Creekboating
If you’re thinking about whitewater kayaking in Ecuador I highly recommend checking out Ecuador Paddling, my friend Abe Herrera’s whitewater kayaking tour business down there. Word on the eddyline is that this is a great way to get a non-touristy and authentic version of the whitewater experience in Ecuador. “Ecuador is all about Class IV [...]
Here’s another one from the video chronicles of Dan Patrinellis – highlights of local whitewater kayaker Sam Grafton running all sorts of incredibly huge and difficult stuff in 2012. Some of the drops are on Tumwater Canyon (Wenatchee River), Top Tye Creek, Robe Canyon (Stillaguamish River), Skykomish River, the Chelan Gorge, and some BC runs [...]
Continue reading about Whitewater Kayaker Sam Grafton Fires It Up in 2012
OK, I hang my head in shame… I have not posted on this blog for nearly two months, and I guess it’s time for me to get on it before Ollie from New Zealand writes to me again to say, “What up?” Really, things have been busy. More on that later, maybe. In any [...]
Continue reading about Video: Upper Upper North Fork Skykomish Waterfall Run
This video of Rush Sturges on Upper Cherry Creek, CA, is such an awesome example of being an ultra-competent whitewater kayaker. Yes, he swims, but look at all the other stuff that goes on first. Not only does he get stuck in that hydraulic with a broken paddle and still manage to get out of [...]
Continue reading about Video: Rush Sturges Swims Cherry Bomb Falls – But Still Rocks It
Well, I guess it’s not too late for me to write a post in November 2011 after all – two whole hours to go. Here’s a video Todd Thorpe took last weekend of him, Jessie McCarthy, Jon Dufay, and Jim Warlick on the Canyon Creek of the Stillaguamish at 5.7 feet. They did two runs, [...]
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As soon as you start shopping for whitewater kayaking gear you realize there are quite a few choices to make about each item, and it can be hard to know what to buy when you don’t have a ton of experience. The stuff’s expensive too, so you really want to buy gear that you won’t want [...]
Continue reading about Whitewater Kayaking Gear: What to Buy – Drysuits and Paddles
Dan Patrinellis put together this really nice video of the last Chelan Gorge release this summer – sadly, it looks like that was the last release for years to come. Word on the eddyline is that the water was warm and, as you can see, it was a gorgeous weekend. Rob McKibbin did a first [...]
Continue reading about Video: Whitewater Kayaking the Final Chelan Gorge Release in 2011
Leland posted a link on Professor Paddle to his nice review of the 2010 Pyranha Burn, here’s a link to his blog post with the entire Pyranha Burn review on the River Gypsies website. There are a lot of good photos and he goes into quite a bit of depth about the various paces he put [...]