27
Sep
Gauley fest 2013 Gauley fest, probably the biggest paddling festival in the world. The festival takes place once a year on one of the all-time classic pieces of big American whitewater, the Gauley river. The river is split up into two sections, with the lower section being far less demanding than the upper, meaning …
26
Sep
Lower Lewis falls is a sweet park and huck 40 footer I had been wanting to run all summer, but had not worked out until it dropped out. Luckily we had some early fall rain, bringing it back into a prime level for a day. Chris Stafford and Chris Morelli were easy to rally to …
24
Sep
After my first descent in 2010 the time had come to head back. We were lucky enough to enjoy 2 trips down the river. We did the classic 3 day trip followed by the more unconventional 1 day descent. The one day descent was the most incredible day of kayaking I have ever done. We …
23
Sep
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I LOVE boating in the UK. It might get cold, and levels are never reliable, but when you have a good day out they’re always the best. Also, unlike most other countries we have boating all year round, so long as we get the rain. I’ve …
19
Sep
The city of Québec is pretty well known for creeking. With many big slides, long, high volume and continuous class V rapids, Québec City is a destination of choice for any class V boaters, that’s no secret. With some classics like the Taureau, the Neilson and the 7chutes it is one of the creekers paradise …
19
Sep
After an intense few weeks up in northern BC, we headed back to Whistler. After a few laps on the Ashlu a team of us decided it was about time to go on another adventure. After 2 trips down the Stikine we thought we deserved some class 4-5 read and run multiday action. The …
16
Sep
it’s been a busy summer, working and teaching. Finally got some days off and time to write about our early trip to Gaspesie. Its a little known region for whitewater, especially because there are almost no active paddlers. Fortunately, I had the chance to meet Simon Roy, the best local to show you the goods, …
16
Sep
In just over a week I’ll be flying out to India for a return trip to Meghalaya. In an attempt to pass the time I’ve put together a video of our first and second descents of the Kynshi river last year. In my mind the Kynshi holds the best whitewater alonside the most beautiful scenery …
16
Sep
Late into the summer after most rivers in the PNW are out of water, one awesome run is just dropping into its prime. The Cispus is a great run that is inaccessible for a lot of the year due to high water and snow covering the pass to get there. It is located in a vast, sasquatch …
14
Sep
The much anticipated 2013 World championships took place in Nantahalla gorge, North Carolina this past week. The feature was created artificially and whilst being situated on a natural river the competition hole is created by a concrete “wave shaper”. This feature differs massively to that off the last worlds. Smaller, less powerful but far more …