On a Mission! – South Wales – Melte River – flood conditions! After making a vague plan Saturday night, the boats where loaded and we were on our way to wet Wales in search of water! We suspected there may be water around, but at the take out of the Melte river the flows were …
Category Archive: Creeking Articles
Articles about creek boating from the Pyranha Team.
09
Mar
Chiapas Mexico
(Myself on the 2nd falls of the Santo Domingo) photo Derik Beitler Paddling out of the country is always an adventure, and this trip was no exception. Chiapas has a reputation for being a little dangerous and we found out why.
08
Mar
Black forest weekend
Since my last post, some kind of winter did come by, we had a few good days in the snow, but i never stopped dreaming of paddling. This weekend was rainy and warm again, so i called up two friends, ron and luc, and quickly we decided to head to marco schlink in freiburg, and …
06
Mar
Last Mexico Trip Reports from Jan ’07
Sorry for the delay – we’ve been super busy with marketing our yoga products and putting together a fly fishing guidebook. It’s not all fun and games – we have to make money so that we can keep on boating and traveling! Part 3 of the trip report contains fun river running and playboating action …
05
Mar
C1 on the Tees
With most of the South of England under water we thought we’d try and find some water up in the North East. Originally we’d planned to try and get a run on the River Swale with it’s large ish drops and adrenaline pumping ride. Unfortunately the levels dropped too much so we ended up on …
01
Mar
Deckers Creek
Here are some pictures from Deckers Creek today. It was a little chilly so we didnt take too many.
05
Feb
More Mexico – Santa Maria and Alseseca
Here’s a couple more pics from Mexico – this time from the Santa Maria and Alseseca roadside run. You can read our full trip report on the Alseseca and the Cascada de Tamul section on the Santa Maria at www.RiverGypsies.com. Andria B. and Emily Mahowald at Cascada de Tamul.Photo by Leland. Leland on an Alseseca …
29
Jan
A little bit of Mexico Action.
We’re recently back from a few weeks in Mexico researching for our new North American guidebook. It was a great opportunity to take a break from winter and play around in the Recoil and the Ammo while leaving the neck gaskets behind! The first report has the Cascadas Micos – a super-fun class III run …
24
Jan
N.F.B.W
60 degrees and raining. As much as global warming scares me, it is hard not to love being able to feel my fingers after kayaking in January.
19
Jan
Portugal
Just back from an awesome mission to Portugal, and I reckon it ranks on a par with Corsica and Italy in terms of quality whitewater. Highlight of the trip was probably a run down the beautiful Castro in dense fog. Smooth, clean granite slides and drops.