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Month: November 2013 (Page 2 of 5)

BRealMedia: Grand Canyon Stikine 2013

The Grand Canyon Stikine holds wonders of whitewater that most kayakers only dream of paddling. Late this August, a crew made up of five paddlers from Idaho, West Virginia and Washington traveled to the depths of Northwest British Columbia to challenge their skills, here is their journey.

BRealMedia: Grand Canyon Stikine 2013 from BRealMedia on Vimeo.

Bren Orton | Werner Team

Bren Orton | Werner team from Freestyle.inc on Vimeo.

Check out Bren’s Unsponsored Q&A here.

Three Waves Nose Plugs/Clips

I’ve been using Smiley nose plugs for longer than I care to remember and have never moved away from them. I am a firm believer in the use of nose plugs and each of my helmets has (had) a Smiley nose plug attached and they have served me well. However that may have just changed with the arrival of these new nose plugs from Three Waves.

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A couple of weeks ago I was kindly sent a pair of ThreeWaves nose clips from Germany.

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$oul Rich- Part Two “Pride, Pumas and Parties”

The second part of the BC goods that we were provided on this summers trip! Everything truly is just training for BC! In this lovely segment you get a flavor of Callaghan Creek and Ashlu Creek. The last video of our BC shenanigans which is titled after some of the most memorable things that happened off the river in BC.

$oul Rich- Part 2 “Pride, Pumas and Parties” from Paul Butler on Vimeo.

Filmed using GoPro equipment.

Zet Director – Review

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My review of the Zet Director will be in the next edition of the paddler (available tomorrow).

Meanwhile why not take a look at the October edition @ http://joom.ag/m2SX or if bandwidth’s an issue – lo-res version @ http://joom.ag/dOuX

$oul Rich- Part One “BC Provides”

Having just spent a week in the wilds of BC being keen to giver we give you a little flavor of the BC goods! This video features Rogers and Upper Cheakamus. Upper Cheak is just outside of Whistler and Rogers is up near Lillolet Lake. The Upper Cheak is a staple run of the Whistler crew as it runs for some time throughout the year. Rogers has a small window of being in and if the triple drop is stomping high you are in for a real rowdy time. Welcome to BC as it PROVIDES!

$oul Rich- Part One “BC Provides” from Paul Butler on Vimeo.

Kayak Kit Buyers Guide – The Basics

As with most sports you can start off really cheap and work your way up as you get more into it. Clubs tend to have a good supply of safety kit, wetsuits, paddles and boats. However having some of your own personal kit is a great idea as somethings are better not shared!

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Cold Hands

Keeping warm is often difficult when you paddle whitewater during the winter. The one area that is always difficult to keep one and can often lead to a great deal of pain is cold hands. Cold hands can turn a good trip into an absolutely terrible one and can leave you with damage to your hands if it occurs time and time again.

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Making sure the rest of me is nice and warm does help but quite often the after the initial 30 mins on the water with super cold hands I get a surge of heat in conjunction with a super amount of pain as my hands begin to warm up. The pain is pretty unique!

I’ve tried neoprene gloves (which work once warmed up), the woollen/washing up glove combo and various other bits/bobs but prefer using pogies. One of the biggest benefits of any pogie or glove system is the fact they help keep the wind off your hands. This simple fact goes a long way to ensure that your hands remain warm.

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Iceland Park & Huck

Check out this video from Martina Wegman. You can also read her Unsponsored Q&A here.

Iceland Park & Huck from Martina Wegman on Vimeo.

ICELANDIA is incredible!!!! Lots & Lots of waterfalls, Geo-thermal activity, amazing hot springs and 24hr daylight!! With four chicks we went on a short park and huck trip and run some rowdy waterfalls and paddled between the ice blue icebergs . We didn’t shoot a lot of footage, but here is a little gimps of the beauty of this island…
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Rio Apurimac 2013

Rio Apurimac 2013 from de Ugarte Burbank on Vimeo.

Sweet Intergalactic Drysuit – Review

I’m very fortunate to be in the position of getting hold of new kit well before it is released. This now includes the Intergalactic dry suit from Norwegian company Sweet Protection.

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Sweet Intergalactic Drysuit – Review

Sweet have been in the whitewater game for years but the Intergalactic marks their first and long awaited move into the dry suit arena. The Intergalactic is built from Gore-Tex Pro material and is backed onto a fabric that is both supple and tough. The Gore-Tex used is the 3 – layer Performance variety that is designed for extreme and extended use. I have a number of bits of kit, including a Sweet Shadrach made out of the same material and although it feels quite soft I know that it will take a beating and come back for more.

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Cinderella Man Hits A Guilty River Tees

Cinderella Man Hits A Guilty River Tees from matthew carey on Vimeo.

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