Here’s a little vid of Lime creek. Â This was about an hour and a half hike in for five good drops. Â Thanks much to the new and super bad ass Pyranha Portage Pack… it made that shit pretty nice.
16
Jun
Durango CO
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The last week Nicole, Jared, Myself and many more have been livin it up in Durango Colorado. We arrived on Tuesday and headed straight to Bakers box. A committing gorge with a stout hike in and a very very angry land owner. The next day our good buddy Kevin Driscoll lead us up into the 2nd gorge of Lime creek. A pretty stout hike to a another committing gorge with 5 great drops. The tallest of the five called Viagra, about a 25 footer. We shot a good bit of video on here but I don’t think I have any pics. Stay posted for a video of the Lime creek. The next few days where spent hangin out in Durango’s sweet playpark for the Animas River Days, also Demshitz had a great Video Premier at Ska Brewing. Saturday and Sunday I hung out with a fleet of demo boats from Mild to Wild rafting a new Pyranha dealer in Durnago. If your in the area come check out Mild to Wild whether your looking for a new Pyranha boat or looking to raft several days on the Upper Animas.  Also on sunday Demshitz did a little freestyle competition with Jared ending up in 2nd myself in 3rd and Nicole taking the win for the females. Sunday night we drove up the valley to the very clean and fun Vallecito creek. We ran this sunday night, camped at the camp ground, woke up this morning, hiked up, and gaver again. We are now driving back north towards Salida Co for FIBARk……wish us luck! Â
11
Jun
California Creeking Video
It took a while to pull together, but here’s a little video I put together with some of the footage we shot in California this spring, featuring the South Fork of the Middle Feather, the Middle Feather, Pauley Creek, and the South Yuba.
09
Jun
The year so far……..
Well it has been a busy one, so far. I have not paddled as much as I would have liked due to the lack of rain, but this has allowed me to see the completion of a few projects and start a few new ones!
Back in February, Matt Shipp and I managed to paddle a section of water that we had been meaning to do for a while. We joined Mark and Heather Rainsley on a descent of the East Lyn. Mark assured us that the water level was appropraite for the first time down, and I have to agree, it was an excellent paddle and well worth the long drive over.
Pilot error by Mark Rainsley?
Matt Shipp on the final crux of the gorge
09
Jun
Teva Mountain Games – Steep Creek Race
This year Teva Mountain Games competition really stepped up with the international field growing substantially. For those of you who don’t know about it, the Mtn Games is one of the best events in the US. The results of this race are held in high regard for most creek boaters out there, being able to challange themselves against the worlds best. During the week you can check out Mountain Bikers, Runners, Climbers, and many other athletes who come from around the world to compete in Vail Colorado.
Pyranha paddlers were out there representing with Josh Bechtel, the Demshitz crew, Jeremy Laucks, and myself to name a few. The water flows were good, it was actually sunny and not snowing like last year. Here are some of the men’s results:
Name______________COUNTRY_______COMBINED TIME
1. Mike Dawson________NZ__________3.41.63
2. Tao Berman________USA__________3.42.67
3. Pat Keller__________USA__________3.44.29
4. Honza Lasko______Czech R.________3.45.75
5. Sam Sutton_________NZ__________3.47.70
6. Todd Anderson_____USA__________3.47.81
7. Andrew Holcombe___USA__________3.48.61
8. Chris Gragtmans____USA__________3.50.24
9. Ron Fisher_____Switzerland________3.51.03
10. Brad Ludden______USA__________3.52.38
11. Bryan Kirk________USA__________3.53.74
12. Kasper VonK..____Nethr._________3.53.86
13. Dave Fusilli_______USA__________3.54.20
FOR FURTHER RESULTS CLICK HERE
If you get the chance in the future make sure to try to make it out to the Mtn. Games in Vail during the first week of June annually.
05
Jun
28
May
Adidas Sickline Expedition “Sumatra 2009”
The latest expedition of the Adidas Sickline Team was destined to be in the heart of Indonesia. Torrential rapids, monsoon rain, lovely beaches and people getting hurt are only a small part of this exiting trip.
The full story and photos on www.marnics.blogspot.com
Best regards,
Tomass Marnics
28
May
When 13 People Go Kayaking in Quebec Together Something’s Bound To Go Wrong
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I just got back from an awesome trip to Quebec. As a group of 13 we were a travelling circus and party all in one. We dealt with 4 swims, a dislocated shoulder (thanks Trip Kinney for the speedy riverside medical service), a severely broken kayak (not a Pyranha), and everything that went along with our “travelling celebration”. In the end we logged almost 40 river miles between the Nielsen, Saturuski, and Jacques-Cartier. Classic Quebec whitewater fun.  Â
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27
May
Demshitz in “the Boat”
Racing the Karnali on Fish Creek in Steamboat Springs Colorado at the PaddlingLife Pro Invitational.
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Dave Fusilli throwing a loop at the C-Hole Steamboat pro invitational rodeo on the Yampa river. Read the rest of this entry for photos from our past weekend in Steamboat Springs.photos: Anna Bruno
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For those of you who do not know about Demshitz, we have an extreme kayaking movie out called Demshitz The Movie that just hit the shelves! With help from Lunch Video Magazine we are selling the movie online for $19.95 US, which includes a solid hour of whitewater kayaking footage in Chile, Argentina, Colorado, California and the Pacific Northwest as well as bonus features that will keep you entertained for years!!! Here are some teasers for the movie! more @Â http://vimeo.com/lvmvideo/videos
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