Aug 022010
THESE daredevil extreme kayakers paddled down the breathtaking 300ft spillway at one of Wales biggest reservoirs. The apparently fearless pair reached speeds of 45mph as they sped down the 1:3 gradient of the Llyn Brianne Reservoirs concrete overspill run. All they had for protection were their flimsy canoes just 1cm of plastic separated them from the fast-flowing water and their coloured helmets. The extraordinary pictures were taken by photographer James Davies as he passed the reservoir, around 12 miles from Llandovery. I just could not believe people would have the nerve to paddle to the top of the spillway then calmly shoot over and downwards towards a virtual sheer drop.