I found no shortage of any of these things on a recent trip to the gorge. After a long drought in California and a few days of good work I had a little money in my pocket and no reason to hang around home so I decided a quick trip up to the PNW was …
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
10
Feb
Season 2014 Recap
2014 was a busy year for me, and for the first time in a while I did not manage to venture on an international kayaking adventure. Instead I had to explore my own backyard a bit more. Fortunately, my backyard is beautiful British Columbia, a true whitewater Mecca. A below average snowpack had us worried …
10
Feb
9R at home in the gorge
Back to reality after a sweet trip to the pristine waters of the Columbia river gorge. I was able to paddle the new 9R a few times, read more to check out my review!
04
Feb
PQ newcomer
BONJOUR À TOUS! First things first, I’m more than excited to be a part of the TeamPyranha! Since I’ve been paddling, I’ve spent most of my time in slalom boats. As they are reactive and challenging, I always chose boats because of how they give me feedback throughout my surfs, runs or “trainings” but also how …
01
Feb
Mexico for mere mortals
I’m pretty lucky to get good leave allowance where I work, so can usually get away for one foreign “lads” boating trip a year on harder rivers, plus one holiday with my better half which (due to her understanding my kayaking addiction) usually involves a good amount of boating – though generally at a more …
26
Jan
Winter on the Mountain with the XL Burn III
Below: Adam Goshorn on Short Creek, photo by Shannon Goshorn Fresh off a winter Grand Canyon trip, I probably should be working on sorting pictures and video from that trip. However, ever since I arrived back to my home the opportunities for great boating have kept me happily distracted! The XL Burn III was …
11
Jan
Sulawesi December 2015… It’s all part of the adventure….
I’ve been home for nearly a week now, having eaten almost my body weight in chocolate and cake to try and put back on the weight I lost while away, coming to the end of my malaria pills, anti-biotics out of my system, tropical jungle rash on my arm slowly fading away, mosquito and ant …
11
Jan
New years in Ireland
2014 was an amazing year for me, I spent a lot of time on trully awesome waves and rivers, got to run a couple waterfalls and best of all do it all while hanging out with some of my favorite people! I couldn’t think of a better way to see out such a great year …
29
Dec
Simpler times down South
Hola internet, como estas? Gringo Chris here with an update from Chile! Things have been great down south here in the land of flowing pisco and beautiful women…I mean flowing and beautiful rivers. Many different events and crews have been passing thru the Pucon area. I have been living in Puesco which is the headwaters …
08
Dec
Rey del Río in México
We just got back from the Rey del Río in México, an event organized by Altius and River Roots founded by the Mexican Government and the Board of tourism of México. I was stoked to meet team mates Sam Sutton and Egor who had also flown in for the event. With another 25 of the …