Monthly Archive: May 2013
13
May
Pyranha Nano Review
A few thoughts on the new Pyranha Nano. I will start off by admitting that I wasn’t convinced by the Nano initially. Not by the concept, or by the original prototype during testing. Terms like sport creeker and freeride boat sound a bit too much like an attempt to appeal to the skiing and mountain bike demographic, …
13
May
Magical White Water Kayaking the Baker with SBP
First episode from SBP and Epic TV series; Kayaking down the Baker in Patagonia, Chile. The Baker is the largest river in Chile and offers some of the best whitewater I’ve ever paddled together with an amazing landscape. HidroAysén is willing to built two mega dams on this gem, on of them on the same …
11
May
First UK Ladies Paddle Symposium
The weekend before last saw the UK’s inaugural Ladies Paddle Symposium organised by Pyranha team-member Fran Kohn. Around 70 British paddling ladies from the disciplines: freestyle, river paddling, sea kayaking and canoeing gathered together in Glan Llyn near Bala. It was ideally located close to the Sea and the Trweryn as well as having a …
08
May
Younguns freestyle
The first ever Younguns event took place on the Tryweryn this past weekend, Taking up where the youth freestyle series left off, Younguns still maintains the original elements from the series; An extraordinary amount of young paddlers getting out on the water and having fun ! The Tryweryn is the longest venue the tour visits …
07
May
Chiapas, Mexico
Last March I went to Chiapas (Mexico) with some friends for some kayaking adventures. Rush Sturges from River Roots is shooting an amazing film project with mexican kayaker Rafa Ortiz, so along with them; Evan, my brother Aniol and myself went to his beautiful land to enjoy some of the best rivers in the world. …
07
May
Welcome spring!
After six months working and kayaking around Patagonia I’m back at home at the Basque Country. The spring is already here, and winter has been quite snowy in the Pyrenees so it looks that we are gonna have good flows during this season. I’m back in class 5 white water after the shoulder injury that …
06
May
Exploring Uttarakhand
At the end of the monsoon last year a group of us headed to Uttarakhand, India. We were expecting to jump on the classics but it quickly transpired that there was so much more to do than what is commonly done. This video features the first descents of the East and West Nayyar and the …
02
May
European Team Tour 2013
The Team will be visiting the festivals and rivers around Italy, Austria, France, Germany, Norway and Sweden this year. 21st – 26th May Val Sesia River Festival Campertogno, Italy 1st – 2nd June Soca Rapids Master Positive Sport Kobarid, Slovenia 8th June Drau Rodeo La Ola River Drau, Austria 9th June Augsburg Demo Kanu Treff …