Earlier this year the folks from the Family Adventure Store introduced us to Dave Cornthwaite who was looking for some help for an upcoming series of what would be best described as adventurous endeavours.
We had heard of Dave before (vaguely) from a bit of national media coverage of him going to work on his Stand [...]

Posted on December 22nd, 2009 by Palm HQ
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After the biblical downpour on the Saturday night of the Gene 17 weekend some of the masses headed towards the Upper Plym in search of something a little steeper. It’s a very unique little run with very few eddies meaning a group of four makes things a little tight.

Notorious for being awkward to catch at [...]

Posted on December 16th, 2009 by Ed Smith
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This weekend marked the annual Gene17 Adventure Paddlers’ Weekend, bringing together boaters from across the UK and further afield to enjoy some of the Devon’s finest rivers. With good water levels on both days, and a huge turnout both on the rivers and in the bar, the weekend was certainly one to remember
Saturday night’s talks [...]

Posted on December 7th, 2009 by Nick Horwood
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In between fronts, here in Devon. Team Palm arrived late last night to the River Dart Country Park, with enough time to get a pint of Butcombe Blond at the Church House Inn in Holne.

A fresh morning, awaited, and we headed to the Erme in hope, and hope it was. The base level [...]

Posted on December 4th, 2009 by Gene17
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