Shap 4 is done. The usual last minute techincal dramas and paranoia that no-one would turn up evaporated into another good night.

It was great to be able to feature a UK based film. Dave Biggin's 'Another Dagger Day' showed some of the quality creeking that Scotland has to offer. This cut is a work in progress for the full feature he is working on, but already it shows that Scotlands creeking can be shown next to california and chile etc and really hold its own. It leaves no excuses for us aspirant creekers. Just a tank of fuel, and an Atalantic front and its all there. Cant wait to see the finished version!

The travels of Hucking Huge and Demshitz around the Americas demonstrated the level that modern creeking/river running is getting to. Sure there was carnage, but what impressed me was the regularity with which they were sticking the lines. All that gnar in one season requires runing that kind of shit regularly, and without drama. Impressive stuff. It shows the level of technical skills to which I (we?) should be aspiring to.

Kent Ford's 'Call of the River' played again and is sure to become a seminal piece of work. Everyone interested in the sport should see the full version. If your involved with clubs, coaching or training then I urge you to get hold of a copy and stick it on occasionally. It places the sport in a context, and really has a good go at getting into the aesthetic that unites all of its various disciplines. If viewing can ever be 'essential' within river sports, then this film is.

So my head starts to turn to next year. Bigger and better is always the aim! We have had a nod that we can use the hall for sleeping, which is a big plus. The hunt for quality films is on and we will have a some local footage featuring again next year - but I will get back to you all that next autumn :-)!

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