Torrent River Update (We are getting some Rain!) by Will Richardson | Sep 16, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 16, 2007 By Nick Troutman Well, we are starting to get some rain. That is putting some smiles on our faces. For the past four days, we haven’t been kayaking, just searching for water. After dropping off EJ, Dane, and Joel, the rest of our trip headed to...
Jay Kincaid Update by Will Richardson | Sep 16, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 16, 2007 By Jay Kincaid I have been going non stop since the Nationals a couple of weeks ago. I spent 4 days in Reno the week after arriving home from Maryland paddling in the low and now again cold water of the Truckee River. It is always nice to be home but...
Green Adventures by Will Richardson | Sep 16, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 16, 2007 By Mark Hammock Brad Sisco has been talking about running the Green Narrows in NC for so long, it about made others sick of hearing it. It finally started to materialize when he stated he wanted to do the trip as part of his ‘bachelor...
Another Happy “Rocker” paddler from New Zealand! by Will Richardson | Sep 16, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 16, 2007 By Brad Sutton Hi EJ, Elliot Dale and myself went for a paddle a few weeks ago just before Elliot had to fly back to New Zealand. Elliot said "The Elbow River would be a great creek run" for us to paddle before he had to fly out to New...
Surfing Alert in Riggins, Idaho by Will Richardson | Sep 15, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Devon Barker The surfing is getting really good in Riggins, Idaho at Cat’s Paw. I surfed there yesterday and there were three waves. One was perfect for the Reaction Surf Kayak, one for creek boat surfing, and one was just right for the Star. Here is the link...
2007 World Surf Kayak Championships in Basque Land by Will Richardson | Sep 15, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Devon Barker The Worlds for surf kayaking are coming right up. I leave on October 5th for Spain. The competition will be October 18-28th. You can follow the competition at http://itxasondo.galeon.com/txapelketa07/index07.html www.bakio.com I am hoping to have...
Freestyle Nationals & Elections for USFKA at Nationals by Will Richardson | Sep 15, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Devon Barker 2007 Freestyle Nationals- September 28 & 29 Three ways to sign up: http://www.active.com/page/Event_Details.htm?event_id=1470463 You can also sign up at Gauley Fest. Go to Adventure Sports Center International (ASCI) booth to sign up. Go ASCI...
Hockey, School, and Outdoor Program: by Will Richardson | Sep 14, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Ben Guska Wow! I can’t think of a time where I have been quite this busy. My first four weeks of school have been super amazing. Classes aren’t as hard, homework is steady, and hockey….. is giving me a lot of bruises again. Other then that...
EJ’s totally biased (I can’t really do it any other way, as you know) review of the Rocker by Will Richardson | Sep 14, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 14, 2007 The Rocker has been given a true test over the past 10 months. Expeditions in Mexico on steep technical, and huge drops, as well as numerous petons to test the Uni-shock bulkhead system. I was present for much of it, and just got the beta on some....
EJ, Joel, and Dane Heading Home by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 13, 2007 We got in 6 full days of paddling in 10 days of exploratory action. This is a good ratio, according to Ben, when you are both weather and water dependent and going for creeks, instead of big rivers with lots of water. I am sad that we are leaving and...
Newfoundland Expedition by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 13, 2007 By Nick Troutman Well we are here in Newfoundland, about to drop off EJ, Dane, and Joel off at the airport tomorrow. It has been an awesome trip with them so far. We started off the trip with some low water, and got skunked on the first three rivers...
First full descent of the Cloud River from the headwaters to Canada Bay (Roddington) by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2007 | Heros, Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 13, 2007 We have been anticipating this run for a while. A run by Andy Bridge and John Weld in 1994 starting at Twin Lakes, with a portage around the gorge and most of the major drops, left the Cloud still quite a virgin run. The 15 miles upstream of Twin...
