A once in lifetime opportunity; The Detain Waterfall

by Dane Jackson | Mar 24, 2020 | Creeking, Nirvana, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature

In October Nick was approached by someone we knew from China about a potential project. Although this guy normally would approach us about doing a competition on 200ft+ waterfalls, Nick was stoked to find out that this time he had a different drop in mind; The Detain...

Lochsa River

by teamjk | Aug 5, 2019 | Whitewater

Spring 2019 After a sweet trip on the MiddleFork of the Salmon and the Selway Rivers We set off to the Lochsa River to do some surfing on the famous pipeline wave. The first run on the lochsa set me up and I instantly decided it was my new favorite river. Ten miles of...

Road to Worlds With Team Jackson

by Dane Jackson | May 11, 2019 | Event Coverage, Internationalisation, Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Name: Dane Jackson What country are you competing for? Kayakistan Favorite place to train? Anywhere Mcnastys go big.. How many World Championships have you competed in before? This is my 8th World Championships. What are your previous placements at Worlds? 18th, 2nd,...

How I like to outfit my 4.0!

by Dane Jackson | Mar 30, 2019 | Playboating, Rockstar 4.0, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

If you are lucky enough to be one of those people out there that has a sexy new Rockstar 4.0, hell yeah! I hope you are as stoked on the boat as I am! One thing about the 4.0 I have noticed is that due to the fact it’s such a drastic change from our previous...

Back to Chile: A smash and grab

by Dane Jackson | Oct 11, 2018 | Internationalisation, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater

I might be flying back to TN today, but it wont be for long, as I am going back to Chile for a short and sweet smash and grab trip. I am gonna be heading south with Adrian Mattern as well as some fellow JK team members. This is a little earlier than I have headed...

Gnarlfest: The best event you might not have heard of

by Dane Jackson | Oct 7, 2018 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Internationalisation, Nirvana, United States, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

Though this is the time of the year I would normally be in Europe for the Sickline race, with that discontinued it has given me a chance to check out a race that has been happening on the west coast in Cali for years: Gnarlfest. I had heard stories about the race from...

Back to Chile: A smash and grab

by Dane Jackson | Jul 22, 2018 | Internationalisation, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, United States, Whitewater

// July 22, 2018 Back to Chile: A smash and grab I might be flying back to TN today, but it wont be for long, as I am going back to Chile for a short and sweet smash and grab trip. I am gonna be heading south with Adrian Mattern as well as some fellow JK team members....

Loss and Victory at Sickline

by Dane Jackson | Nov 3, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

// November 03, 2017 Loss and Victory at Sickline From the moment I had the Nirvana in my hands I could only think about one race, and that was SIckline. I just knew that the Nirvana was gonna be the boat to really give me the best chance at taking that title. Right...

2 Wins with the Nirvana @ Voss Sportsweek

by Dane Jackson | Jul 6, 2017 | Creeking, Event Coverage, Events, Nirvana, rivers, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater, Wrap Ups, WW Disciplines

// July 06, 2017 2 Wins with the Nirvana @ Voss Sportsweek Been out here with my crew in a new place with a new boat, Norway! My friends have hit me up every single year for as long as I can remember and asked if I was coming to Norway or to Extreme Sports week. Every...

Heard of the Antix? Of course you have

by Dane Jackson | Feb 5, 2017 | Antix, Creeking, Playboating, Reviews, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, Whitewater, WW Disciplines

By now i’m sure you have heard about the Antix, i mean besides Beyonce’s twins announcement its pretty much the biggest thing on the internet right now. But it’s being talked about for good reason. Over the last few years other boats have come out...

Sickline- World Extreme Kayak Championships- 2014

by ericjackson | Oct 7, 2014 | Whitewater, Wrap Ups

The Alps are an impressive range of mountains.  The Tirol section of Austria is a rugged, beautiful Alpine mountain area, with quaint villages, glacier fed rivers, like the Oetz, where the Sickline World Extreme Championships are held each year in early October.    It...

Video of Dane and Emily at the Natural Games 2014

by Emily Jackson | Aug 1, 2014 | Whitewater

This year the first World Cup was held at one of Europes biggest outdoor events- the Natural Games in Millau, FR. Dane and I were lucky to be featured athletes at this event and we got a ton of exposure including this awesome video showing a little about our history...