Category Archive: adam johnson

07 Jul

WV’s 2011 Spring Marks Record Water & Whitewater

WV’s 2011 Spring Marks Record Water & Whitewater

Spring 2011 will undoubtedly be remembered as one of those springs you always want to repeat. From running Real Manns Creek on January 2nd, to …

 
By Adam Johnson
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03 Mar

Carabiners, Safety Gear, & Whitewater Kayaking

Carabiners, Safety Gear, & Whitewater Kayaking

How many carabiners do you carry with you while you are on the river? Enough to get you out of a tight spot? I bet …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in Creeking, how to, whitewater, whitewater kayaking
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10 Feb

Rio Florin Stouts…

Rio Florin Stouts…

After spending several weeks in Pucon, it was time to venture outside of the immediate creeking wonderland (what EG calls “Babylon”) and onto rivers farther …

 
By Adam Johnson
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28 Jan

How to Pack a Breakdown Paddle in your kayak (and have it stay there!)

How to Pack a Breakdown Paddle in your kayak (and have it stay there!)

Have you ever wondered how to pack your breakdown paddle in your kayak? Have you ever swam and lost things out of the back of …

 
By Adam Johnson
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22 Jan

How to Make a Photo Compilation

How to Make a Photo Compilation

So you are wondering how to combine a series or sequence of successive shots into one. How do you do this? Read on… They are done …

 
By Adam Johnson
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19 Jan

Rio Desahue Photo Tour

Rio Desahue Photo Tour

The Rio Desahue is another one of Pucon’s classic whitewater runs. The river runs via the overflow from a lake just upstream of the put-in. …

 
By Adam Johnson
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16 Jan

Photo of the Day: Crazy Boofs

Photo of the Day: Crazy Boofs

This series is again from the Rio Nevado. Photo’s courtesy of Bryan Kirk. This is one crazy weird boof. That shelf that comes in on …

 
By Adam Johnson
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15 Jan

Photo of the Day: Rio Nevado Compilation

Photo of the Day: Rio Nevado Compilation

Here is a sequence that Bryan Kirk got of me, Adam Johnson, on my last day in Chile. This is the main drop on the …

 
By Adam Johnson
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13 Jan

First Few Days in Pucon

First Few Days in Pucon

After flying into Santiago via Copa Airlines (and getting our boats rejected even before we got to the counter), Bryan Kirk and I sought …

 
By Adam Johnson
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09 Jan

WhitewaterFreestyle gets a huge face lift.

WhitewaterFreestyle gets a huge face lift.

It has been a long time coming. But–finally–I got the time to give my whitewater blog some much needed TLC. I decided long ago that …

 
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