Playak News Flash 2008-12-13

Playak News Flash - December 13, 2008

News Watch Headlines

Level 6 Blog: Hogs Back Session We got a call this morning from Patrick Camblin letting us know that he was heading to Hogs Back Falls for a quick session with Joel Kowalski, Tyler Fox, and Blake Mahoney. So Tyler and I grabbed the camera and were off to document.

Team Riot Kayaks: Riot Welcomes Brian Jennings Clearly, Brian is happy to be on Team Riot. We are extra pumped to have such an awesome athlete and representative enjoying our kayaks and spreading the word about the Riot brand.

PeakUK US: Dealing With Risk We all deal with risk in kayaking differently- sometimes we portage, sometimes we run it, and soemtimes we make the wrong decision....Either way, the internal battle between running and not running something can be difficult. How do we make our decisions? Why the heck do we do this thing called kayaking?!

Experience Bliss-Stick: The New YOLO Explorer Stand Up Paddleboard This is the catdaddy of the YOLO Board fleet. The 14 foot Explorer is hand-shaped with high density foam, hand-laid epoxy exterior with real bamboo inlay in deck top. A true masterpiece. This board also features built-in bungee system in front and rear. Heavy duty handles are fastened on sides and rear.

Kayak Session: Jakub's Nemec First Nepal Trip - Part2 After one day in beautiful village Simikot we treked down to the Humla Karnali. The river started like easy class3 but after few kms changed in a brutal hardcore. So we portaged and then it was changing still like that. Then it finally started as a nice class 4plus river with some harder and easier rapid. On a fifth day came the first gorge. Was really good and that was a signal that we are coming to upper Karnali.

Werner: Gordon Brown Featured On The Bbc Werner World Team Member, Gordon Brown, was recently featured on a travel program on the BBC. The short video features Gordon's home paddling ground around the Isle of Skye in Scotland. To learn more about Gordon and his kayaking programs and his book "Sea Kayak by Gordon Brown - A manual for intermediate and advanced sea kayakers" check out his web site.

Whitewater-Koa: Intermission Update - Upper Seti Mission And Head Cam Footage While i take some time out to update you on the Nepali Girls kayaking Expedition I had the opportunity to head back into the hills once more with some old and new friends to check out what Will Clark and Anton Immler had found a few weeks ago.

Small World Adventures: Ecuador, More Than Just A Kayaker's Dream Well, as much as I hate to admit it, Ecuador does offer quite a lot to the visitor besides kayaking.My parents are here right now so they are "forcing" me to take time off the rivers and do a little dry land exploring, and you know, there are some damn cool things to see!

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