Ben Browns brings us a compilation video of his adventures this year called "Kayaking around the world with my GoPro." This is some seriously amazing footage from one of the top kayakers in the world. Check it.
Sam Ellis and Matty Nicholas hit up the River Doe in Ingleton, UK. Some nice creeking in this short whitewater kayaking vid. Check out the HUGE boof around the 1:00 mark. Awesomeness.
It's here! This is the very first episode from the Substantial Media House, which is run by Evan Garcia and Fred Norquist. In "Hot WET Scandinavian Pillaging", the boys are on a 5 week adventure to Norway. Along the way they traverse the beautiful valleys and conquer the high water levels to pillage some great memories and capture som awesome footage. Check it out!
Daniel Patrinellis and Adrian Wigston made the trip to Leavenworth for the last weekend of Oktoberfest and some whitewater kayaking. He writes that the recent warm weather and light rains had brought Tumwater up to a decent level. Great video and looks like fun times were definitely had.
Ever heard of Zet Kayaks, based in the CZECH Republic? Possibly not but they are all over the place in whitewater competitions, videos, etc. Especially races. Ben Marr rides them as well. Check out this short video showing some Zet kayaks in action.
The boys are at it again! Evan Garcia and Fred Norquist document their travels and experiences through a new online web series featuring some of the worlds most spectacular and dangers rivers. Seeing as how everything else they've put out is amazing, this is really exciting!
Isaac Levinson and Pat Keller rock the 2012 Green Race in a tandem kayak. More specifically, a Jackson Kayak Duo. They won the tandem division with a time of 4:48. That is some crazy whitewater kayaking.
Ryan Moore brings us another great edit of the 2012 Green River Race. This was a spectacular race filled with fast lines, sweet boofs and plenty of carnage. It was helped to be even crazier than normal with a higher flow. Good times.
The Boone Crew getting rowdy in the southeast during Spring of 2012. Video highlights some great whitewater kayaking and creeking on the Tallulah, Watauga, Laurel Fork, Cheoah, North Harper, Raven Fork, Mill Creek, New Dries, etc.
Erik Johnson brings us his 2012 Highlight Reel. While at 2:26, it's not a very long video, it is packed with some awesome whitewater kayaking action. Freewheel off 50/50 and much much more!
The Jackson Kayak crew are out at Rock Island rebuilding the backstage play feature that they first created around this time in 2010. It's a really fun feature and we can't wait to get back out in it. Check out some info and a video on it.
While the Middle TN area is a very nice place to live, there are not a lot of local outdoor gear shops. The few that are around also don't really cater to the whitewater community. Chances are that you have had to order tons of stuff online without seeing it in person, you get very few chances to demo different boats, etc. Well, Outdoor Experience in Cookeville is your savior.
I have seen a lot of great Fail videos and some of them involve kayaking. That being said, I think this is one of the best/worst ever. Talk about seal launch gone wrong...
Bren Orton from the UK brings us a Pyranha Carbon Jed Promo video.The Pyranha Jed is already one of the top whitewater playboats and the Carbon Jed is even better! Check it out.
David Fusilli, Matt Ange, Mack Magee, Clay Lucas and Gareth Tate take on Toxaway creek in Western North Carolina. This is a seriously steep creek consisting of mostly Class V slides. It looks super fun but you better be committed and have some good stamina for the rapids, portages and the 4 mile hike out!
As promised, here is the second part of our 2012 Green River Race photos. These are mostly from Gorilla and right up in the action. Enjoy the epic lines and crazy carnage!
Paddlers Bren Orton, David Wild and Brandon Hepburn put the Pyranha Jed through the paces in Nottingham. The moves these guys are pulling off are incredible, especially the combos! Freestyle kayakers are really pushing the envelope and the kayaks keep getting better and better.