With summer rains down in the South East, the river Thames has come up and the UK’s premier playspot, Hurley weir has been on a classic 3 gates.
Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles
Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
04
Jun
04
Jun
Hanging on the Nile and rotting limbs
Well IÂ’ve been hanging out on the Nile now for about a month having a great time being in the warm, with sick paddling and a great crew to hang out with.
03
Jun
“It’s kind of like an IQ-test, and we failed”
Sunshine Left – Photo by Dave Deggendorf The last two weeks I have spent on my brief summer break. Nursing school at SCC goes year-round, with short breaks during the spring/summer, summer/fall, and fall/spring semesters. My class schedules usually keep me extremely busy, so I resolved to spend as much of this break paddling as …
23
May
Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival
This past weekend was the 25th Annual Clackamas Whitewater Festival. There was a good time had by all with water levels going through the roof. I ended up taking first place in the Mass Start and the Boater X. The big air ramp was also built with fine craftsmanship, I made it into the finals …
17
May
Kickin’ off the Season
Demshitz Graham here checking in with some quality pictures and a VIDEO from our week after Reno fest on some classic early season California runs.
14
May
Hurry Up…There’s Still Water in Maine
There is still a lot of water flowing in Maine right now. I managed to squeeze a trip up there over the weekend. The Gulf Hagas was by far my favorite of the three runs we got on. What a classic. Some clean vertical stuff, some sweet boulder gardens, and one rapid with some serious …
12
May
Alpine Style
 Just got back from an awesome trip to the Swiss / Italian Alps. I spent 10 days ticking some off some of the classic runs with the Fat Cat lads. The weather was great and we got loads of stuff done despite a fairly laid back schedule. We made good time on the rivers making plenty of time …
12
May
West Virginia / Cheat Fest trip report.
Hi all! We are frantically packing to leave for the West today, but have stuck a quick report that Andria wrote about last week up on our website. Go to www.RiverGypsies.com for the full report. Andria styling Wonder FallsPhoto by Leland
12
May
Val Sesia!
The last couple of days I went creeking in the beautiful Val Sesia/Italy and took part in the Teva Outdoor Games. We ran the Egua and the Sorba several times to be well prepared for the race (downriver, team, slalom, sprint, boatercross), which offered some super-close results in the end! Our team (Jakobus Stenglein, Benny …
12
May
Reno River Festival
This weekend was the Reno River Festival. Team Pyranha was there in full force to do some Freestyle and Boatercross, and get some creeking and partying in between it all. Dave looping the Rev in Reno