Well I’ve been here in Richmond, VA all weekend competing at the annual Dominion River Rock Festival and I don’t even know where to start. I arrived early Friday afternoon to do some boating on the Lower James and checked out Z-Dam with my friend Max Posner who is a very well-known Richmond boater. Later …
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
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May
13
May
Raundalen warm up
Here is a little clip from my first trip on the Reimegend section or the Raundalselva this year. It was a little cold but well worth it as this section is full of none stop class 4 and a couple you will probably walk round. The Raundalselva is also under threat from Voss kommune wanting …
13
May
Why I love Wales
The passport has been put away for another few months and I have returned once again to Wales, UK. I often get asked why I don’t move from this country and live in Nepal. Since I spend so much time in this great Himalayan country. I often think, perhaps it would be a good place …
12
May
Midwest Update – 2011
Already six weeks into a stellar 2011 season, the rivers of the Lake Superior region have produced our relatively small paddling community with another year of fantastic whitewater. Under The Log Rapid, Split Rock River, Minnesota. Fueled by annual snowmelt and teeming with long bedrock slides, ledge drops, and vertical waterfalls, many paddlers foreign to …
10
May
Reno River Festival
This past weekend we had fun gambling, kayaking, and experiencing city life during the Reno River Festival. The rest of Demshitz have been on official summer tour for awhile, but it was my first stop and I was stoked to get back in my Molan and Burn!
07
May
Off to Japan (with a last minute overnighter)
Sayonara! We are out of here, off to Japan for some boating and to help out some friends! Just before stepping out the door, I was able to get on an obscure, but super worthy run: Long Canyon into the Rubicon River. This stout canyon (yes canyon, not even labeled on some maps as a …
07
May
Southampton Uni Hit Scotland
Winning ‘The Spirit of PGL’ award at this year’s National Student Rodeo we bagged ourselves a year’s sponsorship with Pyranha and six shiny new boats! So whilst the boats make their way to us, here’s a splash of what we’ve been getting up to with a bit of classic Scotland: After having a pretty scrapey …
04
May
Time to get fired up for the Teigdalen
We had loads of snow here in Voss over the winter and its all starting to melt. So thats can only mean one thing… Its time to start getting fired up and get ya huck on ! That can only mean one thing Teigdal… Here is a bunch of pictures from past trips to wet …
03
May
A Spring To Remember In The Northeastern U.S.
  It has certainly been a spring to remember in the Northeastern U.S. The combination of plentiful snow late in the season and freakishly intense April thunderstorms brought some local river systems to record high flows. Old-timers in the Adirondacks saay they have NEVER seen this kind of local flooding. There has been major devastation to infrastructre …
02
May
The Tour has begun.
Dave picked me up from my home in PA at the beginning of April and we’ve been on the road ever since. Our first stop was the Tariffville Triple Crown were we also did a boat demo for Collinsville Canoe and Kayak. We held our own amongst some good slalom paddlers, and Demshitz even made …