Our first week in Colombia has been pretty adventurous (except for the flight which was tedious to say the least…Iberia are not great for in flight entertainment). After a couple of days in the capital of Bogota, Dave, Lowri Niamh and I headed out to San Gil to get on with the kayaking. First we …
Tag Archive: whitewater
02
Jan
Claim it!
The kayaking world isn’t like the mountaineering world. Traditionally being gentlemen of high regard, mountaineers have always kept accurate records of their achievements. Kayakers, traditionally being scumbags, have not. This has led to much pub (and internet) based based banter over who ran what first. It’s getting more and more difficult to find that elusive …
28
Dec
Shiva Vs Burn – A comparison
As a committed long-term addict to the Burn / Everest series of boats I had mixed feelings when I heard that Pyranha were developing a new large boat. These feelings were compounded when I paddled the first prototype in North Wales, the boat just didn’t feel right, more like a creek boat from a decade …
23
Nov
Chasing Rainbows
Rivers come and rivers go, one eddy flows to the next wave – we make our choices and move on. Never stopping, restless and awaiting. It is the drive to go with the river that takes us to its heart – moving us onwards to its end. Dirty and dusty after over night bus rides, …
28
Jul
Bearwallow Creek first descent.
Coming up to spring break this year I hadn’t paddled much at all since Green Race, so I was very stoked to see everything running just as break started. The large amount of rain limited the amount of rivers we could paddle and we knew it would have to be something small…. Living less than …
13
Aug
Craig Kleckner on Black Eagle Wave
Photo by: Jeff Campbell Here is a sweet video by Craig Kleckner on the Black Eagle wave in Great Falls MT. Â From what I understand Craig was very lucky to catch this wave. Â It has not come in for about 8 years. Â Click here for Craig’s video
13
Nov
Pyranha Standing Tall at the 09 Green Race
Man, what a sick event! Â The green race is straight up grass roots. Â From the first racer out of the blocks to the bitter end of the after party. Â Speaking of the after party, this was one of the best parties I have been to all year, kick ass for sure! Â I, myself, didn’t …
12
Aug
Demshitz “Stay out of Jail Tour 09” recap
Demshitz Stay out of jail tour was a success! Dave Fusilli Nicole Mansfield and I survived a summer traveling from state to state in the Team Pyranha van ( aka “orange bitch” ) visiting Pyranha Dealers events, rodeos, races; we went everywhere! Here is a video from our last stop on the tour in Ouachita …
18
Jul
Demshitz Made Espisode 2
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!!! http://www.demshitz.com