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Bren Orton

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Date registered: January 3, 2012

Latest posts

  1. Which river runner? — February 20, 2024
  2. California Dreaming 2 — July 17, 2023
  3. Firecracker goes to Turkey! — April 3, 2023
  4. Back to Mexico! — November 29, 2022
  5. A Few Words on the Ripper 2 — May 7, 2022

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25
Oct

Seal Launching in Scotland

After a week at home and trying to sort out grown up things. I was more than ready to escape to the river, and when my friend Dennis Newton called me to tell me he was heading to Scotland the next day, I jumped at the chance to run away from Credit card bills, Visa …

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16
Sep

2015 Freestyle kayaking World Championships

The 2015 ICF Freestyle Kayaking World Championships are Freestyle kayaking’s single most prestigious event. Occurring once every two years, out of every single competition in the world this event is the main focus of almost all freestyle kayakers.  The past two world championships have been held in small holes but this year we saw the …

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24
Aug

How to Airscrew

After the front loop the Airscrew is one of the most sought after tricks out there, and for good reason, they look *sick!  (*Sick = Really good) The definition of the Airscrew is ‘a 360 degree aerial barrel roll on the horizontal axis of the boat’. To do this trick you are going to need …

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17
Aug

Stakeout | For the Young Ones

Stakeout, freestyle kayaking’s big wave tour and an annual pilgrimage for us to Canada. This is the land where some of the biggest waves and rapids in the world are found and where freestyle kayaking is pushed the hardest. Spring time in Canada is always special, some of the biggest whitewater in the world is …

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13
Jun

Yampa River Festival

We first came to Yampa river festival last year with no idea of what to expect. It took place in a small mountain town, we knew very little about the local white water and there where conflicting dates with bigger events throughout the state of Colorado but two old school legends and active kayakers in …

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13
May

The Jed

This is not just a high performance freestyle kayak; it’s a story of progression between an aspiring freestyle kayaker and one of the most influential companies in white water kayaking. To understand what this project means to me you have to go back to 2009, I was 14 years old and slowly emerging on the …

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05
May

GBR Freestyle team trials 2015

After spending 6 weeks living the dream on the Nile, It was time to pack up, leave the warm weather and perfect waves behind in order to return to England and start preparing for one of the most crucial events of the year, GBR team trials. I flew back home a week in advance to …

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13
Apr

Tallulah Fest 2015

  The Tallulah is one of the coolest dam released rivers out there. Long slides, great boofs and a pool drop style see’s kayakers of all abilities flocking to this south east classic. Saturday we got to take a nice leisurely stroll down 600 or so steps and then cruise down the river with a …

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17
Mar

Village life – Uganda 2015

I promised my mum I would not go back to Uganda after getting Malaria and breaking my hand on the last trip. But after spending 2 months in England, the longing for warm water, big waves and cheap living kicked in (sorry mum). So I booked my flights, which where far cheaper than normal thanks …

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11
Jan

New years in Ireland

2014 was an amazing year for me, I spent a lot of time on trully awesome waves and rivers, got to run a couple waterfalls and best of all do it all while hanging out with some of my favorite people! I couldn’t think of a better way to see out such a great year …

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