hard on the back landing off the falls .

[@hamishkayaks9734]

Another great video!!!

[@MK-xl9tt]

Smooth like butter

[@aaronpahler5410]

Every shot of this is a masterpiece on its own. Really epic work and days on the water!

[@Senders]

Cheers mate!

[@petrhermanadventures9509]

Awesome vid. The intro was next level and it's great to see more footage of Dane. His channel is all POV, like he's too nice to ask someone to hold a camera. I was surprised to see you use copyrighted music, KZbin ends up taking most of the proceeds from you for that. Anyway, I digress, loved it. I paddled for something like 20 years and watching you all do these amazing things is thrilling in a big way.

[@Senders]

Cheers for watching and commenting man, Yeah I really like that mine and Danes channels have very different directions in them and that it's not just the same video twice. He does such. rad job of explaining lines in his edits! Music I had to make a switch to mainstream music, otherwise it was so hard to make a video feel "personal" using random copyright free stuff. I feel re-motivated being able to use (mostly) any song I want!

[@allenstill5121]

Brilliant shots and editing and a sick soundtrack. Smashing it!

[@shanemurphy35]

That camera angle on Scott's drop 🤘

[@Senders]

So sick eh!

[@MacPNW]

3:30 lol Great vid. Amazing river.

[@dylanmckinney2583]

nice work team, getting after it!

[@MaineKayak]

Killer edit dude!

[@Joose88888]

Insane talent in the editing room and on the water. World class achievement and it didn’t feel like you presented it in a boastful, look at me type of way. Love that the recap you did after finishing the lifetime achievement of the Royal flush is about friendship and gratitude. Respect and cheers Bren!

[@Senders]

Cheers mate, thanks for understanding those points!

[@patrickwilliamson29]

Another awesome video Bren, keep sending it bro!

[@francogodoy6503]

2 potencias ! Que hacen lo difícil verse fácil ! Saludos

[@paulgray5923]

Ye guys n gals (Nouria etc included) are inspirational. I started whitewater kayaking in 92/93 stopped in about 2004. I was kayak surfing on the west n sth coast of ireland all through the 90s early 2000s when the breaks were pretty much empty. But ye folk have really brought it onto another level. Ive acquired boat etc in the last few years inspired by ye and driven by myself✌️. After the end of an illness nearly 5 years ago I m back on MRS (mountain, river, sea😁). My point being your videos are far more than just entertainment for some of us Bren❤️✌️!.! Would love to see ye hit some big surf n show us all how it's done. Great videos n for me kayaking is no. 1 for camararderie.

[@Senders]

Stoked to hear you're back on the water mate, hope to bump into you sometime out there! and for sure I'm going to make a surf kayaking edit at some point!

[@paulgray5923]

@@Senders 💌from the Severn Bore to video kayaking on the Dalaman river in turkey you hit the nail on the head with "friendships". Oh man I cant wait to see those surf edits .. I used to paddle a prozone 😉 now I paddle a sub 8 on the surf.. I miss the prozone😂. it was half aeroplane half boat at the time 😉. stay safe bros and cant wait to see more of your inspirational work. ✌

[@oscarpalencia1385]

Guys you are amazing, god level

[@Diego.Parra.h]

Great video Bren, that intro was so nice🙌

[@jameschadwick14]

Hey mate, met you in the hostel in LA. Such a sick video love it

[@Senders]

Good to meet you man and cheers for watching!

[@trevortanhoff2599]

I prefer Royal Angel over shuttle bunny 🤣😇🤣 I still can't believe you went from my house and back in 13 hours! Sick drone shots btw!

[@Senders]

Haha, yeah you deserve that total for sure bro! Thanks again for dropping us in there!

[@huntergipson3447]

This edit was hilarious and badass !! 🙌🏼🙌🏼😂

[@Senders]

This is the feedback I wanna hear❤️🤘

[@earth-2-ethan]

Congrats on the Royal Flush, killer edit 🤘🏻

[@Senders]

Cheers daawg!

[@danejacksonkayak]

All time day

[@Senders]

Thanks again bruvva!

[@coloradosheets]

Bren! So good. It's always refreshing to see video shot from the shore. And thanks for taking the time in editing! Seems that not many folks do that these days. I love watching DJs videos for the detailed blow-by-blow documentary style, but I always come back your edited vids. Keep it up!

[@Senders]

Cheers for watching both channels mate!

[@ttank7241]

that one landing was so flat. cant imagine the pain.

[@Scurfeild]

brilliant episode !!!!!!

[@Senders]

Thanks for watching!

[@mitchbuttala1590]

Such a sick edit! I hope to get down to Cali to drop into some of the rivers down there at some point!

[@Senders]

Cheers mate hope you get to as well!

[@guilhermedutra7388]

Sensacional

[@EPICichiban]

Dane is also a pro videographer!? Shocking it was just the 2 of ya in a day. Perfect shot on Scott's Drop.

[@Senders]

He is a talented dood man. But year everyone in the Send crew rips in a kayak and is sick with a camera!

[@apfelsaft2282]

such a sick edit. thanks for making it

[@Senders]

Cheers for watching mate!

[@big1dog23]

Congratulations, Bren. You have come a long way since almost dropping off that 70 footer with Dave Fuessili, outside your boat as I recall. Keep on Sending. That was great drone video. I wish someone had filmed Dane like that on the earlier trip. Really helps us understand how massive these drops are.

[@Senders]

Cheers mate, wish I had been there to film Dane on that earlier trip as well!

[@brandonb9830]

Sick edit!!!

[@florians9272]

Great Video!

[@kffilm5478]

Awesome video, as always 😁

[@Senders]

Cheers mate!

[@trankstabaze]

Magnifique. Insane lines.

[@Senders]

Cheers mate!

[@walthanas]

Great editing again, Bren! Also good to see you kayak with Dane again! Very nice of him to take you down that river, and cool that you could help him out as a shuttle bunny. The 35 mile paddle out sounds like quite a ride, although listening to Rick Ashley for that long sounds like torture to me! ;-P Amazing that you can still carry your boat up that slope near the take out! 😀

[@Senders]

Haha dude I had to take the opportunity to "Rick roll' people. It made me laugh while I was editing it at least!

[@zackmuttonkayak]

What the people want ❤️‍🔥

[@benlucas4116]

Can we get Bren a Redbull sponsorship already

[@karlmeister7783]

Respekt

[@tobymusson8413]

Knew DJ was an RA fan!!🤣

[@Senders]

You can just see it in him!

[@tobymusson8413]

Ask him to do the dance for your next vid!🤣

[@sacjusticeforyou]

Simply. Fuckin. #FULLSEND

[@paulaubertin3728]

We need more memes !!

[@feelingjustfine]

Your video production is getting so fucking good.

[@Senders]

Cheers mate, been working hard on it!

[@rodrigoaugustodossantos2]

que legal

[@russrenzas]

Staying upright through some of this is unreal. I used to watch these things to marvel at it, now I’m sitting here trying to figure out what exactly you’re doing at say 11:07 or the whole pov section. You’re just getting continually blasted by stuff from different directions at all times.

[@Senders]

Cheers Russ! It all comes down to working with the water, leaning into things, speed angles, direction and using all the subtle things you learn from kayaking over the years to put it together

[@kayakvideos123]

35 mile paddle out Jesus Christ 😂

[@Senders]

Endurance mode engage!

[@Joose88888]

When he calls it a paddle out it seems like it is just 35 miles of flat water but those rapids in that section look technical and an worthy achievement on their own.

[@tim__sadler]

I'm just here for the Rick Astley soundtrack...

[@Senders]

Haha, who isn't? Was laughing the whole time I was licensing that song to use

[@tim__sadler]

@@Senders 😄😄😄

[@Phantomsplash]

Do nene white water center on park jam or just go there when you are in England it is only £15 and great fun in play boats

[@cloudburst1215]

What kind of shoes does Dane use to give him his goat like traction?

[@trendingtigers]

When is the best time to go watch this?

[@epincion]

Sick stuff Bren. Great video from drone how did you get permission to use it?

[@Senders]

what drone?😇

[@epincion]

@@Senders For example from 0.37 to 0.44 & 0.49? Or is that not?

[@big1dog23]

I'd contribute some $$$ if someone would make a full on documentary tracing Dane's life as a kayaker. First time I saw him he was crawling around in a crib while AJ raced in the Gorge Games. Showing my age, I know, but he's at least to extreme kayaking what is Alex Honnold is to climbing, x10..

[@ivangrinbank6075]

🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪

[@corypeterson8908]

What's the name of the water proof head phones I want some!!!!!!

[@TimberTramp]

Co2 and warmth will do nothing but create for you more water…

[@kwrprofessionalvlogs2414]

Bren is the guy first comment👌🙏❤️

[@user-tx9tr6wy8y]

Horrible music 😮

[@tits1n1tats]

The lasts edits were amazing ❤ love the new style!

[@Senders]

Appreciate the comment mate, plenty more coming!

[@Trevor_Hall]

Absolutely insane dude! I think this is your best edit yet!!! 🫳🫳🔥

[@Senders]

Cheers man, working hard on them!