Category Archive: whitewater kayaking

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, Creeking, 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 adam johnson, california, cherry creek, Jay Moffet, jb seay, shannon caroll, stouts, whitewater
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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, Creeking, matador, whitewater freestyle
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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 adam johnson, cara del indio, chile, gol gol, middle palguin, nilahue, rio, stout, tour de stout, waterfall, whitewater, whitewater freestyle
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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, Creeking, lower, middle, palguin, todo palguin, upper, waterfall, whitewater freestyle
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06 Jan

Chile Update 1 of 4: Rio Llancahue, Part 2

Chile Update 1 of 4: Rio Llancahue, Part 2

Gerds Drop from below. So, a few days after running the Llancahue with Jared, Team Marginal, and me, the boys wanted to take a look …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in gerds drop, llancahue, waterfall, 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, Creeking, egcreekin, evan garcia, kayak pucon, pucon, water, waterfall, waterfalls, whitewater, whitewater freestyle, 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, Creeking, deckers, deckers creek, steep, whitewater, whitewaterfreestyle
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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 adam johnson, beat downs, ear, ear plugs, freestyle kayaking, kayak, plugs, whitewater
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30 Jun

Don’t Get Crunched by the Captain

Don’t Get Crunched by the Captain

On an exceptionally low water day on Laurel Creek (New River, WV) some fellas’ decided to run the Cruncher of crunchers in the state: Captain …

 
By Adam Johnson
Also posted in adam johnson, captain crunch, heavy rain, waterfall, whitewater, whitewaterfreestyle
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