Destination Torngat by christopherkorbulic | Sep 24, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, United States, WhitewaterI was standing at our camp slide #8, the biggest falls on the river, just after sunrise on the fourth day descending the Nachvak river. Camp was calm and our own little bedrock swimming pool was glassy and still. Here after sunrise, breaking down camp, and a little...
Thinking for Yourself- Green River Narrows- Unlimited Style by Hunt Jennings | Sep 10, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterOne of the most common mistakes that everyone makes is subconsciously following “the pack”. Naturally, if everyone is doing it, it feels like the safe thing to do. Because no one will say anything to you for following them. Therefore it is very easy to not...
Attaining with your Karma UL by colinkemp | Aug 15, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterI guess we need to start with an explanation of attaining. It was a staple of my youth and is likely the best way to get a workout in your WW kayak. Attaining is the art of paddling your boat upstream through a rapid. I know that a bunch of you are thinking “Why the...
Paddling the Zen in Western China by JK Fans | Jul 31, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterThe Dulong River is a very special pIace. Located on the far edge of Yunnan Province, China, it was until recently only accessible for 6 months out of the year, due to the high mountains that isolate it from the rest of the world. The road into the Dulong is...
The Malad River Race 2014 by Micah Kneidl | Jul 18, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterThis past April, a group of southwestern Idaho boaters worked up a plan to put on the first annual lower Malad Race. The Malad River is located in the deserts of Southern Idaho and it features two short stretches, the upper is class 3 and the lower is class 4. The...
A Karma UL Fantasy by christopherkorbulic | Jun 10, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, United States, WhitewaterLong boats were always kind of a mystery to me. I thought of them as the old school of kayaking, and liked to paddle them on class three or four to spice things up a little. A fall day came a couple years ago that I paddled the class V South Fork Feather in California...
2014 GoPro Mountain Games Wrap Up… photos, video too! by ericjackson | Jun 9, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, EJ Thoughts, JK Team Posts, Karma Unlimited, the athlete, Whitewater, Wrap Ups2014 GoPro Mountain Games will go down on the record books for many factors. Most attendance- 75,000 people on Saturday. Best Water levels- Gore Creek hovered around 1,000 CFS all week without spiking and flooding, or dropping too low. Homestake creek was the...
Playboating with your Karma UL by colinkemp | May 31, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterDepending on when you started boating, playing with a long boat may be a foreign concept or a trip down memory lane. Kayakers have always play boated but how we play has evolved with the boats. The core of classic play boating is surfing and enders! The surfing end of...
2014 Watauga Race by wildwildwes | May 30, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, Events, Featured Post, Karma Unlimited, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Video, Video, Whitewater, Wrap UpsThe Race Start after passing under Guys Ford Bridge Photo by: William Mauney Photography This past Saturday one of my favorite events of the year went down on the Watauga River Gorge. This is a really fun race, because of the friendly lazed nature of the...
Using your Karma UL to play with rocks by colinkemp | May 19, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterNow that we are getting more comfortable with our sweet new boat it is time to up the ante. In my world no river run is complete with out some sweet boofs, grinds, and rock spins. The first thing you will need to work on is adapting your technique to the speed of the...
River Running with your Karma Unlimited by colinkemp | May 17, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Whitewater Now that you have your UL outfitted and the trim is just right we need to start testing the waters, so to speak. I recommend that you pick a river run that is below the top end of your skill level. A slightly more open run will make things easier for you at the...
3 Week Review: classic southeast dam releases by Boyd Ruppelt | May 16, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Karma Unlimited, United States, Whitewater While most of us think about the quality rain-fed streams throughout the southeast, we have to remember to appreciate the hard work and consistent efforts by American Whitewater Association. This April there were more dam release options than nearly any month I...
