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09
Jun

The year so far……..

Well it has been a busy one, so far. I have not paddled as much as I would have liked due to the lack of rain, but this has allowed me to see the completion of a few projects and start a few new ones!

Back in February, Matt Shipp and I managed to paddle a section of water that we had been meaning to do for a while. We joined Mark and Heather Rainsley on a descent of the East Lyn. Mark assured us that the water level was appropraite for the first time down, and I have to agree, it was an excellent paddle and well worth the long drive over.

Pilot error by Mark Rainsley?
Pilot error by Mark Rainsley?
Matt Shipp on the final crux of the gorge
Matt Shipp on the final crux of the gorge

09
Jun

Teva Mountain Games – Steep Creek Race

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This year Teva Mountain Games competition really stepped up with the international field growing substantially. For those of you who don’t know about it, the Mtn Games is one of the best events in the US. The results of this race are held in high regard for most creek boaters out there, being able to challange themselves against the worlds best. During the week you can check out Mountain Bikers, Runners, Climbers, and many other athletes who come from around the world to compete in Vail Colorado.
Pyranha paddlers were out there representing with Josh Bechtel, the Demshitz crew, Jeremy Laucks, and myself to name a few. The water flows were good, it was actually sunny and not snowing like last year. Here are some of the men’s results:

Name______________COUNTRY_______COMBINED TIME

1. Mike Dawson________NZ__________3.41.63
2. Tao Berman________USA__________3.42.67
3. Pat Keller__________USA__________3.44.29
4. Honza Lasko______Czech R.________3.45.75
5. Sam Sutton_________NZ__________3.47.70
6. Todd Anderson_____USA__________3.47.81
7. Andrew Holcombe___USA__________3.48.61
8. Chris Gragtmans____USA__________3.50.24
9. Ron Fisher_____Switzerland________3.51.03
10. Brad Ludden______USA__________3.52.38
11. Bryan Kirk________USA__________3.53.74
12. Kasper VonK..____Nethr._________3.53.86
13. Dave Fusilli_______USA__________3.54.20
FOR FURTHER RESULTS CLICK HERE
If you get the chance in the future make sure to try to make it out to the Mtn. Games in Vail during the first week of June annually.

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05
Jun

Summer Lovin’

 

 

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It’s summer, which means it’s road trip time, and where better for a road trip than Europe, following the paddling season as it progresses North from the South of France, up to the Fjords of Norway. Read the rest of this entry »

28
May

Adidas Sickline Expedition “Sumatra 2009”

The latest expedition of the Adidas Sickline Team was destined to be in the heart of Indonesia. Torrential rapids, monsoon rain, lovely beaches and people getting hurt are only a small part of this exiting trip.

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The full story and photos on www.marnics.blogspot.com

Best regards,

Tomass Marnics

28
May

When 13 People Go Kayaking in Quebec Together Something’s Bound To Go Wrong

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I just got back from an awesome trip to Quebec.  As a group of 13 we were a travelling circus and party all in one.  We dealt with 4 swims, a dislocated shoulder (thanks Trip Kinney for the speedy riverside medical service), a severely broken kayak (not a Pyranha), and everything that went along with our “travelling celebration”.  In the end we logged almost 40 river miles between the Nielsen, Saturuski, and Jacques-Cartier.  Classic Quebec whitewater fun.   

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27
May

Demshitz in “the Boat”

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Dave Fusilli throwing a loop at the C-Hole Steamboat pro invitational rodeo on the Yampa river. Read the rest of this entry for photos from our past weekend in Steamboat Springs.photos: Anna Bruno

 

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For those of you who do not know about Demshitz, we have an extreme kayaking movie out called Demshitz The Movie that just hit the shelves! With help from Lunch Video Magazine we are selling the movie online for $19.95 US, which includes a solid hour of whitewater kayaking footage in Chile, Argentina, Colorado, California and the Pacific Northwest as well as bonus features that will keep you entertained for years!!! Here are some teasers for the movie! more @ http://vimeo.com/lvmvideo/videos

 

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26
May

Metlako Falls

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The other day I ran this amazing waterfall on Eagle Creek called Metlako falls.  The falls are named after an ancient Salmon Godess.  After an amazingly soft landing you end up in one of the most beautiful gorges in the world.  Thanks to the NZ boys I ran this with, Bernard, Jamie, Josh and Haden who all styled it.

25
May

Finally back into the real world

After a year full of books, writing, working and finally finishing my diploma in psychology, I jumped back into the real kayaking world. I know what I missed so much ;-). I work now as a freelancer, and most of this working time is outside in the boat or in the mountains. Just two weeks ago we trained kayakers to become kayakinstructors, and see for yourself what else you can do with your boat a

part from sitting in it.

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25
May

A weekend in Telemark

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Telemark is an area of Norway famous for its waterfalls and slides, and this weekend the sun is shining as well! We headed to the area for the weekend to see what paddling we could find. The group was a great mix of people, Team Pyrahna paddlers Per Christian Pedersen and Ric Moxon, as well as Mark Burton, Morton Bergsland, Olav HÃ¥vik and Paula Pridham.

First of all we all headed over to the most classic run in Norway – Homerun on the MÃ¥r River. The section consists of 5 waterfalls within about less than a kilometre, and is a must see for any visitor to this area!

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Ric Moxon on Homerun
After that we headed to the Gøyst River, which is a great class IV-V run, with a small waterfall (shown in the picture), and some interesting slides at the end.
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After birthday celebrations on the Saturday night for Paula, we headed to the Austbygdåi, which starts of gently and gets gradually more interesting as you head down the river. A great end to a fun weekend, and we all headed home!
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23
May

Demshitz Stay out of Jail Tour 09

 

 

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Dave Fusilli throwin up the air brown at the Reno River Fest.

Demshitz is here in Buena Vista Colorado for Paddle Fest! We have been non-stop from Cheat fest WV to Reno River fest NV and into Californ-i-A ! Check out some of the photos and videos from the trip so far.

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