Sjoa River Fest The Gene 17 Sjoa river fest is now one of the best festivals on the circuit, from the world class racing to the world class partys, the 2012 event was no exception. The week kicked off with the Pyranha Old School Rodeo, where points don’t mean prizes, style does, Held …
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
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Jul
26
Jul
Pyranha at the Welsh Rivers Book Launch
The bible of Welsh river running, first written in the 1990’s by Chris Sladden, has long been the go-to book for river beta for boating in Wales. However, despite two re-prints since it’s intital publication, it hasn’t been available since 2008… the reason being that a new works was in the making. Patrick Clissold and Tom …
24
Jul
The Loki, bringing style back to kayaking
Before the Phonix monkey, and the Mcnasty, when the Loop was in its infancy, and cartwheels were king, kayakers roamed the river looking for rocks to splat and holes to throw ends in.  As boat designs became shorter and the tricks took to the air a style of kayaking was lost. People tried to replicate …
22
Jul
Demshitz loves BC
Update from the Demshitz Pyranha Van. Â We just got back into the US after a short but fun filled tour in the wilds of BC. Â We took a quick tour of BC, finding that a majority of the classic runs were to high but we were still able to get on a few good runs. …
18
Jul
Layin’ Bricks on the Cullasaja
The other night, I found myself in a conversation with a few friends about making decisions about running hard whitewater. I have always been one of the more conservative boaters among the people I boat with as far as safety and walking away from rapids I don’t feel right about goes, and thankfully this has …
17
Jul
Vallecito creek video
Finally had some time to edit. this is one of my favorite rivers in the world. Vallecito, Colorado, USA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmWpDQwoYY4&feature=youtu.be
10
Jul
Kids & Kayaking- U.S. National Whitewater Center
I started kayaking at a young age, around eight years old.  Back then kids boats were scarce and youth paddling equipment was almost nonexistent.   Over the years with more youth involvement, youth specific gear became available and younger individuals began to make a scene in the kayaking world.  Recently I was able to travel to the U.S. …
10
Jul
RideThePlanet: Caucasus Whitewater
The first movie of summer season-2012 from Russian freeride media project “RideThePlanet” about travelling and whitewater kayaking around the globe. Ride The Planet – the first Russian media project on action sport and travelling, brings together best athletes and mountain guides, professional filming team, action photographers and journalists to make a series of trips to …
09
Jul
Olympic torch visits Lee Valley
Shortly after getting back from the european championships in Lienz,Austria, I got the chance to head to lee valley and take part in an event to celebrate the arrival of the Olympic flame at the official site for the london 2012 slalom event. Lee Valley is host to by far one of the best white …
02
Jul
Ride The Planet – Caucasus Mountains
Hello everyone! I just came back from an amazing trip to Caucasus Mountains in Russia. In 3 weeks we paddled 6 different rivers. I have been kayaking in Russia for 10 years, but have never been in Caucasus Mountains. Another quite good place for future adventures. More photos here –>> and here –>> www.tomassmarnics.com