30
Jul
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This week we drove south to the Portland area. The first stop was Alder Creek kayaks. This was our next video showing and we ended having a great turn out for the movie. Hood River was our next stop. On Saturday, we met at the Kayak Shed with a few locals from the area to paddle the Middle White Salmon. It was a good paddle with some good folks. Thanks for coming. Here are some photos……
29
Jul
For the month of June and a little of July, I was in Canada for the Keener Class. Â I went for three weeks and was the only Keener girl there and along with that I was one of the few with Pyranha boats. Â 🙂 Â At the start of the class I got to see the Ottawa at 15 with Bus Eater and at the end I saw the Ottawa at around 1. Â I loved surfing left side Phills and right side horseshoe. Â We learned how to tie knots and how to repel. Â We also had a photo and video class and I am currently working on making a video of it so when I get I will post it so everyone can see the mighty Ottawa!!! Â =D
But I do have some photos of me on the Ottawa and the group that picked me up…….
This is at Mc Coys Chute where I attempted to do the "easier" line.
27
Jul
Boofing Fuzzy Bunny – one of Vallecito’s classic drops. Paddler: Chris Menges. Photo: Kevin Kuuskvere.
I have always had an excuse for not making it to Vallecito during its season even though I only live 4 hours away and I’ve been paddling clas V in Colorado for the past 6 years. It’s too far. There is good stuff running closer. The crew is going elsewhere. We have no guide. Let’s run Lime again….and many other lame excuses. After finally getting on Vallecito this season, I definitely have to concur that it is in fact the most quality mile of boating in the state. Follow the link to the rest of the story for more pictures…
26
Jul
Bex leading the way on the Soca
It’s been a few weeks since Bex and I packed up the van and left the rivers of the French Alps, and it’s been a busy few weeks.  Starting with a week of work and play in Slovenia, we met up with Chris and Tom at the Soca and had a fantastic time coaching during the days with a  great group and getting a few cheeky runs in on the Trnovo to Kobarid section in the evening. Â
24
Jul
With the end of the school year, I found myself with a couple of mid week days free so a plan was hatched with fellow Pyranha Team paddler Dave Fairweather to sample a few rivers in the North Alps. After flying into a small airport in the south of Germany, Dave and Bex picked me up and we made the drive over to Upper Bavaria.
The plan was to do the 4 classic runs in the area, nearly 40 km of grade 3 (with a few harder rapids) and a lot of driving in between rivers, in one day. First up was the Rissbach, a grade 3 river with two grade 4 rapids.
Next up was the wonderful Upper Isar, which you can only access by Taxi. This provided a nice scenic paddle, that consisted of pleasant and completely straight forward low volume grade 3.
22
Jul
The first week of may, i was in Cap Vert to run …a volcano !
It’s not a joke. Since two years me and my friends organize this adventure.
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My first goal was to down it with the snowboard slalom french champion, Camille De faucompret. A fucking goor ride! And the second, brake a speed record.Unfortunatly, after tree attent. My REV was craked !
– 60km/h, not very fast but so dangerous.
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To stop my run, after tree attent, i had only one solution to stop my speed. In rock place…
70 m in this rocks was the last solution. You know why the boat is dead…
AÂ film is coming. The teaser is here.
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Volcano Ride – The Teaser from stephanie augras on Vimeo.
See you!
21
Jul
TUG BOAT ACCIDENT- DEMSHITZ SAVES THE DAY!
After a few days of great surfing at Skookumchuck Narrows in Egmont BC, Demshitz witnessed a tug boat accident at the wave during slack tide. Team paddler Dave Fusilli paddled out in his REV to attempt to save a man trapped in the tug. Everyone was OK and the tug was pulled to safety before the rapids of Skookumchuck swallowed up the wreckage. Demshitz are heros!
18
Jul
Some time ago we have good water levels and perfect weather in Piemont. It was great to paddle the upper Sermenza, Gronda and Egua. (kayaker: Armin Auer, Stockinger Andreas, Machacek Robert, Kristin Schernthaner, www.paddeln.at)
18
Jul
Dave Space fired up to run his first waterfall!
Check out Episode 1 of Demshitz Made if you haven’t already…then watch Episode 2. Demshitz Made!!!
17
Jul
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 year was a tad cooler and less than years past, and the getting splashed with water was actually a bit refreshing.
Boofing off the classic “Spout” drop during the Great Falls Race.