The Wye 100 challenge by canoe

See what happened when Darren Parkin of Ever Wild Outdoors took on the mighty Wye 100 by canoe. He faced a heatwave, low water levels and thunderstorms - so did he manage to complete the 100 miles?

[@andrewcoe5060]

Well done! I did Glasbury to Redbrook last year and watching this reminds me of how tired i was at the end.

[@NicksAdventures999]

Nice one! I just did 5 days Glasbury to Monmouth, so I can see you've done some pretty brutal paddling distances. Well done!

[@EzeAdventurer]

Awesome job buddy!!

[@martinoutdoors6941]

Fantastic, what a trip. What time of the year did you do this I’m guessing the summer also how did you organise your transport?

[@TheOpenboater]

That was a nice video. You have a good onscreen presence. Well done in completing the task. I do think you lose a lot of power with the goon stroke when compared with the "J" stroke. It would be worth getting into the habit of it if you can. Regards, Big Al.

[@darrenparkin8117]

Thank you, Big Al. Kind words. On the stroke, I do largely use a J-stroke, but not when talking to camera - it can make me sound odd. Also, I tend to switch strokes around to what's comfortable when doing an endurance challenge as I'm paddling for 14/15 hours a day so need to shift position quite a lot.

[@TheOpenboater]

@@darrenparkin8117 fair point, its a lot of paddling.

[@darrenparkin8117]

@@TheOpenboater Yeah, I was pretty sore for a couple of days after!

[@dazzaslazza]

Like the video! What month was this? 😊👍

[@WildParkin]

End of June for this one.

[@darrenparkin8117]

I can't lie. This was brutal. Those last four miles against the tide nearly finished me. I only do stuff like this for charity, not for fun.

[@johnburgess5534]

Great video. Shame you had to endure the rain. I too hate the rain and as a biker having it hit you at 70mph is not enjoyable.