Karma in Ecuador ~ Soča Valley Extreme Kayaking: ....

Playak Weekly Digest
The world's top paddling links in week 07, 2013.

News Watch Karma in Ecuador Jackson Kayak - It's a little known fact that the Karma is the latest model of "wave ski" from Jackson Kayak. At least that's what it was, in order to meet airline regulations, for 20 nerve-racking minutes as we checked in our 4 sparkling new Karmas at the Denver United ticket counter in route to Quito, Ecuador. Soča Valley Extreme Kayaking: .... Andraz Krpic - Soča Katarakt is an extreme kayaking classic. With swift development of kayaking in the recent years, this section doesn't present a demanding run for a contemporary high-end kayaker, but it is still notorious and feared for its numerous dangerous siphons. Using Kayaking as a Catalyst to Find The Truth Dagger Blogs - This one is a gem from back in 2009 . Shoot Me In The Face With A 9mm photo by Ryan Allen - A lapse in time while searching for the Truth via a 20 footer into a cave! A Girl'S Guide to Paddling Like a Guy worldkayak - Andria Davis knows first-hand that natural caution can be a woman paddler's biggest limitation. Sometimes embracing your inner dumb ass and paddling like a guy is all it takes to push past the fear. Stookesberry'S Top Ten Jackson Kayak - Since running my first water fall in a kayak on Oh-be-Joyful Creek in Colorado in the late Spring of 1999 I have been somewhat obsessed with free fall in a kayak. But it's much more than just gravity. Chesapeake Light Craft Distressed Mullet - This isn't a post about who did it first. this is about the cracked ones who let the light (but not water) into the world. It's cool to see people trying different designs in diferent conditions to achieve different results. Get Your Kids on The Water Jackson Kayak - Eight years ago, after turning forty and countless years of being in kayak every free minute, picking up and traveling the world at the drop of a hat, and making every minute an adventure, my wife and I accepted an adoption referral for a baby boy from Korea. New Zealand Summer 2013 Martina Wegman - I am back in New Zealand once again enjoying the southern hemisphere summer! The summer has been jam packed and full on so far! Querine, Mike and I have been traveling around the North Island a fair bit and touched base back in Rotorua for a couple events in Okere Falls. Paddling, Dancing, Laughing, Yoga! Costa Rica 2013 Recap! Girls at Play - Sunshine, exciting whitewater, clear blue rivers, toucans, fresh coffee, morning yoga, Latin dancing, Caribbean style rice and beans!  We LOVE our annual winter whitewater kayaking and yoga trips in beautiful Costa Rica!  This year we had 23 ladies over two trips join us on our adventures.  Chile and Argentina 2013 kayak trip Alpin Action Team - It seems that all the stories I've heard about South America are true: good food, even better wine and a large amount of world class rivers. Exactly what I was looking for in 2012 winter trip. Dagger Mamba Test by Andraz Krpic Alpin Action Team - In the Dagger in 2012 decided to rebuild Mamba, who was one of the most popular models of kayaks for recreational kayaking with us. We believe that most of us at least try to Mambo row, today is the Slovenian rivers can meet a lot of its owners. Nz Extreme Race Series Louise Jull - The New Zealand 2013 Extreme Race Series has had a cracking start with the first of the two races here in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The Kaituna time-trial involves 2 combined timed runs down the Kaituna river. 2013 Jackson All Star Review with Clay Wright CKS Blog - The new 2013 Jackson All Star arrived a little while ago. Since Colorado is a frozen tundra, with no accessible rivers, we turned to Clay Wright to get as much info as we could. Nick'S Nine Notes to Self From Pucon to Patagonia. Palm Blogs - A few Palm Team Paddlers visited Chile this Christmas, so I've tried to keep this concise and insightful. Section 00, 0, and 1 of The Chattooga in a Day Shane's Logic - For more than forty years it's been illegal to paddle the upper reaches of the Chattooga river (huge thanks AW!), and besides me, no one else in the group had ever paddled the upper sections before so it seemed like it would be irresponsible of me not to go along.

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