Face Melting Clas III on the Cranberry by shanegroves | Jan 28, 2017 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Creeking, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesWhen West Virgina gets good flows cycling in, it doesn’t get much better. We can hit up a high water play run on the New or catch a classic class V creek. It is hard to venture from the epic, action packed goods, but we have so many easy wilderness runs that get...
Whitewater Kayaking: A Four Season Sport by Tom Potter | Jan 27, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, rivers, Video, Whitewater, WW DisciplinesI just had this article published in The Wenatchee World newspaper as well as www.wenatcheeoutdoors.org. Check it out!! When I started kayaking in 2009, the thought of traveling down a river strapped into a kayak was terrifying. However, like anything in life, after...
Winter trip to the PNW- Little White Video by Zach Fraysier | Jan 11, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, JK Team Posts, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines, ZenFor a born-and-raised southern (US) kayaker, seeing snow on the banks of the river is an uncommon sight. Nonetheless, we packed massive bags full of gear for a 9 day multi-sport trip to Oregon and Washington to ring in the New Year. Time was...
Shoshone NYD 2017- A New Year of Paddling in Colorado by Holcombe Family | Jan 5, 2017 | 2015 Zen, Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Family Zone, Internationalisation, River Running, rivers, United States, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesThere is a really amazing tradition in Colorado. Every New Years Day a gathering of the most passionate paddlers in the rocky mountain region converge on the Shoshone section of the Colorado River. This section has the most consistent flows of un-frozen whitewater in...
How much can you pack into one year with a broken wing? by Jezz | Jan 1, 2017 | 2015 Zen, 2016 Rock Star Competition, Australia, Creeking, Family Zone, Internationalisation, JK Little Shredders, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW DisciplinesHow much can you pack into one year with a broken wing? So this year saw me have a whole lot of firsts, the biggest of which was getting married to my best friend Claire. We decided that a normal wedding was never going to do, so with a spur of the moment decision we...
Karma UL: Southeast Fall Race Season by Zach Fraysier | Oct 1, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Whitewater4 Races make up the Southeastern US Fall Race Season: The Gauley Animal Race TVCC Ocoee Race Lord of the Fork: Russell Fork Race The Green River Narrows Race Fall is always welcomed by southeastern paddlers and those who travel from around the world to visit these...
Feeling Unlimited – A Long Term & Comparison Review of Long Boats by wildwildwes | Sep 25, 2014 | 2014 Karma Unlimited, Whitewater[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_DqV1xdf-Y[/youtube] Unlimited Power!! Sorry that’s the first thing that goes through my head every time I think of JK’s new river racing long boat, the Karma Unlimited (UL). However you do feel pretty unlimited when you stomp...
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...
