Category Archive: whitewater

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 adam johnson, cheat, cheat canyon, high water, jay ditty
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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, Creeking, quick grab handle, Review, Skirt, SkirtworkS, sprayskirt, valley falls
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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 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 adam johnson, cara del indio, chile, gol gol, middle palguin, nilahue, rio, stout, tour de stout, waterfall, 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 adam johnson, chile, demshitz, fuy, kayaking, leona, puma falls, rio, team marginal, 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 kayaking
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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, Creeking, gerds drop, llancahue, rio, team marginal, waterfall, waterfalls
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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 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, Creeking, deckers, deckers creek, steep, whitewater kayaking, 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 kayaking
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