I’m just back from a month long mission in Nepal and Morocco for which I got my hands on a brand new Pyranha Everest for some multiday action. My first reaction on seeing the the massive Everest was ‘I’m never going to be able to paddle this’. At 75 kilos, I thought the Everest would …
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
14
Apr
14
Apr
Freestyle in the News
Sunday morning in the bakery, half asleep, aching body, we picked up the local newspaper, and were surprised to see us on the frontpage, almost bigger than soccer…
14
Apr
Road Trippin
I just got back from running around the West Coast premiering our new video “Pulse”. I was fortunate enough to hit some rivers in Cali, Colorado, and Idaho. Here are some photos of the action. This weekend I also competed in the Northwest Creeking Competition and will put up some photos when I get them, …
08
Apr
Something of a contrast…
Swapping play boat for creek boat, 40 degrees C to -5, sun for snow, big volume for low, Africa for Scotland… The River Nile, steaming at sunrise, Uganda Snow capped Etive Valley, Glen Coe, Scotland The now ritual, Easter, low water, trek to the west coast of Scotland. With Snow capped hills and daily flurries …
11
Mar
Revin it up in Uganda…
The cold winter days get to you here in the UK, so winter sun is where its at. Armed with the new Rev and a pair of boardies we left the below freezing weather conditions of Europe and headed out to the equatial country of Uganda and the bath water temperature of the Nile…  Blunting on 50 / 50
22
Feb
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A tough boof on the Riñinahue. Still down here in Chile making the most of low water. A group of us headed south from Pucon en route to the Futaleufu to hang out and kayak for the remainder of our stay here in Chile. On the way we ran the Salto del Nilahue and got a possible 1st …
19
Feb
Looking good in the Rev!
Last weekend there was a big exhibition show in Munich – all about outdoor, caravans, sports… I was asked together with a friend to give some little freestyle shows in the pool of the water sports section there with our new Revs. The worked amazingly well in the flatwater, the loops were quite easy to control, …
18
Feb
Pyranha at Canoexpo
This year saw the first Canoexpo show here in the UK and Pyranha were there in force with a full range of boats and a world debut… What a weekend it was….
07
Feb
Fusilli’s Last Day in Pucon
Heres a video I put together of a group of us running the 70′ on the Middle Palguin on Dave Fusilli’s last day in Pucon. Great way to cap off an epic trip. Video
07
Feb
A Little Revalation…
I was lucky enough for the boys @ Pyranha to send me the ‘hot out of the mould’ Small Rev, just in time to catch Hurley on the classic 3 gates, heres how I got on…