Since 4 month to prepare only that. To be on podium. I won the qualification race; but i was unlucky in final… My spraydeck opened in first drop. We were two Pyranha brothers in final. Fabrice Poueyto and me. First to take the lead Fafa was a sweet time in pool with…miss Tirol ! Final …
Monthly Archive: October 2009
09
Oct
North Wales – it’s actually quite good…
Raindrops rattled off the dustbin outside and sloshed down the drains as the clouds swept over North Wales. The first rain for weeks, proper rain, pink bits on the internet rainfall radar and everything. It would be easy to drop everything and head for the Ogwen. But that’s what we always do. So, I was …
06
Oct
Dipper Creek BC
Dipper Creek is an amazing run in BC that is a tributary of the Squamish River. Last week a team of six of us including three Team Pyranha paddlers (Ali Marshall , Cody Howard and Ben Hawthorne), paddled its second descent and ran alot of first descent falls in it. This river is VERY physical. Â
05
Oct
2009 Whitewater Symposium
    First, I would like to say ‘thanks’ to Zoar Outdoors and the Zoar staff for helping create this year’s whitewater symposium. The 2009 Whitewater Symposium was the first I ever attended. If you have an interest in whitewater sports and it’s continued growth in the future, this is an event you definitely should …
02
Oct
Allan and Liz’s Summer local.
The summer is fading away, new snow is appearing on the hills round Voss and a new season approaches! Right now it feels like it has been raining since June, sun seems a luxury once indulged in, back in June, but overall I would say it has been a great summer. Our rivers have been …
02
Oct
It’s Hard being Georgian. Part 2.
We continued East towards the Enguri, which I’d heard a bit about. It was clear to see why it was labelled as such a big project and would be beyond our small team at this time of year. We paddled a couple of tributaries of this mighty river, the Nenskra & the Mestia, with completely …