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Kev Brady to paddle the Mahaveli River

Dec 13, 2016
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Adventurer, writer, speaker & co-founder of the charity Superhero Foundation, Kev Brady is about to paddle board the longest river in Sri Lanka the Mahaveli River.

With only his Red Paddle Co 13’2 Explorer stand-up paddle board (SUP) and a hammock he will begin his journey hike over 2200 metres into the mountains of Horton Plains National Park to find the source of The Mahaweli River. Then he will begin paddling 208 miles through the jungle to The Bay of Bengal. He also states that he will attempting to SUP Sri Lanka’s entire coastline, a further 800 miles. The bay of Bengal is considered the largest bay in the world.

During his four month long journey Kev will have many challenging conditions: temperatures over 86ºF, heavy monsoonal rains and wind in uncharted areas of Sri Lanka with no civilization.

Pic courtesy of http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk

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