The Great Gauley Pilgrimage – Travel Tips & Traditions! by wildwildwes | Sep 19, 2014 | WhitewaterAs I was packing last night to head to my 11th Gauley Fest this weekend I had quite a nostalgic moment looking back at all the T-shirts I had accumulated from over the years of the event. I also thought about all the many things I’ve learned along the way while making...
Ottawa Valley Summer: video by nicktroutman | Sep 18, 2014 | Featured Post, JK Team Posts, Rockstar Carbon, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Video, WhitewaterThe Ottawa Valley is where I was born and raised. It is where I learned to kayak, and still one of my favorite places on Earth to kayak. Summertime on the Ottawa is hard to beat; warm water, perfect levels, good fishing, fun waves. To me this is the definition of...
Improving your roll, the ‘Jez countdown technique’. by Jezz | Sep 18, 2014 | Instructional, WhitewaterRecently I have volunteered my time to help out a few Juniors learning to roll in Sydney, driving a couple of hours to do so. Why? Well we always need to do our part in helping the next generation of paddlers and in doing so I felt it was a good reason to post about...
In Search of a Unique Bird by Butler Cox | Sep 17, 2014 | Recreational/Touring, Rogue, United StatesI have been fascinated by Pelicans since first encountering them as a young boy raking moss on reefs in Massachusetts Bay. As a teenager in the dunes of Florida, I would marvel at Pelican echelons soaring the surf line and laugh at the brazen ones walking, stalking,...
Upper Gauley FUN video with Stephen and Clay! by stephenwright | Sep 17, 2014 | WhitewaterI’ve always loved the Gauley river. It’s a great mix of big rapids, downriver play, rock moves, and surf waves. Here’s a video of Clay and I running lots of our favorite lines on this fantastic river. We were both stoked to get to paddle the new...
An Action Packed Summer in a Nutshell!! by Bennett Smith | Sep 17, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterSummer 2014 has been one of, if not THE best, summers of my life! A lot of things have happened that are hard to sum up in one short post. Before summer, I wasn’t kayaking as much as I would have liked to, but once school was out I headed to Colorado for the kayak...
First Impressions on the 2015 FUN! by Hilde Schweitzer | Sep 16, 2014 | WhitewaterFirst Impressions “you will never get a second chance to make a first impression” will rogers I know you should never put too much credence in first impressions, especially of a boat but from experience I can pretty much tell within a few minutes whether a boat and I...
NF of the Payette by sagedonnelly | Sep 16, 2014 | WhitewaterHere is quick video of my favorite river, the North Fork of the Payette in Idaho. Very happy to have run a lot more of it this year! I ran from lower Nutcracker to right above Jacob’s, and of course the Lower 5. Thanks to the Craig and Seth Stoenner for showing...
Tuolumne River Lives On by Phil Boyer | Sep 15, 2014 | WhitewaterTuolumne River Lives On In late July I had the opportunity to paddle my first overnight Tuolumne trip since the Rim fire of 2013. I had heard stories of a burned out canyon, fallen trees, and sediment filled river. I also heard stories of poppy fields in the spring...
River running video and story on EpicLife.com by Ken Hoeve | Sep 14, 2014 | United States, WhitewaterI recently had the chance to do a story on standup paddling and river running with the website and magazine Epic life. Click on the link to see why this style of river running is a fun way to get on the river and try something new. Be sure to have a look at the video...
How to Train Your Body for High Speed Kayak Racing- Short Races by ericjackson | Sep 13, 2014 | Creeking, Fitness, Instructional, the athlete, WhitewaterRacing isn’t something everyone does, but training for racing is something everyone can do. Any motivation to improve the status of your body, improving strength, endurance, muscle mass, lowering fat, tightening up joints to withstand daily life and activities...
How to Train Your Body for High Speed Kayak Racing- Short Races by ericjackson | Sep 13, 2014 | Fitness, WhitewaterRacing isn’t something everyone does, but training for racing is something everyone can do. Any motivation to improve the status of your body, improving strength, endurance, muscle mass, lowering fat, tightening up joints to withstand daily life and activities...
