Media Exposure
This section lists the media exposure and profile that the RiverNomad team have achieved both individually and together over the past few years. It serves to alert sponsors (and potential new sponsors) to the return they receive for supporting RiverNomad projects…

Outsider Awards 2006 - Television coverage
The Outsider awards 2006 were included in a sports magazine show that screened 60 times on TG4, Setanta Sports, Chorus Digital and the City Channel. Team Zanskar featured as Paddling Achievement award winners.

Ciaran Maguire

Television and Film Appearances TV3 Ireland am Sports Presenter - Thursday mornings April 06 - TV3 Ireland am Zanskar interview, July 2004 TV3 post Zanskar interview RTE Rapid Sports Show – pieces on Liffey Descent and Wacko on the Jacko TV3 Presenter Big Boat Bonanza 2005. TG4 Presenter / Narrator – World Surf Kayak Championships Narrator – Zanskar DVD

Event Commentating Live event commentator at the World Freestyle Championships in New Zealand, Spain, Austria and Australia Regular event commentator at Irish kayak competitions

Colin Irvine - Published articles:

Outsider Magazine. White Water Equipment Guide, Feb 2006 River Safety and Rescue, Winter 2005/6 Training for a first Alpine Trip, Autumn 2005 Having the craic-the Alpine report. August 2005. Pat Camblin Interview. May 2005 The Zanskar Expedition. October 2004. Boating the American West. July 2004.

Backpacker Magazine Chilean Adventure Tour, Feb 2006 In Search of the Rio Bravo, Jan 2006

Other Publications Atlas Geographical Journal - Lessons from a Himalayan Adventure. March ‘05

Lectures / Slide Presentations:

2005: Paddling the Planet. Tollymore Mountain Centre St Andrew’s College Dublin British Services Adventure Centre, Obersdorf Germany.

2004/5: Zanskar – A Himalayan Whitewater Adventure. University of Limerick. Law Society Dublin Outdoor Adventure Show, RDS Dublin National Adventure Centre, Tiglin Tollymore Mountain Centre, Co. Down.

Other presentations: 2004: Rivers and Rebels in the Kingdom of Nepal. Trinity College 2002: Kayaks in the Jungle. Trinity College 2001: Adventure Travels in Africa. Trinity College

Articles featuring RiverNomad Team

Irish Times, August 2004 – Full colour page on Zanskar Expedition. Evening Herald, June 2004 – Full colour page on Zanskar Expedition. Kayak Session USA December 2004 – Zanskar press release. Playboating UK –Zanskar review Canoe+Kayak UK – Zanskar review Outsider, January 2004 – Surf and the City Interviews Outsider, August 2003 – Kipper Maguire Interviewed

Advertisments using RiverNomad images

Great Outdoors Dublin Outdoor Adventure Store Rough Stuff Paddles National Mountain & Whitewater Centre, Brochure 2005/6

Film

RiverNomad Films: Zanskar – A High Altitude Whitewater Adventure. 700 DVD’s sold in Ireland and UK. River Nomads – 4 minute documentary short now showing on the Channel 4 website

Films Featuring RiverNomad Team Members Huck’d – a kayaking DVD to raise funds for the Irish Freestyle team. ULKC - A Year in the Life, produced by University of Limerick KC, 200 copies sold.