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Tag Archive: Whitewater Kayaking in Norway
18
Dec
Carving Out Time To Play
I used to be able to work for a few months until I could afford a flight somewhere with great water, then live cheaply next to a river, hitching shuttles and spending weeks, even months a year paddling. Now I have to sneak in a quick flood run before breakfast…
08
Aug
Todo Raundalselva
Phil picked me up from Kayak Voss at 7:30am and we headed to meet Riley and Espen to catch the 8:20am train up the Raundal valley. Kayak on a train??? Yep, that’s right!
10
Oct
Getting Injured on a Kayaking Trip
What do you do when an injury prevents you from kayaking? Laura Hofberger picked up a new hobby…
28
Jul
Get to Know Your Demons
What I love about kayaking is that on the one side I have moments of deep reflection on the river and on the other side have moments of no thoughts at all and just being in the moment. Sometimes, those two sides are very close together in time.
05
Jul
The River That Keeps On Giving
It’s 7.30 pm, you’ve made it only ¼ of the way down the river in the past 2.5 hours, and no one has done the river before. What do you do?
26
Mar
Norway – Why the Land of Giants is not just the Land of Pros
Norway is an optimal place to build your confidence on different styles of rivers – whether that is running your first slides, finding some larger volume rivers, or improving your stamina on more continuous whitewater.
19
Feb
Pyranha Memories: The Whitewater Warriors take on the rock slides and launch ramps of Flatekval Elva
With the extra protection of a motocross top borrowed from Arnt Schaftlein, I went first. I sensed quite early that I struggled to get the boat to track early to the left and flew straight on to the kicker and started flying…