Playak News Flash 2010-02-02

Playak News Flash - February 2, 2010

News Watch Headlines

LVM TV: Upper Creek First Descent This was a run that John had been eyeing for some time with various stories of paddlers biting off little chunks here and there. With the combination of a big rain and a marginally willing group they put on the river some 2000 vertical feet above the takeout car. What ensued was the top to bottom exploration of quite possibly the high countries most rugged and steep navigable canyon.

Werner: Werner Athlete, Paul Kuthe Featured On "The Season" Werner Paddles World Team Member, Paul Kuthe is being featured in a new web television project, titled The Season, which followes five athletes through the course of a single season in the Pacific Northwest.

adidas Sickline: Zambia Part III Our plan was to kayak rapid no. 2 and surf there for a while. The water level is very high so it is not easy to get into the waves.

Team I-Canoe: Winter Sessions Everyone made their lines on the river, but the birthday girl had an accident with a random rock, which called for James and a block of surf wax to come to the rescue and seal the leak.

PeakUK US: Upper Wind at 5.7 Feet The first drop, initiation, was a fun sweeping turn with some great boofs followed by Ram's Horn.

ECHO - OR/ID River Rafting: National Geographic Lists the Top 10 Whitewater Rivers In National Geographic's Journeys of a Lifetime, you'll find 500 of the world's greatest trips, including a wonderful top-ten list of whitewater rivers throughout the world.

DeRiemer Adventure Kayaking: Ecuador Kayaking: New Year's trip Class IV- Sunny weather and friendly flows made for a great week of fun and challenges. On Day 2 we headed to the lowest and most remote of the run on the lower Quijos.

Robert Payne: Chronicles of Tampania Dropped a little Gulf Coast angst this week with some fun waves here in the Tampa Bay area. El Nino, aka The Little Boy, keeps kicking up those high winds that ultimately lead to rideable surf.

Werner: Werner Paddles: Voted 2nd Best Company To Do Business With For The Second Year In A Row Werner Paddles was voted the second best company to do business in the Outdoor Industry, in the 2009 SNEWS Outdoor Retailer Dealer Survey. The survey appears in the Winter 2010 issue of SNEWS magazine

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