Safety
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 I saw the other day on the Kayaking Sucks website, an obvious example of some of the other stuff (i.e., aside from getting sucked into a massive hole, etc.) that can unexpectedly go wrong you’re kayaking. (Getting sucked into a massive hole I’ve pretty much come to expect.) They make some good points [...]
When it comes to how to go from kayaking Class IV to Class V whitewater, needless to say, I’m NOT the person to ask. However, I’m borrowing from this thread on Professor Paddle, where my friend JP posted some great comments in response to our friend Connor’s question about how best to do it. (Connor and his [...]
Continue reading about Whitewater Kayaking Tip: Going from Class IV to Class V
So is it foolish to kayak on Friday the 13th? I’m not superstitious, but as I was heading out to boat that morning I remember thinking how ironic it would be if there ended up being river carnage that day. As it turns out, I was front and center in the carnage department, but at [...]
Continue reading about Friday the 13th Lives Up To Its Name – Kind Of
Last weekend I took one of the most fun kayaking trips ever, on the Wenatchee River by Leavenworth. It was running around 4900 cfs, so not enormous, but the waves are definitely a lot bigger than what I’ve seen on Class IIIs on this side. Anyway, something happened on the one rapid, Snowblind, that [...]
Continue reading about River Reading, and Why We Wear Helmets (Yes, Those Are Related!)