Steve Fisher (kayaker and filmmaker)

Steve Fisher was a professional extreme whitewater kayaker and filmmaker.[1][2] He lives in Asheville, NC and is originally from South Africa. He is best known for his controversial Kickstarter Dreamline campaign for a kayaking instructional film. He partnered with Kayak Session and recruited many of the world's extreme kayakers as instructors including Eric Jackson Pat Keller, Ben Marr and Dane Jackson. With nearly 850 backers contributing more than $83,000 to the project, Fisher failed to deliver on the majority of his promises. Instead, backers were treated to sporadic reports detailing multiple paddling trips to exotic destinations, paid for with their investments. The last such update being posted on March 17, 2017. [3][4][5][6][7][8] Steve is known for his films with Pat Keller such as Pat's blind kayaking of Gorilla along with films with other kayakers. He was a sponsored Red Bull athlete.[9][10][11][12][13][14] His best known work outside the kayak community was his team's kayak down the Congo river.[15] Steve and the others on the Congo kayaking team were one of the 2013 National Geographic Adventurers of the Year recipients.[16] His kayak films includes work with Jeep and Outside Magazine.[17] As of July 26, 2019 Steve was no longer listed as a Red Bull athlete[18] and was no longer a member of Team Jackson Kayak.[19][20][21]

For other people named Steve Fisher, see Steve Fisher (disambiguation).

Controversy: Dreamline A Fresh Spin on Kayak Instruction

The Dreamline project was started by Fisher and his companies Fish Munga, his production company, Flowstate Narratives and a partnership with Kayak Session.[7][22] The Dreamline project raised $83,079, more than the $55,000 goal, with the project expected to be delivered around June 2016.[7] The final project update was on March 10, 2017, stating all the filming had been done and only editing by Steve had to be completed. A Facebook project update from Steve came on November 3, 2017 with no information on when the DVDs owed to Kickstarter funders would be delivered.[6] Facebook users comments to the post ranged from calling the project a fraud or a scam to posts saying the film would be epic when Steve released the film.[6] Steve actively marketed himself on Facebook, although his last post to his Facebook page was October 7, 2017 (as of July 26, 2019).[23] Kayak Session last posted about the project on November 21, 2016.[22] Jackson Kayak commented that they do not know why the project was not completed, but that Steve Fischer was active filming and working on other projects around the world.[24]

The Grand Inga Project

The Grand Inga project was a project Fisher created to kayak the first descent of the Inga Rapids in the Democratic Republic of Congo.[25][26] The team was successful. Fisher had two close calls that could have resulted in his death.[27] The Grand Inga kayaking team were one of the 2013 National Geographic Adventurers of the Year recipients.[16]

References
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  7. "Dreamline | A Fresh Spin on Kayak Instruction". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  8. Kuntz, Carmen (2015-11-23). "Dreamline: Steve Fisher's New Kayak Instructional Video". Paddling Magazine. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  9. https://www.redbull.com/int-en/episodes/AP-1M1HYG2292111
  10. "liquidlogic Kayaks". liquidlogic Kayaks.
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  15. "Steve Fisher's Epic Congo Close-Call". Red Bull. Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  16. "Adventurers of the Year 2013 - Photo Gallery -- National Geographic". Exploration & Adventure. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  17. https://www.redbull.com/us-en/steve-fisher-kayaks-merced-yosemite
  18. "Red Bull". Red Bull.
  19. "Steve Fisher joins team Jackson Kayak! - Kayak Session Magazine". www.kayaksession.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  20. "Steve Fisher Attempting to Break New Ground- Again- a Kayaking Kickstarter that YOU can be Part Of!". November 9, 2015.
  21. "Steve Fisher joins team Jackson Kayak! - Kayak Session Magazine". www.kayaksession.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-02.
  22. "INTERVIEW - Steve Fisher on Dreamline Project". www.kayaksession.com (in French). Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  23. "Steve Fisher". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
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  25. Congo: The Grand Inga Project, retrieved 2019-08-20
  26. "Team | Congo - The Grand Inga Project". Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  27. "Steve Fisher's Epic Congo Close-Call". Red Bull. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
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