Kalama Falls by Brett Barton | Oct 9, 2014 | United States, Whitewater Kalama-bama Kalama Falls wasn’t on my radar until I’d heard about Chris Korbulic running it earlier this year. It looked like a great drop and I had just gotten back from a winter in the Mexican jungle! So many good waterfalls down there that I was...
GoPro Photography by Micah Kneidl | Sep 23, 2014 | Creeking, JK Media, Karma Unlimited, WhitewaterOver the last year, I’ve really started using my GoPro camera more for photos and less for video.. It’s common knowledge that the GoPro shoots remarkable video, but if you look around on social media, a lot of the Jackson Kayak team has been producing outstanding...
Some sick pictures from the Natural Games! by Mathieu Dumoulin | Jul 19, 2014 | WhitewaterThe Natural Games did not disappoint with Photographers! Here are some photos from Gilles Reboisson: Be sure to like his Facebook page- simply look up Gilles Reboisson Pics!
Swing Weight by Darin McQuoid | Feb 5, 2014 | WhitewaterThere are a lot of guides available that detail packing for an overnight adventure, yet few touch on a paramount principle; swing weight. Swing weight is a slang term for moment of inertia around a predetermined axis. Moment of inertia is the resistance of an object...
Palguin, Chile- With Photos! by Darin McQuoid | Mar 13, 2013 | WhitewaterFeeling on top of the world, and quite tired from our attainment out of the Rio Claro, we pack up the car and head south. Pucon is well known as the center of kayaking in Chile. It’s been a low snow year and we don’t know exactly what to expect. Personally...
Crossing Borders by Darin McQuoid | Feb 25, 2013 | WhitewaterPaperwork, isn’t that what we are trying to escape while on vacation? Unfortunately it has caught up with us in Argentina, and delayed us for a few days. Thankfully that’s behind us now and we head into Chile. Views are incredible as to head to the border...
2013 All Star ROCKS the White Nile by stephenwright | Feb 19, 2013 | WhitewaterI just returned home after my 4th trip to Uganda. Â Uganda is by far my favorite winter playboating destination: warm water, big waves, big rapids, tropical paradise of birds, animals, and plant life, easy logistics, and great paddlers from all over the world make a...
Laps on the Falls and Sieve City in the Karma by Dane Jackson | Feb 3, 2013 | WhitewaterFor the last 2 weeks that i have been home paddling around in the karma, i have gotten it on suck creek a few times, bear creek a few times as well. But rock island has been spilling every day since i have been home, and all the in between days i have gotten on the...
Joining local paddlers in Argentina by Darin McQuoid | Jan 21, 2013 | WhitewaterThrough a series of events too complicated to explain, I’m on a kayaking trip to Chile but land in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Almost a thousand miles later and we are at our first real river. Silvio Gallo, is a kayaking legend in Argentina. We’re lucky...
The Klamath Part II- Warmest water this side of the tropics by JK Fans | Jan 11, 2013 | Trip Reports, WhitewaterI met up with Danielle, founder of Rivers for Change, and her friend, Season, after they had already been on the river for a couple of days. The heat caught me unprepared and when I arrived at our meeting point, it was obvious that it had taken a toll on the two of...
Dane’s Karma Review with Action Video from Chile! by Dane Jackson | Dec 28, 2012 | WhitewaterAfter a month of paddling in Chile on various types of runs, I have been shown just how amazing the Karma really is. It has much more initial speed than I had anticipated. Even with its speed, it’s super easy to control and very predictable. Without extreme...
Antelope Canyon by Paddle by Holcombe Family | Dec 14, 2012 | Kid's Kayaks, Recreational/Touring, River Running, Trips, WhitewaterIt’s November in Colorado and one of the driest years in recent history. As a paddling family we are not quite ready to hang up the paddles for what we hope will be a very snowy winter. It’s our daughter Abby’s Thanksgiving break and we have a long history of spending...
