Life on the road with Alex Littlechild and Rhys Thompson as they make their way around the New Zealand Extreme Whitewater Race Series and have some bonus fun between!
Category Archive: Creeking Articles
Articles about creek boating from the Pyranha Team.
25
Mar
Huw’s Adventures – Chile
Like any kayaking trip to a new place, my mind was buzzing with ideas of what I wanted to accomplish—from dialling in my cobra flip on the Rio Palguín, where it was invented, to running stunning 20-meter waterfalls with my ReactR and perfecting my technique. However, the first challenge Matti and I faced was simply making it as far as the airport in Santiago, Chile.
14
Feb
Conquering Austria’s Tallest Waterfall: A Kayaker’s Decade-Long Journey
Austria is famed for whitewater kayaking, with the Salza waterfall being a rare challenge. In 2014, Lukas Strobl and later Daniel Egger successfully descended the 83ft drop. Recently, heavy rainfall allowed another attempt, leading to a successfully planned descent by the author, Huw Butterworth, in his Pyranha ReactR.
18
Nov
Rondu Round 2 in the ReactR
Adrian Mattern reflects on his experiences kayaking the challenging Indus River, highlighting previous trips and personal challenges encountered. After significant planning and waiting, a successful return trip showcases the performance of the ReactR kayak, leading to fulfilling paddling experiences and a sense of closure for unfinished business.
20
Nov
British Universities Kayaking Expedition 2024 – Selection Event
The British Universities Kayaking Expeditions have taken place every two years (with a break for COVID) since 2005. No rain makes the weekend a lot more labour-intensive, so it was with enormous relief that this year the rain gods were smiling on us!
17
Jul
California Dreaming 2
Coming to the Royal Gorge for the first time this year I felt like I was putting together all of the things that I had learned from Demshitz over the years…
14
Apr
N’Esk Race 2023
Sunday the 2nd of April saw Aberdeen University Canoe Club host their 8th North Esk race, and what a day it was!
03
Apr
Firecracker goes to Turkey!
The Firecracker had me excited from the beginning, but it still took me a while to understand what the design is capable of and what its limitations are. On a highwater, spontaneous Turkey trip, I found out exactly what I could do with it…
04
Jan
Chile for Everyone!
Guiding in two very different parts of Chile took me to a real mixture of whitewater, and despite having paddled here a lot, it wasn’t until this season that I realised just how great this place is for every level of paddler. Here’s a little of what I got up to…
29
Nov
Back to Mexico!
I brought my trusty large Scorch for this trip, I was confident it was going to perform really well on most things, but I was interested to see how it would handle some big free fall. This is the one area I haven’t really been able to test the Scorch out and I was a little bit apprehensive about all that rocker in the nose…