A Whitewater Residential ~ The Worst Expedition That Has Ever Taken Place

Playak News Flash - October 20, 2012
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News Watch Headlines A Whitewater Residential Nick Bennett - This last weekend saw the first weekend away of the semester for EUCC (both C's stand for Carnage!). As ever with the residential trips almost as much river water was consumed as beer, and the Saturday night set the bar high with a game of wizards. The Worst Expedition That Has Ever Taken Place Palm Blogs - Following an impressive night in the Roy Bridge Hotel, we hovered in the car park and discussed an expedition so grand in scale that none of us would be able to afford it. Ben Brown in Gopro Promo Palm Blogs - Go-Pro have stepped up again this week, launching their new Hero3: Black Edition, and guess who is one of the lucky athletes featured in the promo – Mr. Ben Brown! Gopro 3 Vv Sony Action Cam Simon Willis - I am so keen to get my hands on these new cameras, but they're not in the UK yet These don't seem to be PAL versions. Trip Report From The Zanskar CKS Blog - I'm an intermediate kayaker who can paddle most Class IV rapids and some IV-plus or V-minus in a pinch. I learned to kayak in Nepal at 51 years of age and had about 70 days of on-the-water experience when some friends said "Let's go paddle the Tsarap Chu and the Zanskar. Event Report - BlissFest 2012 Cumec Magazine - The weekend of October 6th and 7th saw large numbers of hardy paddlers brave the elements to celebrate the start of the South Island kayaking season. The Zanskar Gorge - part 2 Steve Brooks - After a spring roll dripping in grease and fat from Padum we managed to slide ourselves back into our kayaks and head on down. The next day saw us enter the Zanskar Gorge and within an hour we had arrived at a new rapid. 2012 World Cup and North American Tour. PeakUK - I have just got back to the UK following a fantastic two month freestyle tour of the East Coast of Canada and the USA. Starting in Canada my training began on the Ottawa river where I spent 2 weeks working on my wave and mystery skills. Surfing garb, push button, corner wave and baby face and sinking on the world class squirt boating eddy line 'smoothie' (just above McCoy's) everyday, I had the chance to really develop and hone some of my wave moves and improve my mystery techniques. Paddle Fit Partners with Infinity & Boardworks SUP Connect - PaddleFit is a fitness system based on the sport of stand up paddling (SUP). Infinity Surfboard Co. was founded by the Boehne family and has been in the surf industry since 1970 and has been making custom surf and race SUP's since 2004 A Calm Between The Storms SeaKayakPhoto.com - I am still down at the Solway trying to rehabilitate my leg muscles after recent knee problems. It is not a hardship as despite the wettest summer in 100 years there have been good days for sea kayaking such as this glorious mid October day. Conflicted Bryant Burkhardt - I'm a professional kayak instructor. That means I get paid to teach people how to kayak. I like to teach. I also like getting paid. It allows me to do things like eat and pay rent. So it seems like a good combination, right? But there's a problem. Hennessey'S World Championships Announces Travel Packages SUP Magazine - Travel packages for the Hennessey's-WPA World Paddle Championships are now available to book for all competitors and family members who want to participate in the Open race and qualified Elite competitors for the World Championship race. NZ presents the Pre-Worlds International Rafting Federation - It's a very big holiday weekend for local white rafters as they compete at the New Zealand Championships on rivers round the region – the Kaituna, Tarawera and Rangitaiki. There is a lot at stake. Self-Supporting The Lower Deschutes in a Jackson Rogue Jackson Kayak - I was just a week away from leaving for my California family vacation and looking for a fun Oregon adventure to fill up the few days before I was due back in Seattle. A friend offhandedly mentioned running the Rogue river (and no, permits were not yet acquired and no, I was not invited), but the idea of doing a multi-day was borne. Short Trip Report Red Deer River Jackson Kayak - After a few missed attempts due to conflicting schedules I was finally able connect with some of my kayak angling friends for a trip down the Red Deer River .

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