Other Stuff
I don’t usually post non-kayaking stuff on here, but a lot of paddlers are climbers too, and this video of Sasha DiGiulian climbing the 9a “Pure Imagination” in Kentucky is pretty great. Not only is she just eighteen years old, but she’s also apparently the first American woman to climb 9a. What really struck a chord [...]
Continue reading about Climber Sasha DiGiulian’s Video Speaks to Kayakers Too
OK, I know it’s pushing the definition of ‘kayaking video’ to put this on a whitewater kayaking blog, but hey, it’s just too funny not to. And he is sponsored by Jackson, after all.
Continue reading about Goose Attacks Pro Kayak Angler Drew Gregory
Team River Runner is a stellar non-profit organization that helps wounded veterans and their families “find health and healing through whitewater” by teaching them how to kayak. My kayaking friends from Texas who came out here last summer (on a trip I have yet to blog about, of course) – Ben Kvanli, Jennifer Kerr and Kelly Howard, [...]
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Since apparently I’ve been freaking people out lately with my posts about kayaking carnage, here’s some more cheerful fare. A couple of weeks ago I took the ACA (American Canoe Association) Instructor Certification Class run by Chris Jonason of Wave Trek Rescue in Index, WA. It was really a blast – a mix of great people taking [...]
Continue reading about Pics from the ACA Certification Class
Scott Henderson posted a really poignant account a while ago on Professor Paddle about how he nearly didn’t make it out of a hole on the Middle Middle run on the Snoqualmie – a mostly Class III run with a pretty easy IV section that most of us Seattle area paddlers are used to bombing after [...]
Continue reading about When Things Go Wrong on the River – And How to Get Out of a Hole
Here’s a video that Jessie McCarthy posted on Professor Paddle a while ago. It’s a good example of how you can run something no problem one time and then the next time be a little bit off and turn into a cautionary tale. Watch the rescue and see how many things go wrong.
Continue reading about Video: Kayaker Beatdown (and Many Other Things Going Badly at the Same Time)
I stopped in at the Friendly Foam Shop in Bellevue today to pick up some kayak outfitting stuff and thought I’d give it a shout out for our local kayakers. They have a good selection of kayak outfitting type foam, ranging from thin pieces to 4-inch blocks. Prices are reasonable, and Emy, the manager, was nice enough [...]
Continue reading about The Foam Shop in Bellevue – Thumbs Up for Kayak Outfitting
I just love this video of a girl being taken down Itanda Falls rapid on the Nile River in the front seat of a tandem kayak. I think Anton Immler from Triberiders is the one behind her, although you never see him – he’s a really good kayaker and it looks like they actually roll a few times, [...]
Continue reading about Video: Scared Girl on Itanda Falls, Nile River (Funny)
I think this is Copyright 2002 by Dave Petterson of Calgary Paddlers, but it’s on a million websites so I’m posting it here because who are we kidding, it’s funny. Here goes: “Someone was asking me about my class IV comfort level the other day, and my answer was something like “I’m comfortable that I [...]
Continue reading about Dave’s International Scale of River Difficulty (Funny)
OK, they’re not really whitewater kayaking quotes, but they should be. I checked out Ky Delaney’s blog and she has a great article with quotes from 1800′s miners that apply really well to kayaking. Check out the whole River Chica blog post for 1800′s miner quotes on ‘paddling the gnar’, ‘being a dirtbag’, and ‘on [...]
Continue reading about Funny Whitewater Kayaking Quotes on the River Chica Blog