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Welcome to the “Weekly Best of the Web in Whitewater.” A selection of the freshest posts the Kayak Session Magazine editorial team has found on the web this week.
We're talking videos, articles, and trip reports, both serious and funny.
The best of the whitewater web!
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ZOOM IN Freestyle - Creek - Europe - France | French Tour 2009
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A recap of the year 2009 for Stephan Pion (aka Mr. Malate wave) and friends. Playboating, Creeking in the Jura mountains, Freestyle in Lyon and La Malate; a sweet edit, smooth music for what is among the best video clip this year so far. To be watched over and over. |
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South America – Chile | WCKA Siete Tazas Update |
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North America | Green Race
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Students of WCKA discovering the river Siete Tazas in Chile. Some nice footage of paddling, good humor, and showing how it’s done! |
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A 10-minute video of two French paddlers going to the Green Race for the second year in a row. Quality footage and great editing -- If you watch this video too much, you may find yourself running Gorilla next year... Watch out! |
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Europe – Spain | Isabena 2010 |
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Vintage
Back to the nineties |
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A kayak descent on the Rio Isábena in the valley of Ribagorza, Spain. Some head cam footage and normal shots. Check out this cool river. |
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Check out this footage from more than 10 years ago.. A mix of playboating, freestyle & creeking, and all sorts of moves. |
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Driven Teaser |
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Offbeat Event
North America – Canada | Phil’s Hole Rodeo |
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A Free 5 part web series touching on all aspects of kayaking and the lifestyle that consumes us by Colorado Based boater Ross Herr and friends. This teaser was made from the antics of last season. The first episode will be out the end of April. Enjoy |
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Phils’s Hole Rodeo on the Ottawa River in Canada shows a rodeo competition with some original outfits, crazy costumes, new boats and some gnarly beat downs. |
| Whitewater l New Zealand | From Behind the Line - Upper Upper Perth |
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A post by Jordy Searle who paddled the Perth River in New Zealand. The Perth River always has been known as a classic New Zealand helirun. The character of the river is steep technical white water and the river has plenty of options for trips. It’s definitely a must do for anyone paddling on the West Coast of New Zealand... Check it out. |
| Whitewater l South America – Chile | John McConville visits Chile |
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As many people say Chile kind land of big beautiful clean waterfalls, amazingly steep creeks, volcano's, glaciers, oceans.... or in other words Chile has it all! |
| Environmental - Whitewater l South America – Chile | A farewell to some great Chilean Rivers |
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Jeff and Leland decided that the Rio Ancoa looked like a good choice and headed farther south on Ruta 5 toward that drainage for some big water class IV. Check out their mission and photos. |
| Whitewater – River running l New Zealand | KARMA! |
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It's been over ten years that German paddler Sven Perschmann has been traveling and running whitewater - and living in cars quite a bit! Nothing had ever happened to him, but this year unfortunately his big black and white Mitsubishi Pajero that he was so proud of got burned during a trip in the West Coast of New Zealand. Check out a few sweet pictures including a bit more than just standard kayak shots. |
| Creek l North America I Kings to the Middle to the Fork of the King |
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Sometimes on the Middle Kings you feel like you’re an ant waiting to be crushed underneath T-Rex’s giant foot as he bounds over ridge after ridge. And other times you feel like you’re a marmot struggling with the realities of staying afloat in a bathtube while trying not to be hit in the head by the hand of a panicking man smoking a J with tweezers while a cricket bat is being smashed into every electronic object in sight. Or sometimes watching the pictures says enough… |
| Environmental l North America | Wind River Clean Up |
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A group of paddlers got together for a little spring cleaning on the Wind River in Washington. The Wind River is a stunning watershed, but the put-in and takeout were getting pretty trashed and there was tangled fishing line all along the run… |
| Freestyle l Europe – France | Hawaii sûr Rhone and Lyon city tour |
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A report from Dutch paddlers spending their time in Lyon. They were lucky with high water levels of the Rhone and good weather! Check out some photos from Lyon city and Hawaii sûr Rhone. |
PADDLESPORT INDUSTRY NEWS
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| Palm l New ltd Edition Saffron Switch – Win one at NSR! |
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For 2010 Palm is doing a limited run of our Switch paddle jacket in eye catching Saffron Yellow. They should be in shops within the next two weeks, but if you can’t wait that long then we’re offering one of these as a prize for the best outfit at this year’s National Student Rodeo Saturday night party… check out for more details. |
| Werner Paddles l Canoecopia 2010. Rutabaga Paddle Sports and Werner Paddles, ready for the big one! |
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Next weekend, Madison Wisconsin one of the biggest paddle sports show is back as Rutabaga Paddle Sports presents the 2010 edition of Canoecopia. Werner Paddles will be focused on not only fitting paddlers with custom paddles but educating and entertaining guests with the greatest team in paddle sports… |
| Kokatat l First Descents: “River Ward Trailer” |
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First Descents, founded by Kokatat ambassador Brad Ludden, provides young adults with cancer a free of charge adventure therapy program with the mission of curing the emotional sides of cancer and empowering participants to regain control of their lives through whitewater kayaking. We’re very proud to be affiliated with Brad Ludden and the First Descents. |
| Teva l Dream Result wins top place at Rosenheim Paddling Film Festival |
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Teva Life Agent Rush Sturges latest movie Dream Result had its European premier last weekend during the 13th annual Kayak Film Festival in Rosenheim, Germany. 800 enthusiastic spectators watched 4 international paddling movies, all of them showing the state of whitewater kayaking on a very high level. In the end the judges decided that Rush’s Dream Result showed the spirit of the sport at its best and gave it the award for the top prize of Europe's biggest festival of its kind. |
| Pyranha l Finally back from Chile |
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After three months of kayaking in Chile Anna Jankowfsky got back home. Three months of paddling day after day with nothing else to do apart from kayaking was exactly what Anna needed. One of her favorite runs was the Los Alerces Section on the Rio Manso. She also ran the rivers from Santiago down to Pucon and check out for the rest… |
| WCKA l WCKA Announces 2010 Summer Sessions |
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World Class Kayak Academy’s, summer sessions are designed for students who want to improve their kayaking skills along with like minded peers in small group settings, while experiencing travel to a selection of the world’s most famous paddling destinations. For 2010, three Sessions have been scheduled: Competition Tough, Extreme Week, and Skook. Check out their website for more information about their schedule. |
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