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Category Archive: Events
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Apr
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Mar
A Magical Night | Upano River, Ecuador
The Upano river is located in the south of Ecuador. It is a river that runs through a beautiful canyon with a thousand waterfalls called The Grand Canyon of the Upano. This is was one of the most beautiful canyons I have ever paddled, and during out stay in Ecuador, World Class Academy decided to …
26
Mar
Festival “San Pedro Libre”, Chile, región de Los Ríos, comuna de Los Lagos
Starting at Riñihue Lake, the San Pedro River has everything from calm and crystal clear waters to strong rapids that will make you feel its power while you try to keep your kayak right side up.
24
Jan
Galway Fest 2019: Win a Ripper!
Pyranha Kayaks are coming to Galway Fest, and we’re bringing some exciting new demos and an extra special Ripper…
05
Nov
6 of 12R, Half a Dozen of the Other
The Green Race has come and gone for another year, and this one was certainly rather special for us here at Pyranha… Favorites Dane Jackson and Pat Keller placed 1st and 2nd, but we’re beyond stoked with Team Pyranha’s very own Holt McWhirt bagging the Bronze in the 12R; perhaps almost as pleasingly, the 12R placed …
02
Nov
Dialling In Moves In The 12R
It’s the Eve of the 23rd Annual Green Race; what better time than to hear from some of the members of Team Pyranha who’ll be piloting the Pyranha 12R down the course for the first time… Dylan McKinney When I first heard of the Green Race some ten years ago, I remember thinking how insane …
10
Oct
Bren’s First Year at Sickline
Throughout kayaking history, many races have come and gone, but there is one that has been around almost from the beginning of extreme kayak racing and has maintained its position as one of the top races in the world; the Adidas Sickline World Championships. Born from humble beginnings almost 10 years ago in Austria, Sickline …
12
Jun
2017 GoPro Mountain Games – Steep Creek Challenge (Homestake Creek Class V)
Well, I finally got my butt in gear and confronted a run that while I have ran most of it in the past, I finally raced it in my new Machno. You can see a small indentation in the bow. That happened on my second run, I had a piton on “Leap of Faith”. It …
27
Apr
2017 Brush Creek Race
The first time I raced at Brush creek was probably five or six years ago and there hasn’t been a race there since until this past weekend. The southern end of the Sierras were hit hard by the California drought, and there hasn’t been enough water to make this amazing creek run. Maybe that’s why …
13
Apr
2017 Northwest Creek Comp
Last weekend was the annual Northwest Creeking Competition put on by Next Adventure and Alder Creek kayak shops. The NWCC is held at the Sunset Falls Campground in Washington about an hour north of Portland. It consists of two races. Saturday kayakers race down the East Fork Lewis. The race starts with a short sprint …