This weekend just gone has seen epic flooding hit Mid-Wales. Whilst for some it was a horrible weekend of swimming out of windows to safety or watching belongings get swept away, up in the hills a couple of kayakers had a great time on the upper section of the upper Ystwyth, a run that hasn’t …
Category Archive: Creeking Articles
Articles about creek boating from the Pyranha Team.
16
May
Season kick off in Colorado
For last month plus Colorado whitewater has been on. Very early snow melt and low snow pack are not helping our conditions but rivers and creeks are running. After first trip out of Crested Butte was to Arkansas and Bailey. Then I started going down to Durango where the real men whitewater is. First weeekend …
02
May
Pyranha Shiva Review!
Photo below by Shannon MacMichael  When I first heard Robert Peerson was joining the design team at Pyranha I immediately texted a good friend of mine who paddles for Wave Sport to tell him the news. All he said in reply was… “Shitâ€. It is no secret that Robert Peerson is a talented designer …
21
Apr
Scotland: A trip of two halves
Scotland is always unpredictable when it comes to weather, and at easter it lived up to its reputation. The trip started driving north in the sunshine, stopping off at Glasgow for an epic kebab en route. The first few days were pretty dry, so instead of using the usual fallback option of falling off a …
15
Apr
Next Year In Corsica!!!
It’s really hard to believe that a few weeks ago I was certain I was going kayaking in Corsica. Â The trip that i have just returned from could not have ended up being further from what I expected. Â However, it was an awesome experience just the same.
06
Apr
Alabama Unknown – Part II: Yellow Creek
The day after our exploration of Hurricane Creek there was still plenty of water on Lookout Mountain. Ben Bernhard and I had been talking about making a run on Yellow Creek for quite some time, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity. It was not a first descent, we knew that it had been run …
27
Mar
Shiva loves the Raven Fork
 Sending the Shiva off the Big Boy! Seconding the latest post from Clay… I also had the pleasure of testing the Shiva on one of the South East’s sickest steep creeks, The Raven Fork. I decided to fly to Asheville for my spring break and met up with Dave Fusilli in the Team Pyranha van. …
26
Mar
Shivas on the Raven Fork
Here is a litte video of Matt Anger and myself paddling the Shiva on the Raven Fork, near Cherokee, NC. The level was around 10 inches, a perfect medium. We had an awesome day bombing down the gorge stopping just to get a few video clips. The new boat was great, i’m loving it more …
19
Mar
Open Season In The Adirondacks
I can honestly say that I have never paddled in northern New York’s Adirondack Mountains on St. Patrick’s Day before. Â Usually this time of year we are still buried deep in snow. Â This weekend extremely warm temperatures brought an early start to the season and the official “opening” of many creeks and rivers throughout …
16
Mar
One Day in West Virginia
Last weekend we took a little road trip up to Fayettville, WV to check out some of the rivers and creek surrounding the New River Gorge. Timing it perfectly with the rain, and with a super solid crew, we were able to paddle Mill Creek, Manns Creek, part of the New River Gorge, and the …