Hero testing on Cow Pie Falls :-) by Will Richardson | Apr 7, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Boyd Ruppelt Hey EJ! It was great seeing you guys this weekend and awesome to be blessed with so much rain! Friday me and Sam went over with Clay and John McConville to Pine Creek Falls, also known as Cow Pie falls, to test the new Heros waterfall running abilities...
Jesse is loving his Super Hero more and more, and so are his friends by Will Richardson | Apr 6, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi Everyone, The Super Hero just keeps getting better and better! If I could reach through your computer and pull you onto a river trip with me with a couple Super Heros I would. This boat has set the new mark of what a river running creek boat needs...
Rain brings up Henderson on Walden's Ridge! by Will Richardson | Apr 6, 2008 | Heros, Kid's Kayaks, Rockers, WhitewaterPhotos What a great creek we have in Henderson only about 60 miles from Rock Island and on the "Mini-Road" (route 30 from Rock Island-Dayton), SWEET. A road side put-in and 3 miles of class 1-3 drops you into a steep mile of quality Cumberland Plateau class...
All Star C-1 Conversion by Will Richardson | Mar 31, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterCheck out Denny Kortze’s All-Star C1 conversion directions. (PDF)
Happy Easter! Hometown Cooking in Pacific Northwest by Will Richardson | Mar 24, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Jesse Coombs Hi everyone, There is something great for me in paddling with my original crew in the Pacific Northwest. These are the guys with whom I cut my teeth on class five, and it is always great to be back in the Pacific Northwest with them. It is what I like...
James makes it up the cliff at Bald River Falls, and he isn't in his kayak he is in a wheelchair! Kudos to James and Boyd! by Will Richardson | Mar 18, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterI just wanted to tell you what a great time my friends and I had boating last weekend at the Tellico river with Boyd Ruppelt. It was really cool of him to give us a hand with our group and show us the line for running Bald river falls. I’d like to say an extra...
EJ's gets this note from Ben Stookesberry today, WHOA baby!!! by Will Richardson | Mar 15, 2008 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterBen Stookesberry, Jesse Coombs hook up with Pedro, David, Chris Zwacky and others in Brazil and find the goods, apparently! I got this note from Ben today… Eric, We will be in Brazil until the 18th (3 more days), and then we will start unleashing a small...
Isaac in Chile by Will Richardson | Mar 10, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, WhitewaterHi EJ, Kristine, Carman and JK family, I just returned from Chile where I spent five days with Isaac and the New River Academy gang, also known as Huge Experiences. The photos are from the Rio Fuy where Isaac and group ran some classic waterfalls, including a 30...
Toni learns to roll a kayak, gets a new Hero and sends in this great note about her transition from open boat to kayak! by Will Richardson | Mar 9, 2008 | 2010 Fun, Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterHi! As I sit, watching the snow fall and the Jackson video, that accompanied my new Jackson Hero kayak, I wanted to send you an email with a picture of its maiden voyage and a picture of the kayak, it will be taking priority over. Last week, I took my new boat to...
Nor-Cal Update by Will Richardson | Mar 4, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Darin McQuoid Hey guys, after a month of heavy snow things have finally started to warm up here on the Oregon/California border. Still busy riding five days a week a work, motivation has been high and on the weekends and I’ve been getting out on some of the...
Update on Big Creek by Will Richardson | Feb 19, 2008 | Rockers, WhitewaterBy Eric Stalowy February 18, 2008 There are few rivers in the South East, and I dare say the entire U.S., as amazing as Big Creek. When it’s, as my buddy Jeb says, “On the high side of hell-yeah!” it will keep you on your toes all the way to the...
Mission: Cheoah River, sore backs and the chronicle of the shuttle bunny by Will Richardson | Feb 17, 2008 | 2010 Star, Classic Stars, Heros, WhitewaterPhotos By Billy Harris Just going to put this out there, shuttle bunny’s get it tough. For all shuttle bunny’s everywhere I send my condolences. I literally sat on my butt all day long watching people have fun. Ruth Gordan left for Costa Rica with all her...
