Category Archive: Creeking

23 Dec

Back In Chile

Back In Chile

Sometime this fall I decided that it was a good idea to return to Chile for another epic trip. After throwing the idea around with …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in chile, whitewater, whitewater kayaking
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28 Jul

Skirtworks’s New Bungee Skirt: A Review

Skirtworks’s New Bungee Skirt: A Review

Kayakers are choosy about their gear. When a boater starts kayaking, he/she often buys one or two brands of kayaks, like Riot or Wavesport for …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in adam johnson, bungee, quick grab handle, Review, Skirt, SkirtworkS, sprayskirt, valley falls, whitewater
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07 Jul

Part 1 of 2: Returning to Sunny Californ-I-A!

Part 1 of 2: Returning to Sunny Californ-I-A!

JB Seay Finishes Zero to 60, Kaweah River, California, June 2009. After spending some quality time in Oregon with the Madre, whilst getting some …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in adam johnson, california, Jay Moffet, jb seay, kaweah, oliver grossman, stouts, zero to sixty
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30 Apr

Spring Update…

Spring Update…

Ben Ledewitz (photomerge) runs the seldom run left line at Edge of the World, Deckers Creek, WV. With another spring in full swing out here in …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in blackwater, creekboating, deckers, deckers creek, green, green river narrows, narrows, north fork, upper, upper blackwater
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25 Feb

Messing with the Bull, Old School Style…

Messing with the Bull, Old School Style…

 Ben Ledewitz passes some ice near the Putin. For some strange reason, this winter in WV we had about two weeks in February that were not …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in adam johnson, brutus, bull run, cheat, matador, whitewater freestyle, whitewater kayaking
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14 Jan

Chile Update 2 of 4: Todo Palguin

Chile Update 2 of 4: Todo Palguin

Evan Garcia on the 18′, Upper Palguin, Pucon, Chile When I arrived in Chile there had been clamors arising late in the night at the bar …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in creekboating, lower, middle, palguin, todo palguin, upper, waterfall, whitewater freestyle, whitewater kayaking
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13 Jan

Skirt Review: SkirtworkS = Solid Sprayskirts

Skirt Review: SkirtworkS = Solid Sprayskirts

Aramid Tough Rim Sprayskirt with SkirtworkS’s Quick Grab Rip Chord. There are many companies in the kayaking industry today who are making sprayskirts; however, SkirtworkS …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in bomber, deck, neoprene, Review, SkirtworkS, sprayskirt
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06 Jan

Chile Update 1 of 4: Rio Llancahue, Part 1

Chile Update 1 of 4: Rio Llancahue, Part 1

What a great three and a half weeks in Chile. Whilst here, we have had the opportunity to run some great whitewater (including some cascadas …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in chile, gerds drop, llancahue, rio, team marginal, waterfall, waterfalls, whitewater
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30 Nov

Going to Chile for a Month

Going to Chile for a Month

Adam Johnson, Upper Palguin River, Pucon, Chile, Spring 2004 After some deliberation I decided that I wanted to take a trip somewhere exotic to go kayaking. …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in chile, egcreekin, evan garcia, kayak pucon, pucon, water, waterfall, waterfalls, whitewater, whitewater freestyle, whitewater kayaking, winter
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31 Oct

WV Summer Creeking Update

WV Summer Creeking Update

This June proved to be a pretty epic month in WV. I remember paddling once for 6 days straight on epic whitewater, ranging from Deckers …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in Big Sandy, canaan, canaan valley, deckers, deckers creek, steep, whitewater, whitewater kayaking, whitewaterfreestyle
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