Blair W.
Spring 2013 whitewater kayaking classes are gearing up around the Seattle area. If you’re thinking about plunging into this ultra-fun sport, here’s where you might want to start out: The Washington Kayak Club Beginner Whitewater Course starts March 11 and goes to April 6, 2013. Cost is $175 for WKC members, $255 for non-members. It’s [...]
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The 2011 Professor Paddle Ball took place over Memorial Day weekend outside of Leavenworth, Washington, one of my favorite places. The Ball is a once-a-year gathering of the Northwest kayaking community organized by ProfessorPaddle.com founder James Amandus and a crew of volunteers, including Adam Ales, maker of the awesome Big Air Ramp over the past few years. [...]
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 [...]
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Blair Williams and Rob McKibbin were doing the Index to Split Rock Skykomish run a few days ago when the level was 5,000 cfs, which is actually kind of a tricky level for Boulder Drop, the big Class IV drop – the entrance can be a little less complicated in the 6,000 cfs range I think. [...]
Continue reading about Video: Playboat Kayaking Carnage on Boulder Drop, Skykomish River
Matt Kurle posted this video on Professor Paddle not long ago of himself, Adrian Wigston, Dave Moroles and Joe Howard (aka Super Joe) running the Carbon River – it’s really nice. And, for those so inclined, yes, there is some carnage. Matt has a lot of good videos on his YouTube channel, which my friend [...]