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Luckypants
24-10-08, 03:39 PM
Quite a few of you will know my son Jon from various meets, he was just interviewed on Radio1 by Fearne Cotton.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1_aod.shtml?radio1/edith

The link opens iPlayer and Jon is on at 2:48:50

He was interviewed because they had a feature of 'how does your day relate to this song', the song was Waterfall by Stone Roses. His day related to it cos he just ran Rheadr Mawddach this morning.

Looks like this :-

CZeEATL9JQY

http://www.eryri-npa.gov.uk/image_library/12/2/00095.jpg


Jon has a video, so will see about putting it on YouTube.
trickywoos
24-10-08, 06:31 PM
Ooooh I heard that! Sounds pretty amazing.
missyburd
24-10-08, 07:57 PM
Damn Fearne Cotton is irritating... Sounds a bit of a feat, impressive! :D
lazymanc
24-10-08, 08:54 PM
Quite a few of you will know my son Jon from various meets, he was just interviewed on Radio1 by Fearne Cotton.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1_aod.shtml?radio1/edith

The link opens iPlayer and Jon is on at 2:48:50

He was interviewed because they had a feature of 'how does your day relate to this song', the song was Waterfall by Stone Roses. His day related to it cos he just ran Rheadr Mawddach this morning.

Looks like this :-

http://www.eryri-npa.gov.uk/image_library/12/2/00095.jpg


Jon has a video, so will see about putting it on YouTube.

He ran up a waterfall? That is impressive! :)

Seriously though, could you explain what that means, or should I wait for the vid?
missyburd
24-10-08, 09:19 PM
He ran up a waterfall? That is impressive! :)

Seriously though, could you explain what that means, or should I wait for the vid?

Did you listen to the radioplayer bit? He gives an idea there :)
lazymanc
24-10-08, 10:00 PM
Did you listen to the radioplayer bit? He gives an idea there :)

That would've been too easy, doh.
Luckypants
26-10-08, 11:21 PM
Holy carp!!! Jon just sent me a link to the video, even I'm impressed and I watch s lot of kayaking videos!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7082436252198103269&hl=en
missyburd
26-10-08, 11:28 PM
For some reason, I can see that being a lot of fun... bit strange coming from someone who can't swim :smt105 :smt081 Brave fella though, no sign of capsizing at all :-)
Luckypants
26-10-08, 11:38 PM
It is fun, if you get it right. I think there was a definite wet ear, if not a total capsize out of sight behind rocks on the first drop. That's the skill though, upside down should not be out of control and recovery part of your paddling. It was a sweet line and Jon made it look easy, which is always a clue that someone got it spot on.

EDIT: I just found out this drop is the one with a mine shaft halfway down! Get it wrong and you disappear into uncharted depths! At this level the main flow runs away from the mine shaft, so he had to mess up big time to go there, but holy cow!
Luckypants
27-10-08, 12:25 AM
Better version of the video on YouTube (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=CZeEATL9JQY) - press watch in high quality and go full screen.
Lowri_Luckypants
27-10-08, 12:29 AM
Hi Guys

Check out his story on our coaching company's blog: http://www.flowfree.co.uk/2008/10/rhaeadr-mawddach-the-big-one/

Pretty impressive - Jon is one of only a handful of people who has successfully done this waterfall.... ever.

Well done him!
Speedy Claire
27-10-08, 07:42 AM
OMG!!!!! and he makes it all look so easy!! He must have nerves of steel, well done Jon
malks
27-10-08, 11:00 AM
that was an awesome drop! i dont quite think my slalom boat in the back garden would quite hold up to it!
Richie
28-10-08, 01:27 AM
Bloody AWESOME.... top bloke... Balls of Steel mind of toffee....


now where did I put that lielow...?
Luckypants
28-10-08, 09:30 AM
Ever do the lielow race down the Swale Richie? I think it used to be organised by Catterrick, last time I did it was 1980!
Luckypants
24-05-11, 12:45 PM
Quite a few of you will know my son Jon from various meets, he was just interviewed on Radio1 by Fearne Cotton.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1_aod.shtml?radio1/edith

The link opens iPlayer and Jon is on at 2:48:50

He was interviewed because they had a feature of 'how does your day relate to this song', the song was Waterfall by Stone Roses. His day related to it cos he just ran Rheadr Mawddach this morning.

Looks like this :-

CZeEATL9JQY

http://www.eryri-npa.gov.uk/image_library/12/2/00095.jpg


Jon has a video, so will see about putting it on YouTube.

The interview for this is no longer on iPlayer, so click here to listen..

http://www.flowfree.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/jon_radio1.mp3


and just a blatant bump