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Category Archive: Expeditions

14
Jan

2012 Picture summary

2012 was a stellar year for me. It started with a huge NZ Summer followed by a 6 week trip to Madagascar then on to North America for another 6 weeks of gettin’ busy. Back home in Spring, I got to bag some of the steepest steeps NZ has to offer, and generally just hang …

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03
Dec

Season 2012 Recap

Thought I would share a few photos from the past season. It was an interesting one. Grad school kept me busy in Vancouver, but I still managed to get out a bunch. And when we got out, it was always really good!    

16
Nov

A Megha kayaking destination

Back in August and September I spent a good six weeks in Uttarakhand kayaking and spending a lot of time with Shalabh Gahlaut. A firm belief Shalabh holds is India may have the best kayaking in the world, it just needs to be found. I agree. India is already known for its big volume in …

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15
Sep

Freestyle world cup 2012

The freestyle world cup is offically over. A series of great events took place  across america over the course of three weeks. Myself and Dave Wild flew out to take part in the series, we met some great people along the way and without the kindness and generosity shown by everyone we would most likely …

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25
Aug

Dear Pro-Boater, go to Pakistan please.

Due to a fourth member of our trip failing to get his Pakistan visa, and another losing his passport, we have had to cut our trip short, and ‘only’ managed to get two months of high water boating done out here. However, spending two months in a country with very little documented boating achieved, and …

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17
Jul

High water Pakistan. I told you so?

Three years ago I visited Pakistan on my ‘Gap Yah’ and since then I’ve been trying to convince a group of kayakers to return with me to take on the whitewater that I saw. In those three years much of the information I’ve gathered about kayaking in Pakistan is that it is not a summer …

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29
May

Euro Team Bus Tour

So the European summer whitewater season is here and the team bus is heading out to visit some of the best festivals and events that are happening this year to run some training sessions, demos and hang out, so meet the team, check out the demos of Jed, Loki, Varun, Shiva and Burn and get …

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12
Apr

Riding the tears of Everest.

Riding the tears of Everest.   Its dark now, the sun had gone home for the night, Rapids run and labour won, In the crashing flow I had to fight, To welcome the love I wanted to flow, For me alone I paddle along, In Everests shadow the flowing rivers, Gave me memories where I …

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27
Feb

Can Kayakers Change the World?

Answer: Yes. One step at a time. A Dam Relief is a new media project, set out by Pyranha’s own Max Bilbow and Sam Ward, that seeks to develop Uganda through sustainable and responsible tourism. If you only read one long-winded article with very few pictures, please make it this one! Read the ‘A Dam …

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01
Feb

Everest – Paddle raft first descent

My name is Sean Glaccum and I have travelled to the Himalayas almost every fall since 1997 in search of rivers that have never been kayaked or rafted.  Past Himalayan first descents include:  First kayak descents off Mt. Kanchenjunga (3rd highest peak), Mt. Cho Oyu (6th highest peak), Mt. Dhaulagiri (7th highest peak) and Mt. …

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