Let loose with the mighty Pyranha van full of demo boats can only mean one thing…. Time for some fun in the Ammo’s and Recoil’s!!!!
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
24
May
Recoiling in California
We recently got to do most of the North Fork of the American River here in California – Including the legendary Generation and Giant Gap sections and some excellent river play in our Recoils on the Chamberlain Falls Section. Here are a couple of teaser photos of the play – you can read a full …
23
May
Norway – Spring Flows with the bros!
Its that time of year again! Spring has sprung, rains have swollen the rivers and there is time off work to go check out new runs. The other day we headed over to Eksingedale to try to run a river we rarely see with water. Eksingedale is an amazing valley, starting with a well know …
23
May
Northern California – North Yuba
Leland and I have headed to Northern California to research more rivers for our new guidebook, The River Gypsies’ Guide to North America. The North Yuba drainage turned out to be a class III/IV paddling destination dream! Check out our full update at RiverGypsies.com Recoiling the big one on the Goodyear’s Bar play run.
22
May
Paddling in Lofer
My brother and I enjoyed an awesome paddling weekend in Lofer/Austria. Thanks to the rainfall the week before, we were able to run the gorge several times in our Ammos and had heaps of fun. Perfect water level, perfect weather, perfect weekend!
21
May
Plastic Fantastic Alpkit Kayak Series – River Washburn, UK
After years of the Peak UK Challenge series Pete Astles has decided to take a break. Step up Jim from Alpkit and a slightly changed format and you get the Plastic Fantastic Alpkit Kayak Series. Round 1 was at the River Washburn in the UK and with a Boater X, Alpjam, Freestyle and a Pyranha …
18
May
Reno and Royal Gorge
Parties, power-drives and pioneering. Making the most of our time on the road and glad to be sitting still for a little while.
17
May
VDKS Canoe instructor course
Two weeks ago I went to Slovenia in order to teach people to become a VDKS (Association of German canoe schooling) kayak instructor. As the timetable for this type of course is usually quite full, Marcus, Lothar and I decided to do a good morning run on the big gorge of the Soca, getting up …
14
May
a California low water year ain’t so bad.
We’ve hit California to see what all we can get in this record low snowpack year – and the answer is you can still get a lot of paddling in out here! You can view our full update at www.RiverGypsies.com. Here are some teaser photos for you: Andria Recoiling on the Kaweah. Leland running Zero …
14
May
Post-Worlds Pre-season Ottawa
The crowds from Worlds are gone, the summer crowdes are here yet, and the Ottawa is at a great level