2012 Dagger Mamba Series(7.6, 8.1 and 8.6) Review With Andrew Holcombe and Mark “Snowy” Robertson

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2012 Dagger Mamba Series(7.6, 8.1 and 8.6) Review With Andrew Holcombe and Mark "Snowy" Robertson CKS Blog - 2012 Dagger Mamba Review with Andrew Holcombe, Snowy Robertson and Hobie. Even though the river in our backyard is almost too low to paddle, and boating season has all but come to an end here in Colorado, it's still an exciting time of year for us.

Cali Fall Boating! Dagger Blogs - Most people that think of Cali boating don't consider the Fall time to be that great but there are many years when we are blessed by the fact that most all of our rivers have a dam on them. So far this season we received scheduled releases on the NF Feather, and SF Feather which were negotiated ...

Kayaking Japan! Photos! Jackson Kayak - Things were lining up perfectly for 16 days kayaking with friends in a well-developed country that hides a surprising amount of un-run rivers. With the world's third largest economy and stable political conditions, what can go wrong? Non-refundable tickets bought, and a week later everything changes. On March 11, 2011, Japan suffered the strongest earthquake in its recorded history; this triggered the Fukishima I nuclear accidents, one of the worst disasters in the history of nuclear power. Uncertainty about the trip remained constant for the next two months as we heard mixed reports about how good (or bad) of an idea it was to continue on with our expedition.

2 days canoeing the Orb river - France Valentin Grollemund - Unplanned trips are often the best ones!! It goes again this time, I called Paul Villecourt wednesday eve and here I go to a 35km Open Canoe trip on 2 days on the orb river, southern France. And this started the next morning, so Thursday morning. We were 7 persons to paddle the Orb from Colombière ...

Rio Mambukaba, Brazil- Update, Photos and Video! Jackson Kayak - There is reason, logic, thought questioned and verified by experience, and then there is Brazil. Ben Stookesberry, Pedro Oliva, and I had just spent a couple weeks navigating the urban and business landscapes of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, something more difficult for me than a river canyon, and we were itching to get away. Even if only a few days, we knew a river trip would be immensely satisfying after the modern confusion in which we had been swimming.

Tyrol Combo Level 6 - Probably Tyrol is the most famous part of Austria and the Alps. Together with the newest LevelSix addition Anton Lehner I spent a couple of days in Tyrol and enjoyed its diversity. You'll find everything from steep creeks like Rissbach or Reinbach to big-water on the Isel. We started with some descents of Defereggenbach.

5th ARFcup / Slovakian championship Peter Csonka - This was our last freestyle event of this year where we took a part. Cunovo White water course have really much to offer for organizing a event. There is everything what you can wish for, course with awesome white water, very nice area for relaxing, Hotel, restaurant, many option for sport ...

Back to the jungle Aniol Serrasolses - I am finally back on Mexico, have been an amazing two weeks recording the next Unknown with Tino specht, we have been running all the classics on Tlapacoyan and now looking forward for some rains that brings the levels up.  Keep checking the blog because the teaser will be online soon. Check ...

"What did you say?" - Quotes from Bratislava 2011 ICF - The Canoe Slalom World Champions experienced through quotes. Read what the athletes had to say about canoe slalom's biggest and most important competition this year.

Kauzer is Golden and Lefevre/Gargaud Chanut Make History ICF - Bratislava, Slovakia - A very fitting end to the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships; the final results of some key races would have surprised even the most seasoned bookmaker.

North West Sea Kayakers - End of Season Meet Will Herman - (...) Leaving Borthwen after trolleying the kayaks from tent to beach, less than two minutes paddling saw us straight into the lumpy and confused seas.

Photo of the Day-SWEET back side, cross bow cut back with CD. Werner - Thanks to our TEAM paddler CD (Christian Kinley) for this back side cut back sequence from this past weekend's C-Street contest.  A lot of SUP surfers get a bad wrap for not being good paddlers, essentially just using their surf skills on a big board and letting the paddle flail.  CD is showing some keen style here, cross bowing his set up into the turn. NICE!

Kayaking Ningaloo – Part 1 Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - After a great paddle in Shark Bay with Jeff and Sharon a few years ago, we'd vowed to try the more exposed transit of the Ningaloo Reef, from the small resort of Coral Bay north along the west side of … Continue reading →

Skantars, Chourraut Top Results as Canoe Slalom Worlds Finally Get Under Way ICF - Bratislava, Slovakia - Order was restored today at the 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships as competition finally got under way with a revised and compressed schedule created in the wake of a two-day postponement due to high winds.

Kayaking Ningaloo – Part 2 [video] Inflatable Kayaks & Packrafts - Part 1 is here. The video is at the bottom of this page. After a spell of snorkeling in Coral Bay and reading in Exmouth, I drove round to the ocean  side of the Cape and met up with Jeff and Sharon … Continue reading →

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