Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to
18
Jun
Fibark 2013 The worlds oldest white water celebrated it’s 65th anniversary this weekend in Salida, Colorado, A small friendly mountain based city that is home to both an awesome creek race and a world class freestyle spot. Both kayaking venues are level dependent and high water levels this year made for a big volume challenging …
17
Jun
The North Fork Championship took place from June 6th-8th in Banks, Idaho on the North Fork of the Payette, one of the craziest rivers out there. Gradient + lots of granite + warm water = one of the sickest rivers ever! The event is organized by James Byrd and this year featured a long race …
10
Jun
We arrived at our next destination, Soca, still pouring rain, something we had been experiencing far too much of in Val Sesia. Blaž, owner of Positive Sport in Kobarid, a local rafting centre and outdoor equipment shop, greeted us. We were shown to our fantastic accommodation before being invited down for a beer in the …
10
Jun
The third edition of the Little White Salmon Race hosted by World Class Kayak Academy took place last Sunday on the mighty Little White Salmon in Washington. With 59 racers the event just keeps getting bigger and bigger, and the big amount of locals boaters that know the run to perfection makes for a pretty competitive …
08
Jun
Gopro mountain games This weekend saw another year of the Vail mountain games taking place in Colorado, featuring some of the best and most progressive outdoor athletes in the world taking part to showcase their skills and try and take home some prize money. First up was the Home stake creek race, A really continuous …
07
Jun
At the end of the spring semester, I made the move out to Hood River, Oregon with my girlfriend for the summer. We took our time getting out there making stops in Colorado, The Tetons, and Yellowstone to explore some new stuff on the way and do some kayaking. Eventually making it over to Boise, …
31
May
Pyranha Team Tour 2013 Italy – Stage One – Val Sessia – 21 – 29th May We have all arrived safe in Italy after a gruelling but smooth drive down from the Pyranha factory in Runcorn. We set out with a bunch of cash for fuel and tolls thinking we would have plenty …
29
May
Well the US Team Trials is now officially over and Demshitz made our mark on the freestyle world. Â This September the Freestlye World Championships will be held at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in Bryson City, NC, and Demshitz wanted a piece of the action. Â Click for the full story.
28
May
We also attended the North West Creeking Comp at the East Fork of the Lewis and Canyon Creek. The NWCC was good fun with many laps at Sunset, one of the best waterfalls to get started and a couple races down the Lewis, a short section but with some nice rapids in a tight canyon. …
23
May
Below: Adam Goshorn in one of the many canyon sections, photo by Matt Beauchamp Our third full day in Mexico was spent running a nine-mile section of the Upper Rio Bobos, putting in near Zapotitlan (If you missed the first two parts of this trip report, you can find Part I HERE and part II …