Category Archive: adam johnson

18 Nov

Random Video 1 of 2: Cheat Canyon @ 8′ and Rising 1.5 Hours Before Dark

Random Video 1 of 2: Cheat Canyon @ 8′ and Rising 1.5 Hours Before Dark

This video is from a couple of Fall’s ago when Jay Ditty, Eric Hendrickson (?), and I went to boat on a rainy day. We …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in cheat, cheat canyon, high water, jay ditty, whitewater
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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 bungee, Creeking, quick grab handle, Review, Skirt, SkirtworkS, sprayskirt, valley falls, whitewater
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10 Jul

Part 2 of 2: Tour de California

Part 2 of 2: Tour de California

Jay Moffet probes the stout, finishing with a good line. So, after a good warmup on the Kaweah, JB Seay, Jay Moffet, & I headed …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in california, cherry creek, Jay Moffet, jb seay, shannon caroll, stouts, whitewater, whitewater kayaking
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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 california, Creeking, Jay Moffet, jb seay, kaweah, oliver grossman, stouts, zero to sixty
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05 Jul

May 2009: West Virginia Rains & a trek to Colorado…

May 2009: West Virginia Rains & a trek to Colorado…

Adam Johnson runs Pumpkin Seed Spitter, Red Run, WV, May 2009. May was quite the month of events. Here is the play by play: It rained, …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in Colorado, Extraction, Gore Canyon, Manns Creek, New River Dries, South Mineral Creek, Vallacito
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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 brutus, bull run, cheat, Creeking, matador, whitewater freestyle, whitewater kayaking
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19 Jan

Chile Update 4 of 4: Tour de Stout…

Chile Update 4 of 4: Tour de Stout…

Jared Seiler Running Princessa on the Gol Gol River. My final week in Chile proved to be one of the best sets of creekboating that I …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in cara del indio, chile, gol gol, middle palguin, nilahue, rio, stout, tour de stout, waterfall, whitewater, whitewater freestyle, whitewater kayaking
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15 Jan

Chile Update 3 of 4: Rio Fuy

Chile Update 3 of 4: Rio Fuy

Yet another Chilean classic. The Rio Fuy is about 3 hours from Pucon and offers great IV+ river running with a few taller ledges and …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in chile, demshitz, fuy, kayaking, leona, puma falls, rio, team marginal, waterfall, whitewater, whitewater freestyle
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07 Jul

Custom Ear Plugs for Kayakers: $50 from your ENT

Custom Ear Plugs for Kayakers: $50 from your ENT

Kayakers are constantly faced with dirty moving water entering their ears. Some people seem not to have any ear problems and may not have had …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in beat downs, ear, ear plugs, freestyle kayaking, kayak, plugs, whitewater, whitewater kayaking
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01 Jul

Mini-Bus Air Spring 2008!

Mini-Bus Air Spring 2008!

What a wave. This wave is so fast, steep, green, and dense–it blew my mind. I found myself paddling out there until I could not …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in 2008, aerial, bus eater, canada, freestyle kayaking, mini-bus, whitewater, whitewaterfreestyle
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