This past weekend was Potomac Fest- the mid-summer classic, hot weather, humidity, water so warm it’s not refreshing at all, slimy, slippery rocks, and long days of all sorts or competitions. Despite all that, Po fest remains popular, with people turning out for the Great Falls Race, squirtboat, freestyle, old school wave surfing, boatercross….. This …
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
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Jul
16
Jul
“HAYMAKER” announced!
Click to view webisode 1 – The making of Haymaker HH FILMS is proud to announce our next full length film, HAYMAKER ! This smash hit film will be released world-wide in 2010, featuring an array of Pyranha kayaks! Ammo, Burns, Karnalis and Everests… For now, follow the behind the scenes footage of The Making …
14
Jul
Eiskanal-Boatercross
Last Saturday the first invitational boatercross race at the Eiskanal took place here in Augsburg as part of the slalom worldcup program. Organized by Arnd Schaeftlein and Jakobus Stenglein, incredible paddlers like Mike Dawson from NZ, Dejan Kralj (SLO) and Fabian Doerfler (GER) took part and fought for the 1st prize: a sweet mountainbike! In …
14
Jul
Aquasports and the Skykomish
  This weekend myself and the rest of those Demshitz made our way to Aquasports in Redmond Washington to paddle with the locals and premiere the movie. The Skykomish was our river destination for the afternoon. We enjoyed stout mountain peaks and crystal clear waters. The run featured about 5 miles of class three …
13
Jul
Verzasca
The Verzasca River, in Switzerland, is very good. Tom & I caught it whilst having a few days off working in France & Slovenia and it was great!
11
Jul
Lake Creek….A Byzantine juxtaposition between being and becoming…..Think about it!
After a late season jump in water levels Lake Creek came back down to a great flow. Evan Ross took me up for my first run down the lower quality section. It is a pretty classic Colorado Creek. It looks pretty manky scouting, but once you are in there it feels pretty clean. It starts …
11
Jul
Below and Beyond Machu Picchu 2009
May 2009 a group of british paddlers headed out to the jungle of Peru, the mission was to paddle the first descent of the Rio Concebidayoc a remote jungle river hidden deep in a gorge close to the ancient Inca ruins of Espiritu Pampa the last city of the Inca, the team warmed up on …
10
Jul
Demshitz in Washington
Me running the Silver Falls on the Ohanepecosh in Washington State. Fusilli “browning” the “shmear boof” on the section below Silver Falls Ohanepecosh River WA. Nicole showing us how to Boof the Small Burn!!! Our “made” buddy, Dave Space, firing up his first waterfall !!! Buck Creek Falls in White Salmon WA. Check back next …
08
Jul
Going to America…..
Sup Y’all early June a bunch of canucks met up in BC and headed down to good ol’ California for a short but sweet paddling adventure. The company of Steve Arns and Kompass bros Matt and Phil ensured constant humor. Steve Arns stylin spirit on the mandatory little white lap
08
Jul
Clear Fork Cowlitz
So here is a 4th of July weekend mission for ya. The weather flip to a cold 60 degrees and started raining. The canyon: Clear Fork Cowlitz. Choked with wood from a couple floods over the last year or two, it requires some cautious scouting and technical boating. Cool whitewater with an amazing canyon towering …