Playak News Flash 2010-12-06

Playak News Flash - December 6, 2010
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Rio Claro New River Academy - I had been waiting for these ten days for a few years now. Before heading to the Claro everyone was very excited. I knew that the Claro offered beautiful clean waterfalls and committing whitewater canyons. The First day we paddled the Siete Tazas section. This was by far the most amazing stretch of rapids I have ever paddled. The Next day we paddled the Viente Dos Saltos, which means 22 waterfalls.

I Like I Win: °hf Weasel Playak - Another cool and easy sweepstake on Playak! If you like the °hf Weasel throw bag, click the Facebook 'Like' button an the bottom of the product page, and feel free to write some good Facebook comments about the product. On Monday, December 20th, we will randomly pick two winners who will receive a Weasel (one in red-yellow and one in black-yellow) for free!

FD Announces 2011 Program Schedule First Descents - First Descents programs are all about having fun, getting outside, and pushing your limits through kayaking, rock climbing and other outdoor activities. Our camps are structured and designed with you in mind. There's no need to have kayaking or climbing experience. We know your body has been through a lot - we don't have any requirements for fitness. We encourage you to challenge yourself, but won't push you past your capabilities.

Tomata 1 Team LiquidLogic - Mariann Sæther and me are just back from a 2 weeks trip in Mexico. Fantastic land for paddling, nice, clean river, good locations, and awesome waterfalls. Mexico is my new destination. On our last day we ran Tomata 1. A must to do if you are in to waterfall running.

November 20th Intro to Creeking Course Small World Adventures - November 20th was our 1st Intro to Creeking course of the season and we had some awesome, gung-ho paddlers who were stoked to work on their creeking game!

Last of the Summer Sessions Team I-Canoe - Since my move back to Galway in September I have gotten to enjoy the local playspots more regularly.

Yalong River: World Class Whitewater Faces a Bleak Future Astral Currently - We have arrived back in Litang after a successful second descent of the Yalong river. On arrival at the put in, it was immediately noticeable that the river volume was considerably higher than first time round, now flowing at approximately 20,000 cfs.

India Himalayas PeakUK - After an epic 2 month adventure in the Himalayas Team Peak UK kayaker Steve Brooks and his wife Ute have arrived back home to the snow in Austria. With the heaviest monsoon to hit the Indian Himalayas since 1929 they were forced to change their plans due to the rivers at the end of September being swollen beyond belief.

A cold Dourbie please!! Valentin Grollemund - On Sunday Nov. 21st, I went to the Dourbie river with Pyrenean buddies Fabrice Poueyto, Fred Dumont, Thomas Tabaran and Max Mitaut. There was a little water level on the Dourbie river but it's still good to paddle there!! However, it was so cold...

Pablito (8years old) and his magic Roll KayakPucon - Is incredible how the time pass so fats, Pablito Casey (8 Years Old) is a very active kid and he loves the Outdoors sport.

Los gringos nics teamscum blog - We met in Bogota on October 28'th after being sniffed down by drug dogs. This was coming into Colombia. Huh. The next morning we arrived in Santiago to a crowd of Chilean taxi drivers hustling their services in a cacophony of Spanglish shouts. It was cold, with a fresh halo of snow capped peaks encircling the city. After 20ish hours of travel our driver left us at a dive hotel before venturing into the full throttled metropolis outside.

CReW Youth Challenge Winter Kayak Program – Day 2: pool, kayaks and kids worldkayak blogs - Winter has finally exposed it's cold face but this does not mean that kids can not get into their kayaks! Our pool session was full :)

2010 Duke's OceanFest SUP Race SUP Surf - Here are some pictures I took before the start of the 2010 Duke's OceanFest SUP Race. The race had a good turnout this year with a lot of competitors. The conditions this year weren't as good as in 2009, hence the slower times but the last 2 miles seemed to be the best I can remember. We had some wind but a bad tide slowed our times. The tide seemed to change toward the end which helped. So did the small surf. I

Final Prime race for 2010 SUP HQ - Last race of the 2010 Downwind season ended with an in and out race at Big Bay due to lack of suitable wind for the downwinder. This race also counted towards the Primi Naish SUP race series supported by Powerbalance and SUPHQ.

The far side of the Cumbraes SeaKayakPhoto.com - At the north end of Great Cumbrae we entered the broader expanse of the Firth of Clyde. The Arran mountains soared above the lower hills of Bute.

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