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06
Aug

Boating in the Caucasus mountains

A paddling trip to Georgia (the country) has been on my radar for a long time, so when some friends went out there a few years ago I was interested to hear their tales upon their return about some great rivers with easy logistics and largely road-side paddling. Further information from a German friend who …

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18
May

Kalama Falls Washington and Shiva make friends!

A total of 30 laps on a juicy Kalama Falls in Washington, just outside the Columbia river gorge provided many sweet lines! This is a quick video I put together of Clay Lucas, Jesse Maddox, and myself charging some laps in our Shivas. It has been a great early season in the PNW with lots …

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11
Oct

PNW Summer Closeout

The leaves are starting to change here in the Pacific Northwest. As a new season begins, new travels and new adventures are blowing in the crisp fall winds. This brings an end to my first season out in Washington/Columbia Gorge. A season of raft guiding, and more kayaking than I ever have done is great …

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09
Sep

Chasing Rain

Unlike the biblical rains of last year, this summer has seen the usual low low levels more often associated with the UK’s summer. There has been the occasional day of drizzle, but nothing to really bring the rivers into condition for extended periods of time. Nevertheless, a combination of keeping a close eye on the …

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16
Jul

Skookumchuck Narrows surf session

This was certainly not my first Skook experience, but for sure the best yet!  We had a sweet crew up there, threw some sweet tricks , and got really tan. Here is a photo of the boyz towards the end of the day. The Sir Carbon Jed was INCREDIBLE!  I have been thinking about surfing …

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23
May

Mexico 2012 Part III: Zapotitlan

Below: Adam Goshorn in one of the many canyon sections, photo by Matt Beauchamp Our third full day in Mexico was spent running a nine-mile section of the Upper Rio Bobos, putting in near Zapotitlan (If you missed the first two parts of this trip report, you can find Part I HERE and part II …

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25
Apr

Birmingham University Kayak Club – Cardiff, Scotland and NSR

Scotland This Easter saw some of our intermediate and advanced paddlers head way up north to The Highlands for the club’s annual Easter Scotland trip. Joined by some friendly ex-members, a fun week was had by all, undeterred by irritatingly low water levels.   In between paddling some beautiful gorges and a couple of runs …

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18
Apr

Mexico 2012 Part II: The Big Banana

Below: Namesake, photo by Adam Goshorn After spending out first full day in Mexico paddling the Roadside section of the Rio Alseseca (see pictures and video HERE) we returned to Aventurec and ended up spending the evening drinking a few beers with German paddler Julian Schafer and Canadian paddlers Mikkel St. Jean-Ducan and Lianne Germaine, …

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01
Apr

NANO!

Check out this video Chris Stafford and I put together, with help filming from Graham Seiler and Isaac Levinson. The Nano is such a fun boat. With no other boats like it on the market, this boat is destined to excel. It does it all from River running, playing, creeking, and it’s even perfect for …

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21
Mar

Iced weekend

It is always a good choice to go to the Salza valley for Kayaking. In sping you have huge Slides and drops on some tributaries. But in winter you can join the beautiful landscape of the gorges on the Salza River.   Sandra, Corinna, Robert, Max and Matthi enjoing a cold morning run on the …

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