by admin | Oct 7, 2025 | News
OK so that took slightly longer than expected, but we finally have the book of our expedition, and a 41 minute documentary film, ready to go! Kayak The Mangoky: Source To Sea Along Madagascar’s Longest River will be available to purchase as an e-book on Amazon...
by admin | Apr 6, 2023 | News
Book and Film Update: In May 2022, Ben Ziehm Stephen and Oscar Scafidi kayaked, hiked and waded almost 700km from the source of the Matsiatra River, deep in Madagascar’s highlands, to the mouth of the Mangoky River, in the Mozambique Channel. Their one month...
by admin | May 2, 2022 | News
Ben and I made it safely to Madagascar late on Saturday night, after a 28 hour journey from Tunisia. All of our gear also arrived in one piece, which was a relief. All seven checked bags The past days have been a whirlwind of unpacking, gear testing, food shopping,...
by admin | Apr 13, 2022 | News
Ben has just returned from a trip to the UK and France with a very important piece of expedition gear: our Klepper Aerius 545 Expedition folding kayak! We spent yesterday afternoon practising putting it together and breaking it down again, checking to make sure...
by admin | Mar 25, 2022 | News
It is now exactly 37 days before Ben and I jump on a plane and head to Madagascar to start our Mangoky River expedition. The start date is rapidly approaching. So what have we both been up to since the last update? See below for some updates on our fitness work,...