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Myself boofing on Upper Trout Creek (Photo: Bryon Dorr)

We are lucky as paddlers to live in the Columbia River Gorge. During the rainy season, within a half hour drive it is possible to be at over a dozen different rivers. Each and every one, unique, and…

Cataract Creek is your typical Alberta run, relatively easy with lots of ledges. It's a great introduction to creeking as all of the major drops are easy to scout and portage if necessary. For the experienced boater the highlights are Titan, a really nice 25 footer with a huge boil, and Leviathan, a tricky 40 foot slide with lots of sharp rocks and a big hole when the water is up. The rest of the run includes numerous rapids and ledges varying from 6 - 15 feet, making it a excellent day of…

Having finished my first year of University, I headed down to Nottingham to spend the summer rafting and paddling, living out of my van. I only managed a couple of days at the white water course before the rains came in and the course flooded! The whole country had seen…

Your "core" encompasses your abdominal and back muscles, specifically the rectus abdominus, obliques, lower back, and the glutes. 

It is important to strengthen the core muscles, because these muscles provide stability to both the upper and lower body in all…

In Piemonte there are many rivers flowing down the west Alps. The most famous are the Chiusella, Soana and Stura. However there are other very nice creeks where is hard to find water but lucky kayakers can find spectacular runs.

The 2012 winter has been quite dry here in Italy. However, this spring the rain has decided to fill up some rivers..so the last week-end I decided to move to west Alps near Torino, to paddle with the Adidas team member…

This was the 4th year of the Triple Crown on the Farmington River in CT.  What another great event that was put on by the organizers and volunteers. It's a downriver race, slalom, and freestyle competition and you get points on your placing in each event.  Saturday is the qualifying day and individual prizes and Sunday is the day the Triple Crown gets awarded.

There were not as many competitors this year so the event moved a little faster than last year.  Saturday the event…

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As always Alberta is slow to get water in the spring, my one solace is that I know once it starts flowing we'll be paddling until October. It gets really hard with all of the pictures being posted on facebook, from Buseater, Washington ,Oregon and anywhere else that has water in April.

Out of pure desperation we went out and paddled the Elbow at 3 cms while it was snowing, this run is best when there is 60 cms but it did mean time in my boat. The next weekend we drove three hours in…

The Northwest Creeking Competition is to paddlers what Sea Otter is to mountain bikers. The creeking comp. is in it's 7th year, and as organizer Luke Spencer, puts it, "...the…

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Kayakers driving Interstate 84 between Salt Lake City and Boise have a standard leg-stretching stop called the Malad Gorge. Hiding beneath rolling farmland, most motorists don’t even notice the small Malad River as it drops through a basalt canyon underneath the freeway, but a stop here reveals an appealing series of rapids in a tight canyon. Problem is, those drops…

Just wanted to drop a quick photo dump, as well as a video edit I threw together from some freestyle action this past week with Team "Captain Kirk." And by freestyle, I mean, flying by the seat of your pants. The week started at Tallulah fest where we showed off some of the latest and greatest to come form…

Spain held the 1st cup of freestyle in the town of Millau (France) organized by the club of Salt-Ter canoeing, last weekend on Saturday rain water with a good morning show paddlers who…

I've been wanting to do this race for a few years but it's usually the same weekend as the NOC Shootout and have gone to the shootout. This year I decided to bail on the NOC event and compete at the Inferno. The Inferno is a 8.3 mile run, 5 mile kayak, 18 mile bike, 3 mile hike, and skiing down Tuckermans Ravine. Here's a link to the race course map…

After a long stint down in Patagonia, we ( the blue balls crew) started heading North, Back to Pucon. After getting another round in on the Rio Manso just south of Barriloche, we decided it was time to head home. The whole crew had planned to fly out with in the next week and we needed to organize our shit… After a cold wet night outside of Barriloche, we rallied early to hit the border crossing. About 2 hours into the drive, we crossed the Rio Bonito. As I looked up, Evan was looking…

Get ready because on April 21 and 22, the 2012 Northwest Creeking Competition in ON! 

If you're a paddler in the Northwest, and looking for something to do this weekend, come on out to the Northwest Creeking Competition! Whether you decide to race, or decide to paddle down with a group of friends, the event is always a BLAST!

Saturday: East Fork of the Lewis River, WA - Kayak and Raft Races

Individual Timed runs, and a mass start from…

For the past two years I have been training hard for slalom. Last week I was racing French Olympic selection. I was a very though week because everyone have been working hard for some years and that a few minutes will allow one paddler from each category to get to the Olympics. 

Unfortunately it didn't go well for me. I got injured on the first day racing and did too many mistakes which got me out of the slalom senior team. It was a big disappointment but I will still get the…

After a few months of snow and ice the sunny days of spring helped motivate and fire up the locals for the first days of spring paddling. My New Boats arrived to Ottawa Paddle Shack from Wave Sport so I wanted to make a day of it and paddle the ‘freshy’ in the city before returning home to the…

The past few weeks have been full on training time. Mike and I have been living in  friends drive ways, Outfitter shops, and Walmart parking lots that are conveniently located to awesome river features. Since our trailer has been covered with logos we are not incognito anymore.

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My training over the last few weeks has consisted of working on my weakest tricks and spending time repeatedly practicing them. Another aspect…

After spending 2 nights in the glorious habitat of Cabanas Miraflores and paddling the Rio Nuble, we had the rest required to head for the combat paddling of the continuous cold crystal clear water of the Rio Laja. For most of the group the Rio Laja would prove to be a highlight piece of…

Today marks one year since the official release of my first kayaking movie Locals Only. It's been a good year since then with lots of time spent touring the movie and learning more about filmmaking.

As I was finishing filming Locals Only I had a chance to sit down with Spencer Cooke and talk to him about the process and some of the characters that I had been shooting with. Spencer has recently released that interview, check it out!

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