Chris Korbulic Captures Epic Images of India: First Gallery ~ Meghalaya

Playak News Flash - April 30, 2014
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News Watch Headlines Chris Korbulic Captures Epic Images of India: First Gallery First Ascent - Chris Korbulic captures images of India from his recent expedition to Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India to run the Siang and Siyom Rivers. "The motivation for the trip was to return to an old favorite of the big-water Siang River and to complete another first descent in Arunachal Pradesh on the Siyom River," summarizes Korbulic. "Arunachal is a wonderland of rivers and first descents, still almost completely dam-free and pretty wild-feeling but still very welcoming. It may be our favorite place in the world to paddle." Camp Chef Rainier Campers Combo Exploring Elements - There's something about cooking with fire that is just better. After being in an electric stove time warp for the last several houses I've rented, there's a sigh of satisfied relief every time I push the matchless ignition and hear the flames flash into action on the Camp Chef Rainer Campers Combo stove. Freestyle Big Trick Gladiator Wave Jackson Kayak - 35 paddlers (27 men and 7 women) competed today on Gladiator Wave. The Ottawa Valley gave us a wonderful spring day with Sunny weather and high of 55 degrees. The format for today's competition was fun, and an all day event. Grand Prix 2014 'My Wager' Evan Garcia - Ok I haven't written on this blog for quite some time now...but I've got some time to go on an old EG rant. Grand Prix 2014 Begins Jackson Kayak - This is my first time accepting my invitation to compete in the Whitewater Grand Prix.  People always ask me why I haven't been competing in it before. I would prefer to tell you why I am competing in it this year.  I have decided that I don't care how I do in the event.   Spring Kayaking - Skaha Lake 'Inspecting The Docks & Shoreline' BLOG:April26-2014 Kayak Okanagan - The forecast today was rain.. well it did not while we kayaked today. Kayaker Robin Dunham and I paddled along the East shore of Skaha Lake to see what the damages remaining looked like and the progress of the homeowners had made in rebuilding their docks. Exploring Mexico SUP style! worldkayak blogs - It's hard to tell if the sport of whitewater SUP is growing or not.  I spend half the year in Mexico and for the past five years there have only been a handful of us paddling SUP.  Lately we have been exploring new runs with new equipment.  Brands like NRS, Glide SUP, Hala Gear and Corran SUP have been helping us pave the way for new and exciting warm water paddling. Giant Paddlefish Jackson Kayak - I got my Jackson Cuda 12 for my 25th birthday just last month and have already been blessed with the catch of a lifetime on my third trip out in my new kayak. My biggest and most exciting catch so far came in my new JK, and when I hooked into this monster, all I could do was hold on! Meghalaya SquareRock - So its was our second trip to Meghalaya. Getting on a plane completely relaxed to India was something that I thought would never happen to me, but knowing that once I arrived logistics were not going to be a problem meant that I flew out with nothing but enthusiasm. From the River to the Sea Mark Sundin - A few weeks back we offered to take some members from Sydney's famous old River Canoe Club out on Botany Bay for a morning of basic sea kayaking skills instruction. We ran through the gamut of biomechanics & technique required to paddle & close-quarter safely on the sea, on a bright, warm & sunny Sydney morning. Clackamas River Drainage Lower Eagle Creek PDX River Explorers - Eagle Creek is a tributary of the Lower Clackamas River, it confluences with the Clackamas between Milo McIver and Barton Parks. It's about 45 mins SE of Portland and until this Winter I had never been down the lower stretch of Eagle Creek. Athleta - Apparel Model Not Wearing a PFD Durhamblogger - On page 15 of the April 2014 Athleta catalog, one finds this attractive model (nice teeth!) paddling an outrigger canoe. Unfortunately, she is minus a PFD! Here we go again. I get it. Athleta, that sports the marketing subtitle .Power to the she is interested in showing off their performance / swimming apparel on beautiful bodies... and wearing a PFD will cover up too much. Going The Distance for Paddlesports Education ACA - Since the launch of the Expansion of On-Water Paddlesport Instruction grant project in September 2013, we have worked in Hawaii, Oregon, California, Florida, Alabama, Texas, and Puerto Rico. Who Is Who in Team Gb 2014 – Isa Worlds SUPboarder - It's not long to go now until Team GB will be heading out to South America for the ISA Worlds in Nicaragua. The ISA World StandUp Paddle (SUP) and Paddle board Championships (WSUPPC) will be held between the 3rd -11th May 2014. The surf side of the competition will be held at La Boquita, and the flat water /distance competitions will be held on Lake Nicaragua. Extended Tongue Mini-Kayak Trailer Completed fishyaker.com - For Christmas, I picked up a 4×6 utility trailer from Tractor Supply. I added a couple Thule bars, a pair of Malone Seawings, and a pair of Malone J cradles. My next chore was to extend the length of the tongue, to give me plenty of turning clearance between the car and kayaks.

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