The Only Way (OUT) is Up by JK Team | Oct 8, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Instructional, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater Instruction, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Mylo Nicholas In September when the rivers are low, there can still be sections left to explore. The Arc River, in the Maurienne Valley (French Alps), is not frequently paddled, due to restricted sections and dam controls, but can offer some incredible...
2021 Competition season! by JK Team | Sep 10, 2021 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW Disciplinessubmitted by Maja Kawczynska Hello friends, It’s me again – Maja from Poland. I would like to share with all the exciting things that happened to me after my trip to France, which I wrote to you about previously. I spent the second part of my holidays in a...
Makinito Contest 2021 by JK Team | Jul 14, 2021 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Maja Kawczynska I have just come back from France where I took part in the first international competition in my life, in which I performed in the team colours of Czaplicki Fun. The contest took place over the weekend, July the 3rd/4th, in Makinito,...
Rainy Spring Creeking – Rivière d’Ay and a Failed Mission on the Ozon by JK Team | Jun 19, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesWe had a really rainy spring, meaning that we could go paddling on the winter runs in warm temperatures, it was so nice!!! Tom, Mateo and I ran 2 laps on a high water classic, the Rivière d’Ay, a full on 2km gorge with continuous rapids. After they left, my...
Isère Weekend Mashup by JK Team | Jun 3, 2021 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, River Running, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesMe and my crew, the ”Eggstream” boys, had a nice weekend on the Isère river in the french alps a few weeks back! The Isère river is one of the ones you can count on when nothing else is running thanks to regular dam controlled releases. My mate Paul is...
Upper Vecchio | Low Water Corsica Part 1 by JK Team | May 12, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesSubmitted by Mylo Nicholas This past April I spent 2 weeks in Corsica. The levels where super low, due to cold temperatures and the lack of snowmelt, however we still managed to have a good time and bag a few runs. The Upper Vecchio is one the more difficult sections...
From Jackson Monstar to Rockstar!? by Philippe Lavallee | Apr 26, 2021 | Canada, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, jacksonkayak.com, JAdventures Main Banner, MonStar, Old Models, Playboating, Rockstar, Rockstar 4.0, WhitewaterWatch my first “highlight reel” please : https://youtu.be/_qsAdMqYYfM English will follow Qui est-tu? Moi? Je suis devenu kayakiste, de plus en plus, un coup de pagaie à la fois. Tout débute par l’émerveillement et le plaisir, qui nourrit la...
French Winter Stouts | Creeking by JK Team | Mar 22, 2021 | Creeking, Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Nirvana, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesDespite rules and lockdowns in the last few months, me and the Eggstream crew still managed to fall off a number of cool french winter time stouts! This year had a particularly big snow pack, and with heavy rain on top, many rivers came to life for a couple of weeks....
Roadtrip to Larcay | Whitewater Kayaking France by Lane De Meulenaere | Oct 8, 2020 | Featured Post, France, Internationalisation, JAdventures Main Banner, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, WW DisciplinesFor the people that are familiar with the European freestyle scene, might know that France has a bunch of amazing waves! Some are quiet famous others might not be as much. Last spring, we were in luck, one of the lesser known unicorns was running at prime level!...
Printemps dans les Hautes Alpes by thomasneime | Aug 18, 2020 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, France, Internationalisation, NirvanaLe printemps dernier a été maigre en navigation dû au Covid19, cependant, quelques semaines après le déconfinement tout le monde a eu envie de rattraper les navigues perdues et on a été plusieurs à se retrouver dans les hautes alpes afin de profiter des fontes de...
Outdoormix Winter Edition Snow Kayak 2020 by JK Team | Mar 5, 2020 | France, InternationalisationC’était la 3ème édition de ce Boater Snow Kayak qui a lieu sur Vars, au coeur des Hautes Alpes. Entre coupes d’Europe de ski/snow Slopestyle, Freeride, Jumpline, et Dowhill VTT, on retrouve sur la piste de l’adroit un étonnant balai de kayak. 300 metres de longueur,...
Kayaking in Snow | Winter Outdoormix SnowKayak 2020 by JK Team | Mar 5, 2020 | Exploration Feature, Featured Post, France, Nirvana, Outdoor AdventuresKayaking in Snow | Winter Outdoormix SnowKayak 2020 This was the 3rd edition of our Snow Kayak Boater X Event which takes place in Vars, in the heart of the Hautes Alpes. A mammoth winter sports festival comprising of Slopestyle, Freeride, Jumpline, and Downhill MTB...