The Players

Steve Fisher (South Africa) – kayaker:
- 05/06 – voted by 250 pro kayakers as the ‘Best All-Around Kayaker’
- ’05 – freestyle ‘King of the Air’ at the annual ‘Big Gun show’ (freestyle kayaking’s most sought after prize)
- Multiple first descents of rivers and falls around the globe including The Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, Irrawaddy in Burma, Salween in China, and more

Tyler Curtis (Canada) – kayaker:
- 4-time Canadian National Champion
- Author of ‘Futaleufu Whitewater’ published by Heliconia Press
- International expedition kayaker with numerous first descents in locations such as Rio Pascua and Rio Bravo in Chile, Mekong River in Laos, Aamotelva and Åbjøråa Rivers in Norway, and the first complete descent of Northern Quebec’s Magpie River
- National coach and elite instructor

Ben Brown (New Zealand) – kayaker:
- Kiwi member of the team.
- International paddler with trips in over 20 countries worldwide.
- Completed first descents in New Zealand, Spain, Norway, USA and Canada.
- Former member of the New Zealand freestyle kayak team.

Scott Lindgren (USA) – producer/ cinematographer:
- Emmy award winning cinematographer
- Expedition leader and producer on the first descent of the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet as well as many other expeditions around the globe.
- Owner of SLProductions and producer of the world’s most popular kayaking films

Desre Pickers (South Africa) – photographer:
- Perhaps the most published white water photographer in 2005.
- Winner of awards such as the ’05 Big Gun Show photography division and “People’s Choice” at the Vail Mountain photography competition.

Dan Campbell-Lloyd (Australia) – cinematographer:
- Grew up running first descents in the Australian rainforests before living and working on the Zambezi and Nile rivers for five years. Now focused on filming and photography, he is a multimedia developer for the American Ski Company in the winter and a freelancer in the summer.

Others:
We are being joined by various characters from the Quebec kayak community. Local knowledge and help with our French speaking skills are an important key to our success at finding and running some of Quebec’s best white water. Amongst others, some of our key connections are:

Dominic Chaput & Dominic Fourniet.
- The infamous ‘Dom & Dom’. These two guys have run more rivers in Quebec than anyone. Hilarious and tough, these guys are the ultimate guides.

Vincent DuPont
- One of the best C1 paddlers in the world (he kneels in his kayak and only uses a single paddle blade).
- In between working at a kayak store he does nothing but search for new drops to run. His enthusiasm has been a huge help in the planning of this trip.

Pat Levesque
- After stepping down as chairman of the Quebec Kayak Federation, Pat is currently starting a kayak school in Chicutimi – the epicenter of Quebec’s white water.
- He’s a map technician and has combed the province for water and gradient.