This August, after a sweet month of boating in Kerala, we headed to Eastern India – Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand – on the look out for quality whitewater. Until now there have not been any whitewater paddling trips to this area (as far as we know…), so as you might expect we started off a …
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
27
Oct
06
Oct
Alabama 2014: Winter and Spring Wrap-Up
Below, Adam Goshorn takes flight off his favorite boof in Little River Canyon, photo by Joey Jarrell I know… I know… it is fall and yet, here I am finally putting up the last of my media from the winter and spring, but better late than never. Unlike the spring of 2013, which was …
06
Oct
Creeking in Kerala
Kerala has been on my to do list for quite a few years now and this year I finally made it over. As a destination is far surpassed my expectations (and they were already high), with an incredible mix of keen locals, an epic race which draws people from all over India and the world, …
01
Oct
Video: Cispus River, Washington
The Cispus River is a little piece of paradise tucked away in a remote gorge in the mysterious, magical, sasquatch infested forests between Mt. Adams and Mt. Rainier. While a trip to this river is easily done in an afternoon, one does not go to the Cispus on a schedule, resulting in a phenomenon known …
29
Sep
Pyranha Fest 2014
The hype was big, the prizes were bigger and with the promise of the biggest party ever, the Pyranha fest 2014 was going to be huge! Every year in mid September the Pyranha fest is held at Bala in North Wales with a range of courses, events, competitions, paddling, mayhem and of course a full …
24
Sep
Video: Little White Salmon – Low Side of Good
Typically once the Ldub gets below around 2.8 or so, most people stop going out there. We start running the Truss and the Cispus, and save Little White laps for next season. But this year, once it reached the end of summer, everything was pretty dang low, and on a nice hot sunny day, we …
13
Aug
Norway – Classics, Seldom Seen Multi-Days, & Girls
After reading the latest blog Pyranha blog regarding the insufficient number of female brand ambassadors, I again realized just how lucky I was to have spent the last month not only in Norway, but on a girl-dominated road trip. Paddling classic day-stretches and two incredibly scenic multi-days, we spent most of our trip in Northern …
12
Aug
Best day ever in Betws
A few months back I was driving in to work in the heavy rain. I was off to the Alps in less than a week and really didn’t care if I got fired or not, so rather than heading to work I bypassed Gloucester and added 3 more hours to my normal commute and headed …
10
Aug
A kayaking world without whitewater…
A while back I attended a talk given by Eric Boomer and Sarah McNair where they described an adventure of a lifetime. Eric described it as a very intense ‘ double date’ with himself, Katherine Breen, Eric Mc Nair and Sarah McNair. They handcrafted their own Kayak’s and embarked a 1000km journey across the 5th …
06
Aug
Boating in the Caucasus mountains
A paddling trip to Georgia (the country) has been on my radar for a long time, so when some friends went out there a few years ago I was interested to hear their tales upon their return about some great rivers with easy logistics and largely road-side paddling. Further information from a German friend who …