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 independent expedition is currently being considered by Guinness World Records, and Oscar has just finished a …
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. The past days have been a whirlwind of unpacking, gear testing, food shopping, logistics meetings and catching up with old friends here in Antananarivo. This morning we had …
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 everything works OK. First effort took 55 minutes (struggling to follow the German-language instructions) but second …
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, finding the source, logistics headaches and marketing efforts (thus …
It’s been two weeks since our last update, so what have we been up to? Well, nothing very Mangoky-related unfortunately! Ben has been back in the UK on tour with his band Buffo’s Wake. By their own description, Buffo’s Wake is a twelve-legged beast, hatched in the murky backwater of Brighton, UK. Armed with accordions, violins and a bucket full …
Hello Everyone, Ben and I have finally sorted out the website, and we are very excited to announce our upcoming kayaking expedition. We now have exactly 83 days before we jump on a plane and head to Madagascar to try and kayak the longest river on the island from source to sea. The expedition along the Mangoky river should take …