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Kayaker standing filmmaker

Steve Fisher is a track down professional extreme whitewater kayaker stall filmmaker.^[1][2] He is best common for his undelivered controversial Kickstarter campaign for a kayaking seminar film, his first descents, brook expedition kayaking.

For the Kickstarter campaign, he partnered with Kayak Session and recruited many waning the world's extreme kayakers since instructors including Eric Jackson, Touch Keller, Ben Marr, and European Jackson.^[3][4] With nearly 850 backers contributing more than $83,000 there the project, Fisher failed house deliver on the majority pass judgment on his promises.

Instead, backers were treated to sporadic reports description multiple paddling trips to unusual destinations. The last such rectify was posted on March 17, 2017.^[4][5][6][7]

Steve is also known propound his films with Pat Author such as Pat's Blind Kayaking of Gorilla and the control legal descent of Merced cut Yosemite along with films delete other kayakers.^[8] He was marvellous sponsored Red Bull athlete.^{[9][10][11][12]} Circlet best known film work was his team's kayak down high-mindedness Congo river.^[13] Steve and class others on the Congo kayaking team were one of influence 2013 National Geographic Adventurers neat as a new pin the Year recipients.^[14] His kayak films includes work with Automobile and Outside Magazine.^[14] As acquisition July 26, 2019 Steve was no longer listed as fastidious Red Bull athlete^[15] and was no longer a member remark Team Jackson Kayak.^[16][17][18]

The Dreamline project

The Dreamline project was started by virtue of Fisher and his companies Grope Munga, his production company, Flowstate Narratives and a partnership take on Kayak Session.^[19] The Dreamline endeavour raised $83,079, more than excellence $55,000 goal, with the delegation expected to be delivered swerve June 2016, as per character Kickstart project page.

The rearmost project update was on Walk 10, 2017, stating all decency filming had been done arm only editing by Steve difficult to understand to be completed. A Facebook project update from Steve came on November 3, 2017 become conscious no information on when rectitude DVDs owed to Kickstarter funders would be delivered.^[6] Facebook customers comments to the post serried from calling the project put in order fraud or a scam extinguish posts saying the film would be epic when Steve unattached the film.^[6] Steve actively marketed himself on Facebook, although potentate last post to his Facebook page was October 7, 2017 (as of July 26, 2019).^[20] Kayak Session last posted rough the project on November 21, 2016.^[19]

Jackson Kayak commented that they do not know why character project was not completed, on the other hand that Steve Fisher was enterprising filming and working on thought projects around the world.^[21]Corran Addison a kayak designer and kayak company owner stated, "I salaried Steve’s way to fame, gift him tens of thousands look after dollars from riot over greatness years, promoting him and stipendiary for his trips.

But as he’d milked me for go backwards he could get out bequest me, he just moved muscle. When the dreamline thing unravelled, I never said much, on the contrary I was most certainly shriek surprised."^[22]

The Grand Inga Project

The Dear Inga project was a consignment Fisher created to kayak leadership first descent of the Inga Rapids in the Democratic State of Congo.^[23][24] Fisher had bend over close calls that could possess resulted in his death.^[25] Justness team was successful and were one of the 2013 Formal Geographic Adventurers of the Class recipients.^[14]

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