November 2009 Blog Posts (12)

Journey Down the River of Doubt Begins with Epicocity

Andy Maser sent this update on his latest project, check it out below and be sure to track their expedition via their Twitter, their blog, and live GPS tracker (may not yet be active)!

(Email update text below)

Good morning to… Continue

Added by Craig Ray on November 30, 2009 at 11:34am — No Comments

Dagger Axis Wins Nat Geo Adventure Gear of the Year!

National Geographic Adventure has released its annual listing of Best of Adventure: Must-Have Gear, and the new Dagger Axis 12.0 as one of the ground breaking products for this year in the kayak category.

The 26 most groundbreaking products looking ahead into 2010 were chosen for this honor. This year's Best of Adventure gear picks were nominated partly by a panel of 34 retailers from across the country.

Check out the complete lineup of recipients at… Continue

Added by Craig Ray on November 23, 2009 at 9:55am — No Comments

The Grays River

The Grays River lies in the Coastal Range on the Southwestern tip of Washington. It's a seldom run river, but after paddling it this weekend I wonder why. On Sunday Nate and Heather Herbeck and I met up with some Portland paddlers to explore the Grays. The class IV-V river had lots of fun drops, a couple tight and technical rapids, and amazing scenery the whole way down. At the end of the run I was glad to have paddled a new and exciting river, and now… Continue

Added by Todd Wells on November 17, 2009 at 11:23pm — No Comments

Smaller paddlers love the Green boat too.......

I know that many on the team as well as thousands of other paddlers love the Green boat in all types of conditions and water levels. When I read this on BT I figured it would be a good one to share. Regardless of your size it seems everyone that paddles a Green boat loves it.

http://boatertalk.com/forum/BoaterTalk/1702868

hobie

Added by Ken "hobie" Hoeve on November 16, 2009 at 8:53am — No Comments

Going off the lip

Running waterfalls is one of my favorite things in kayaking, even thought it only lasts for few seconds, it is one of the greatest feelings ever. That doesn’t mean you should go and run every single drop you find, running a waterfall takes big responsibility and compromise with yourself and with all the people you are paddling with.

If you’ve decided to start running big drops, I mean from 50 feet up, here are some moves that might help you to get that perfect line:

1. First of all… Continue

Added by Iker Beristain on November 15, 2009 at 9:35pm — 2 Comments

Dagger Axiom Review

The Dagger Axiom is one of our newest whitewater boats and is a great boat to checkout for those interested in getting into whitewater, those who want to get back into whitewater, or those who plan to keep pushing their skills for more technical types of whitewater.

Sometimes with all the 100-foot jumps and world-class creeking it can be lost that whitewater is very accessible and Dagger's got the best lineup in the industry to get you up to speed and enjoying it.

Check… Continue

Added by Craig Ray on November 13, 2009 at 12:07pm — No Comments

Road to recovery

As many know I suffered a huge set back in early June at the Teva Mountain games during the steep creek championships on Homestake. This stretch of river is my back yard run and a place I have run hundreds of times. For weeks leading up to the race we were lapping it several times a day getting ready and I felt unbelievably strong going into the race and the season. After finishing up last season with a win on the Ogden River, 2nd at Gore canyon and even a 7th place at this year’s Paddling Life… Continue

Added by Ken "hobie" Hoeve on November 11, 2009 at 5:33pm — 1 Comment

Rush Sturges jumping 120 feet...

Here is some behind the scenes footage from Dream Result Anton Immler and I jumping off a 120 ft cliff. Not the smartest idea we figured out... Check out the video at:

http://www.river-roots.com/site/news/#…

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Added by Rush Sturges on November 11, 2009 at 1:30pm — No Comments

Green Race 2009 Wrap-up

UPDATED - Super LVM Video covering the Green Race, with Andrew Holcombe's interview at the end. Check it out.

Hot on the heels of his win at the Lord of the Fork race, Andrew Holcombe pulled another first place finish at the legendary Green River Narrows race this past weekend.

Andrew won the overall “Ironman” title, by throwing down the fastest runs in both the longboat and short… Continue

Added by Craig Ray on November 9, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Winner of the Dagger Green Boat in the pre-race Raffle was...

LVM video posted this over on the BoaterTalk forum about their LVM Premiere and the winner of the Dagger Green Boat Raffle:

Check out LVM's Green Race Website here.

Check out the Boater Talk Thread here.

LVM Premiere and Green Boat Raffle Report...

It was a great night at Asheville Pizza Company with a sold… Continue

Added by Craig Ray on November 6, 2009 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Fall Foliage on the Toxaway

Last week I checked off a new Southeastern classic from my to-do list. I had been wanting to do the Toxaway for a while, but was waiting until the right day to do it. I'd say that a late October day with sunny, 70 degree weather during peak leaf season could not have met my requirements for a perfect day any better. The level was -4" (medium-low) and the team solid.

The Toxaway fullfilled every expectation I had for it and more. Slide after slide after sweet slide we moved our way… Continue

Added by Laura Farrell on November 6, 2009 at 12:54pm — No Comments

1.25 Million CFS Congo River POV Footage

I just found some POV footage that I shot for National Geographic during our descent of the Congo River last summer. This is the biggest and most chaotic whitewater I've ever seen, and the POV footage definitely captures that more than any other angle we shot.

Enjoy!

Andy

http://www.vio-pov.com/vio_movie_gallery/gallery.php?category=Other&video_uid=69

Added by Andy Maser on November 5, 2009 at 12:41pm — No Comments