White Salmon River near Condit Dam still off limits (WA) ~ BIG BANG VIDEO

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News Watch White Salmon River near Condit Dam still off limits (WA) Am. Whitewater (Wednesday 2nd) **** - Canyon upstream and downstream of dam unsafe as channel shifts, logjams form and break up WHITE SALMON, Wash. — Following the breach of Condit Dam that quickly drained Northwestern Lake, the White Salmon River remains an unsafe place to be both above and below the dam. PacifiCorp, ... Condit Dam explosion Total WW Fun (Wednesday 2nd) *** - Video of the explosion... BIG BANG VIDEO Fluid Blog (Friday 28th) *** - …One has to ask questions like this when planning for an expedition, if you don't ask the questions and you don't spend the time? Or maybe you don't really want to know at all… Preparing for an expedition down the Homathko can be as easy as calling the float plane, ... Unsponsored Q&A Series 2011 – Jesse Coombs unsponsored (Monday 31st) ** - Jesse Coombs is one of the worlds premiere extreme kayakers. With calm confidence and a friendly smile, Jesse explores the most intriguing and remote corners of the earth. Jesse continually pushes the envelope and continues to chalk up first descent after first descent. IMPROVISE SHORT FILM - Paddling in Colorado Wavesport Blogs (Wednesday 2nd) ** - Being sidelined with an injury I finally got caught up with about 3-4 hours of Colorado footage this fall.  I'm pretty nit picky when it comes to video edits I do and this one was no different.... Adrian Kiernan Reviews IR's Double D Drysuit kayak4play (Thursday 3rd) ** - Hello to all those people reading this post. In the next few paragraphs i will attampt to give some un-biased advice regarding IR's Double D drysuit. I wont go over the features as there is plenty of IR advertising that can tell you all you need. Lord of the Fork WRSI (Tuesday 1st) ** - So last weekend Ty and I made another pilgrimage up to Kentucky/Virginia to paddle in the Lord of the Fork. The Lord of the Fork history and facts can be found here ( http://www.russellfork.info/race.htm ). So this was personally my first time in a "extreme" race. As we got to the start line and ... Inbetween swims on the Moose River. thebigbluetree.com (Thursday 27th) ** - I have been in the US for over two months now and for the past year and a half I have been trying to think up ways to go paddling with my Canadian friend Matt. The Alaknanda and its tributaries Steve Brooks (Monday 31st) ** - After a tortuous ride from Manali to Rishikesh we met up with Shalabh and got a lift up to his place on the Alaknanda. It was not long before we were running the big water of the Alaknanda River. Europe again Sweet (Friday 28th) * - After great summer in Colorado I made my move back to homeland of Europe. Started with organizing 5th annual Devils Extreme Race aka European Open that was a big success for us. Right after I had three weeks to work so I called my boss who I used to work with as a carpenter before I started traveling. He said that they are really busy and could use my help. The Homathko: Dubious at Best CKS Squad (Monday 31st) * - My season got a late start this year. With a broken rib in May and a full season of work, my kayaking was mostly local until September when a couple spare weeks allowed me to road trip up to B.C. I presented the idea to Xavier Engel who optimistically informed me that he would go and that ... Whitewater Kayaking Gear: What to Buy – Drysuits and Paddles Irene's Kayaking Blog (Saturday 29th) * - As soon as you start shopping for whitewater kayaking gear you realize there are quite a few choices to make about each item, and it can be hard to know what to buy when you don't have a ton of experience.  The stuff's expensive too, so you really want to buy gear that you ... New Video and a couple more pics from the Ottawa Fluid Blog (Tuesday 1st) * - Here's a sweet little edit Jack Carter put together of me playing around on the Ottawa in my C-1 Nemesis. It's different than the other one I posted but it has a few of the same shots and then some different ones. Hope you like it :) And this is a great picture that Bry... Forkin' Fun CKS Squad (Sunday 30th) * - So Colorado just received their first foot of snow!  Cheers to a good season in the Rockies this winter and next spring.  But meanwhile, I plan to continue taunting y'all with a little Southern comfort - whitewater style.  I am always hungry for new personal first descents, ... Russell Fork 2011…oh snap! Jackson Kayak (Friday 28th) * - I don't really know why I wrote, "Oh Snap!" in the title…  Just to add a little attitude to this title!  BEAST!  I had a great weekend on another southeast dam-release fall classic: The Russell Fork.  With big water, steep rapids in a stunningly beautiful gorge, the Russell Fork is a classic class V run that's enjoyed by thousands every year.

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