A once in lifetime opportunity; The Detain Waterfall by Dane Jackson | Mar 24, 2020 | Creeking, Nirvana, Video, Video, Whitewater, Whitewater FeatureIn 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...
Tips on Plugging a Waterfall by eliottbertz | Dec 12, 2019 | Karma, Whitewater, Whitewater Feature, Whitewater InstructionPlugging a waterfall with an abrupt 90 degree lip can be challenging. Rolling lips that transition from horizontal to vertical over longer distances tend to nicely set paddlers up for a vertical plug. However, not all waterfalls offer such as user friendly set up....
Saut du Doubs by thomasneime | Dec 5, 2019 | France, Internationalisation, NirvanaThis one was on our list since a long time! It’s the first thing I thought after I accomplished my first descent of this waterfall. The last 22nd of October we went to the Jura area with the goal of paddling and doing the first descent of the tallest drop ever done in...
Paddling at the base of spewing Lava: video by nicktroutman | Feb 6, 2017 | Canada, Internationalisation, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Video, WhitewaterI’ve had an interest in lava and volcanoes since a young age. Although after experiencing it first-hand, a lava waterfall was truly a natural phenomenon beyond words. It started off as an idea we had talked about amongst friends, and then after a couple phone calls...
Rio Nevados/ Pucon/ Chile/ Birthday Party by Marcos Gallegos | Oct 17, 2014 | WhitewaterTrip to the Nevados in Pucon last november for my birthday with Aniol, Evan & the PSA kids Absolutely amazing trip to the Nevados during the month of november down here in Pucon. We had a really good water level so we got to enjoy to whole river. what is most...
Ten Weeks of Mexican Karma with Seth Ashworth by JK Team | Jan 17, 2014 | WhitewaterMexico is a Whitewater paradise. One of the planets steepest playgrounds. Combined with being amazingly beautiful scenery, a friendly and welcoming community, delicious food it makes it a desirable destination for winter whitewater kayaking. I first went to Mexico in...
Karma – Initial Impressions by Darin McQuoid | Nov 22, 2012 | WhitewaterI don’t like to review a boat until I’ve paddled in in a wide variety of situations, from low volume creeking to big water and low volume creeks at high water. Plus everything inbetween 🙂 But the Karma is hot hot hot….and after only a couple times in...
Chris Korbulic on Outside Online- 100 Ft Waterfall by JK Team | Jun 1, 2012 | WhitewaterBe sure to check out JK’s Own Chris Korbulic as he plunges down a 100 ft Waterfall! Photos are pretty impressive!...
Galen Volckhausen Makes the News- Story and Link Attached- 80 ft Fall! by Galen Volckhausen | Apr 29, 2012 | WhitewaterWhen I heard that Galen Volckhausen was paddling kayaks over 80-foot waterfalls, it brought back a decade-old memory, and it made me smile. Galen was a classmate of my daughter at the Elizabeth Ann Clune Montessori School, and one day I navigated my Subaru through an...
Ohanapecosh River – Garrett by JK Fans | Apr 5, 2012 | UncategorizedThis picture is of my good friend Garrett simply flying off of Ohane falls, on of the most scenic runs in Washington State! Being a tall guy 6’6″+, he loves that Jackson has thought about people outside of the “average” boater size. Garrett...
5907 Rio Vista Ln by JK Team | Feb 24, 2012 | Kid's Kayaks11 y/o Sage showing all the kids how easy a drop can be. 11 kids and 5 JK boats did laps on “Graduation Falls” in San Marcos, TX, while there for slalom training from Canada. Laps were run over and over and the grins were BIG!
A Look Into Chris Korbulic’s Journal Entries leading to the Descent of Kundawika Falls by christopherkorbulic | Jan 28, 2012 | Creeking, River Running, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater Dec. 30 There’s a small path to the river from the last village, the truck can’t go. The villagers say it’s 20 km, but the GPS says 12. To rent bikes from the village, we have to take a rider too, so the longer the trail, and more time we have...
