Team Pyranha’s Craig Kleckner just sent me this video of the Inner City Strife wave in Watertown NY. Â Check out Craig, Nicole Mansfield, and Jeremy Laucks shredding the ICF wave CLICKÂ RIGHT HERE!
24
Sep
It’s where the Cheeky Girls come from…
Actually, that’s Romania. Tajikistan, however, has some cracking boating. For the lowdown on the ups and downs, check out http://shadowofsomoni.wordpress.com/ and get home with the downies…
(No pictues, we’ve still not got any coal for the internet…)
22
Sep
20
Sep
Stikine 2010
Hear are some lifestyle images from a great trip down the Grand Canyon of the Stikine in Northern BC.
17
Sep
Czech Championship
Last 3 weeks we had two Czech champino ship in Czech Republic.
First – Devils extreme race and European Championship in Lipno
It was extreme race, which was consisted of sprint, extreme slalom and kayak cross. I was on second place. Many people met Lipno, the river has water only once a year.
Second – Czech freestyle Championship in Pilsen
Cool event, last sunny days, new playspot, many people and my first place in Championship and in Czech CNAWR rodeo tour 2010 – I´m excited from it!
Photos: Hanka Bubnikova, Lucie Sediva
15
Sep
15
Sep
Gauley Fest is coming!
A team Pyranha paddle session will be meeting at the takeout for the upper Gauley (huge field) at 9:30 on Saturday for anyone that does not have a crew to paddle with this will be fun.  Look for the Pyranha van.  Saturday night join the team at the Pyranha booth where we will have the brand new Pyranha Varun.  A new slicy, fast, forgiving, river-running playboat.  Later in the evening we will be hosting a battle for swag Karaoke competition which I guarantee will be entertaining.  demshitz shirtz will also be available for $15.
13
Sep
£35 to change flight – £400 in hospital to get well – £16 to rent jeep – £20 on Fuel – Running the Mae Pan Priceless!
It wasn’t until I looked down from the top that I realized quite how high 40 plus feet is, its terrifyingly high. Especially when my mind was already so set on the fact that within the next 5 minuets I would be sliding off the top of this thing, falling into what looked like a small pool from the bottom, let alone way above it! With Will and Stu back in the U.K and JP in hospital the only people that could come out to play were the Siam river crew!
Thunder cloud’s in Chiang Mai – Photo Jake Holland
A late 11Am and we were on the road, I had found a Suzuki 1.3 petrol jeep for only £16 per day, which i truly cherish especially the steering which must be done on string! All of a sudden the car was rather Cramped with Bill, Tam, two girls that had appeared out of no where, and myself. But none the less we made good time over to Mae Pan, and I had even started to master the lack of steering!
To get into the Mae pan its a 15 min walk on an easy path, however to get to the put in is a different story! With a steep long hill to be climbed followed by a dubious lowering in’s of the boats by one person, while the other makes there way down an exposed ridge to the lip of the fall, before cutting back into the large pool above the Mae pan. How ever the battle does not stop here, the pool is manic with spray being hurtled around by the freak winds created by the giant water fall above!
It was a great drop, with the most amazing feeling as you rolled of the lip, looking down into that small pool, and it even gave out a soft landing! One down one to go! Tam who works for Siam rivers, is a bit of a lad, and decided he wanted to make his first ever water fall happen here, and why not? So he took up the challenge like a pro and nailed it! Good lad!
The fun does not stop here, after this I enjoyed the sweet pitted slide, which fires you down at an amazing speed, and if this wasn’t enough there are two nice boofs straight after! What a section!
And here is a video of the whole thing, enjoy! Be sure to watch in the HD setting which is available!
See you on the water – Jake
13
Sep
Some pictures from the last weeks..
After some heavy rain, we were able to paddle some “Salzkammergut” Classics again, which we can paddle normally only in spring … For me this region is one of the Best in middle Europe !!!
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Last waterfall of the Offensee-creek Combo (9Meters and tricky )
The middle fall of the Offenseecreek Combo
Perfect Park and Huck , the Römerfall on the Taugl river !!!
Exit drop of the rapid called “Bockschlitz”, on the famous Ardez-Section. (Inn River- Switzerland)
Also a short video of our homerun. This is the section called “Lammergorge” we can paddle every day, theres enough water the whole year. And after much more than 500 runs it makes still a lot of fun. Beautiful canyon, not too hard and 40 miniutes from home 🙂 enjoy !!!
cheers
Robert
10
Sep
Canada Vs. USA at the Raquette River Race
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Labor Day Monday saw the first ever Raquette River Race. For years paddlers have fantasized about how sweet a race on this northern gem would be. It wasn’t until the five 2 nine crew stepped up that it actually happened. When six Americans and and six Canadians showed up, we realized we had a real international barn burner on our hands.Â