Most times when I return home to visit my family in Buffalo, NY I just stash my kayaks in the backyard and figure they will sit there unused for a couple of weeks. Â Because I never knew whitewater kayaking existed as a sport while I lived there, I assumed that there was no whitewater in …
Monthly Archive: August 2009
25
Aug
Take to the Tees 2009
Over the weekend Richard Brooks and I went over to the Tees Barrage in Stockton for a massive watersports festival aimed at getting people into watersports in the Teesside area. As well as loads of displays on the water including jetskis, power boats and water skiing they also put on a series of come and …
23
Aug
Paddle train is my last mission – Movie trailer
Paddle train is my last mission. During two weeks four paddlers travelled only with train around in Norway to paddle some of the best white water you can fins along the railway. Rivers like Raundalselvi, MoldÃ¥i, Ustekveikja, UstenÃ¥i, Driva and Rauma gave us fantastic a fantastic time, and a way harder mission than we expected. …
22
Aug
Last Stop on the Road Trip: Norway
The big hit on the Upper Driva (photo: Pat Clissold) The final destination for our summer road trip was Norway, my first visit to Northern Europe’s whitewater Mecca, but certainly not my last. Â Bex and I spent an incredible few weeks in Southern Norway, firstly being shown the classics around Sjoa and Otta, and then …
17
Aug
Train trip around Norway Part 2
Hello again! There is no story about this trip, just some new photos. To see more photos go to my blog www.marnics.blogspot.com
13
Aug
Demshitz Carnage teaser
Demshitz taking hitz! Video Heres a video with some footage from the carnage section in the movie Demshitz The Movie
12
Aug
Demshitz “Stay out of Jail Tour 09” recap
Demshitz Stay out of jail tour was a success! Dave Fusilli Nicole Mansfield and I survived a summer traveling from state to state in the Team Pyranha van ( aka “orange bitch” ) visiting Pyranha Dealers events, rodeos, races; we went everywhere! Here is a video from our last stop on the tour in Ouachita …
12
Aug
Train trip around Norway
Hi all! We just finished our mission in Norway. We made a train trip around this country and paddled some good stuff there. 2 weeks, many crazy drops and a lot of fun! Check out some photos here!
11
Aug
Independence Day in Cheesman Canyon
It was only our second day in Colorado, but it was shaping up to be a long one. It was almost ten o’clock and we were already supposed to be at the put-in, but instead we were stashing a bike behind some bushes at the Corral Creek trailhead. The shuttle plan was to hike our …
10
Aug
Soul Searching and Lost Wilderness: Last Part
Vacation vs. Expedition musings, Douglas Creek Revisited, and what’s at stake in the race for BC Hydro development. Check it our Here.