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...
Creeking in Northern Quebec by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Nick Troutman Quicktime, 8.2 MB Well, after the Niagara gorge, Joel Emily and I decided to go up to Quebec for one last hurrah before I headed back to Tennessee with Emily. So we packed up the Westfalia, and headed to Ottawa to pick up Joel, and then we were off....
Summer Finale by Will Richardson | Sep 13, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Ruth Gordon In what I would consider, the perfect finale to a summer on the Ottawa, last week, Stephen, Clay, Jeremy and I ventured east to the Lachine rapids to celebrate our successful summers. This was a special day, reminding me of the great friends I have made...
Fibark 2007 by Will Richardson | Sep 12, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Emily Jackson Last year I didn’t get to make it to Fibark since I was doing events elsewhere and having missed it for a year made me even more excited to be there this year. The hole was awesome. Perfect for learning new moves and perfecting old ones. I found...
Jesse Coombs’ point and shoot camera catches Newfoundland lifestyle and some action by Will Richardson | Sep 12, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 12, 2007
Spains Schools & Surfing by Will Richardson | Sep 12, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 12, 2007 By Devon Barker Dear Friends, Spain is very different from the USA. One thing that is different, but very neat, is the school bus. I have attached a picture with some students getting off the bus by our flat. I think the kids back home would enjoy the...
An epic three days in Newfoundland, expedition wonderland by Will Richardson | Sep 12, 2007 | Rockers, WhitewaterOctober 12, 2007 I’ll start with Tuesday. We drove to Eddie’s Brook and got beta on getting to a waterfall that is supposed to be about 50 feet with a good run on it. Another first descent attempt, but after driving for 4 hours on 4×4 full on roads,...
Unexpected rain brings up Mill Creek, WV! by Will Richardson | Sep 11, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos By Stephen Wright After a near-record low water August, West Virginia finally got a good rain last night through this afternoon. And in Fayetteville, it was a storm to the tune of 1 1/2 inches! After looking at levels in the area, we decided to check out a...
Some cool pictures from pro photographers by Will Richardson | Sep 11, 2007 | WhitewaterPhotos By Jez While I was on the crazy Jackson Kayak Camp Instructional Tour I met a few amazing professional photographers that took some spectacular shots. Thanks to Don Sampson, Tom Snelham and Charles Bubb for all their help. Really awesome stuff. Here are a few...
Niagara Gorge by Will Richardson | Sep 11, 2007 | WhitewaterBy Joel Kowalski “…these rapids are level 6. They are the biggest and most deadly rapids in the world…” said the elevator attendant as we descended to river level on the whitewater walk boardwalk on river-left, a.k.a. Canada. As EJ has said,...
World Surf Kayak Championships in Spain by Will Richardson | Sep 11, 2007 | WhitewaterOctober 11, 2007 By Devon Barker Greetings Everyone! The surf was big today and it took me 30 minutes to get out. That was pretty frustrating but it was great once I made it out. We went to Gernika yesterday. That was neat as the famous tree there is called the...
