Playak News Flash 2010-02-22

Playak News Flash - February 22, 2010

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PeakUK US: Rio Claro The Rio Claro in Northern Chile is just simply amazing. The run is close to Santiago making it the perfect first day run for our Chile trip. Most know it for the famed 7 teacups, but upstream are some of the most amazing gorges and still more insanely perfect waterfalls to be run.

Adrian Tregoning: Luke Longridge on the Upper Sabie – a swim for my birthday I've always assumed that at some point in my life, I have paddled the upper Sabie at low water. Turns out I was wrong, and have only ever paddled it really full. Until this time. It was very low, which was probably a good thing, because I was paddling rather poorly. We ran all the rapids on the U2 section, and Hugh Twice caught me out a little.

Dagger Blogs: Rapid Magazine Reviews the Dagger Axiom Whitewater Series Be sure to pick up the Spring 2010 issue of Rapid Magazine, where they do an in-depth review on Dagger's Axiom series and interview boat designer Snowy Robertson.

Team LiquidLogic: Liquidlogic Team Europe on TV On February 17th the German TV Show Ehrensenf showed a scene from the Team Liquidlogic Europe's video Liquid Norway.

Charging Arc: Mexico ~ which way to the Big Banana? Adventurec is a great place to stay to explore the sections of the Alseseca and Pimiento section of the Alto Filo. You'll get great info and help there from the rafting and kayak school and the wealth of knowledge on hand from Antonio, Alex and Tom McEwan.

Go-Kayaking: See Our Guide On How To Outfit Your Kayak!! Fitting in the boat is all about being snug and comfortable (very important) in the boat and not being able to move around in it too much. So the three points of contact are very important.

Immersion Research: Gotta Love Bend in the Winter! There are not too many places in the US where you can hit up the river on one day, and play in the snow the next- Bend is one of those places! Flow this time of year aren't necessarily optimal, but there was still plenty of H2O to have a good time!

Werner: Werner Athlete Paul Kuthe Featured In "The Season" This is some of the best paddling cable cam footage I have seen. Beyond the cinematography, The Season is simply great story telling.

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