January 2011 Blog Posts (3)

Racin' in the Wintertime!

The Iceman has been a mainstay event in the Southeast for the past decade. It is an evil and grueling day dreamed up by the sick minds of the “Saluda Boyz” (with a z). The day starts off with an 8’6” and under plastic boat slalom race through the class 3 Millrace rapid. For this race, I chose to go with the Dagger Axiom 8.5, a very fun river runner design. It was my first time paddling this boat, and I was having a blast, carving in and out of eddies, and practicing some slalom-style…

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Added by Chris Gragtmans on January 24, 2011 at 4:46pm — No Comments

Sheer Madness Video

http://vimeo.com/12369496

What to do when the best boating is during the coldest months of the year? Bundle up and keep paddling!

Huge thanks to Kokatat for keeping me warm and dry again this winter. …

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Added by Christie Eastman on January 11, 2011 at 12:30am — No Comments

CNN holiday interview

Happy 2011 everyone! I am looking forward to the best paddling year yet and hope everyone else is too. There is never a better time than now to get out and enjoy the amazing rivers all around us. Over the holidays I flew to NYC to this interview for Anderson Cooper 360. Hopefully everyone was out enjoying the holidays with friends and family and wasn't around a television to check it out, so here it is!

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Added by Tyler Bradt on January 3, 2011 at 4:17pm — No Comments