July 2010 Blog Posts (13)

Amazon's River of Doubt Expedition on Nat Geo Channel this MONDAY!

Last year, we joined up with National Geographic's Monster Fish guru Zeb Hogan and a team of scientists to explore a remote 400-mile-long river — the River of Doubt (now called the Rio Roosevelt) in southwestern Brazil. Our mission: catch some of the huge fish, and paddle the big whitewater, that Teddy Roosevelt first described during his exploration of this Amazon tributary in…

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Added by Andy Maser on July 30, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Epicocity Project's line-up for Outdoor Retailer week

Hey everyone,

Epicocity Project has an awesome line-up in store for the week of Outdoor Retailer (next week - yikes!). There will be a show premier of the National Geographic show, Monster Fish:Jungle Catfish, a book signing, a showing of the teaser for a salmon conservation film at the Patagonia booth, and a social media campaign for their upcoming elephant project.… Continue

Added by Dagger Marketing on July 28, 2010 at 10:56am — No Comments

The Salmon River Gorge

Breathtaking. If you're lucky enough to have ever been here you know. The Salmon River Gorge is without a doubt one of the most awing canyons I've ever had the pleasure of…

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Added by Todd Wells on July 25, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

The View from Behind the Lens

Professional outdoor and adventure photographer Lucas Gilman recently tagged along with a few Team Dagger members and their Nomads to get some amazing shots in the Columbia River Gorge. There are a couple great shots of both Pat Keller and Brendan Wells.

Red Bull Illume posted the diary entries Gilman kept for the time he was there.

Here is an excerpt:

"I got a call from pro-kayaker Pat Keller who said that the… Continue

Added by Dagger Marketing on July 22, 2010 at 1:00pm — No Comments

How to get a good photo and make yourself look cooler than Steve Fisher

Getting a good photo isn't just about finding a waterfall to kayak over and having someone take your picture. It's a lot more complicated. Below I've outlined what I do on photo shoots.

First, find a good photographer. I try to use Jock Bradley as often as possible because I know that he always gets the shot.

Then we talk about the paddling gear I will be wearing. The objective is to wear gear that will stand well (contrast.)

After getting to the falls we have a… Continue

Added by tao berman on July 22, 2010 at 12:38pm — 1 Comment

PaRtY in the USA with Katie Scott

Katie Scott is playing hard and working hard in the Sierras this summer. When she isn't in her Nomad, Katie is promoting river awareness for the Sierra Nevada Alliance. She shows Femme 45 how to have a good time on Canyon Creek, California:…

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Added by Christie Eastman on July 21, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Dagger boats sweep the top spots at the 2010 Great Falls Race!

2010 Great Falls Race Hector Picart photos

Sam Kane Brown Clawing after avoiding disaster!…

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Added by jason beakes on July 18, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Axiom

On our Dream Result Europe tour I saw the Axiom for my first time. My initial response was, wow, that looks like a great boat for my father. My dad just had his 70th birthday and is still shredding it in a kayak but his Juice had become to edgy and his old creek boat too hard to roll. I decided to get an Axiom for the both of us for his 70th birthday present just before we went on the Grand Canyon. He was STOKED, but I had no idea how stoked I was about to be on it too... …

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Added by Tyler Bradt on July 15, 2010 at 2:17pm — 2 Comments

First Descent: A Dam Demolished Frees A Drowned Section of River (VIDEO)

This spring, I joined two friends at the putin for Upper Trout Creek, a classic class V run that for more than 100 years has cascaded through steep boulder drops to a lake. This trip down Trout Creek would be different though--the recent removal of Hemlock Dam meant that the lake was gone, and we had several new miles of river to explore.…

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Added by Andy Maser on July 15, 2010 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Feeling Royal, going Dinkey and living a Fantasy

The past two weeks have been epic out here in the high sierra country of California. With the huge snowpack and cold weather of the spring, it was seeming like the multi-day season would never come, but alas, it finally did and man has it been sweet.

We kicked off the season with a trip into the Royal Gorge of the North Fork of the…

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Added by Laura Farrell on July 13, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

Featured Photos

Hey everyone,

Check out our top three "featured" photos from the last few months. Post your best pictures to be considered for the next round of features!

The UMC - Thomas Moore

Lady's Finger Bluff Camp Site - William Truett

Kayak Shot - Ky Delaney…

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Added by Dagger Marketing on July 9, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Team-D dominated the Giant Slalom on the Green River

http://www.lvmvideo.com/2010/07/05/giant-slalom-official-results/

How It Works: The Giant Slalom is a combination of two races, a down river sprint, and a giant slalom course consisting of four gates.

"The Down River Sprint will start at 12PM at the confluence of Big Hungry and the Green River. The finish will be on river right below Zwicks. This leg of the race will equal half of…

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Added by Corey Volt on July 6, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Royal Gorge

Hey everybody!

So, California has been going off this year with an incredible amount of water and kayaking to be done. I have been getting after it pretty hard this year tacking up many runs that I have yet to do. The Sierra's really are an amazing place holding some of the best rivers in the world as well as some of the most remote.

I can't begin to explain to you how much i love the rivers here in California. Growing up here for the first 14 years of my life, i once fished… Continue

Added by Drew Duval on July 4, 2010 at 4:23pm — No Comments