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Creeking

First Strokes With The WAKA Stoke

May 3rd, 2023 | by Kayak Session

Follow Nouria Newman as she paddles her new Waka Stoke for the first time on her home river. This is [&hellip

Reel World Vol.7

Follow French paddler Simon Munch throughout 2022 paddling in Switzerland, Austria, and of course France. Category: Amateur Locations: Saine; Lütschine; Kander; Oetz; Thur; Doubs

REEL WORLD Vol.7 – #11 Simon Munch (France)

January 9th, 2023 | by Kayak Session

Follow French paddler Simon Munch throughout 2022 paddling in Switzerland, Austria, and of course France. Category: Amateur Locations: Saine; Lütschine; [&hellip

Beaters for All 2022

Watch Greg Eeckhoute getting worked on the infamously sticky hole of the Escalier de la Peyre rapid in Southern France. This rapid is notorious for swimming... Rapid Name: Escaliers de la peyre River Name: Haut-Agout , FRANCE Kayakers: Greg Eeckhoute Behind the camera: Los Bocadillos Del Rio TEAM Disclaimer: Originally, we created the Beater For All Video Contest with fun beaters in mind (kayakers getting worked and swimming out of it (or not…) with a smile. However, we have been receiving more and more videos showing scary & sketchy situations, some being real close calls. This created a debate among us, enriched by comments from viewers: should we or should we not show those videos? By encouraging and magnifying carnage and beatering, do we promote it? Do viewers forget the dangers of kayaking? We think otherwise. We came to the conclusion that those videos can be educative and show how dangerous the sport of whitewater kayaking can be, and how nasty and quickly can a situation turn from funny to bad. By showing those videos, we firmly believe that these can create discussions and a space for exchange about what could/should have been done to avoid such situations, which will ultimately lead to increases in safety and river knowledge. Note, we never show videos in which people would get hurt badly, or even worse, showing fatal accidents. Last but least, the videos are submitted by their authors, most time the « victims » themselves. NB, We do not poach videos.

Sticky Hole on the Agout (Entry #21 Beaters For All 2022)

December 7th, 2022 | by Kayak Session

Watch Greg Eeckhoute getting worked on the infamously sticky hole of the Escalier de la Peyre rapid in Southern France. [&hellip

Creeking

Follow Niels Jung as he kicks off the European rainy season with the Jura and Ticino classics located in France and Switzerland. Rivers include the Lemme, Saine, Strona, Cannobino, Osola and Verzasca. Enjoy!

Creeking in the Jura & Ticino with Niels Jung

November 25th, 2022 | by Kayak Session

Follow Niels Jung as he kicks off the European rainy season with the Jura and Ticino classics located in France [&hellip

Creeking

Check out a lap on the lower section of the Ubaye river !!

Tom Dollé on the Ubaye River

October 13th, 2022 | by Kayak Session

Follow Tom Dollé on the lower section of the lower Ubaye river in southern france after a storm. Check out [&hellip

Creeking

Follow Mylo as he goes on a 1 day mission to the Jura with his work colleagues from Huningue, running the Upper section of the famous Doubs river and then the emblematic Saut de la Truite on the Lemme River. Sadly Julien has a bad line on the last waterfall and we end up having to cut the day short and go back home.

Creeking in the Jura Mountains

October 5th, 2022 | by Kayak Session

Follow Mylo Nicholas on a day off work creeking in the Jura Mountains, on classics such as the Doubs and [&hellip

Festival

Derby Du Vénéon - 2014-09-13 - Canoë Kayak - Extrem Kayaking - Le Vénéon - La Bérarde - Isère - Rhône Alpes

Derby du Véneon, France – Sept 3-4th 2022

August 30th, 2022 | by Kayak Session

Coming up this week end on the magical Véneon river, the traditional and super roots end of the year event, [&hellip

Descent

la castellane river roussillion france january 2021

Castellane river, Roussillon, France, January 2021

April 4th, 2022 | by Kayak Session

Words: Quim Fontané i Masó, Núria Fontané i Masó | Photography: Agata Sobieraj-Jakubiec Winter in Catalonia often means flat water [&hellip

Reel

German Creek machine Nils Jung runs a tight waterfall in a deep gorge.

REEL WORLD Vol.6 – # 16 Niels Jung (Germany)

December 14th, 2021 | by Kayak Session

Follow German Creek machine Nils Jung throughout 2021. » 2021 was just awesome, somehow we almost always found perfect water [&hellip

Reel

REEL WORLD Vol.6 – # 11 Georges Snook (NZ)

December 6th, 2021 | by Kayak Session

Follow kiwi paddler Georges Snook during his trip across Europe this summer. « Stoked to spend four months in Europe kayaking [&hellip

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Creeking

First Strokes With The WAKA Stoke

Reel World Vol.7

REEL WORLD Vol.7 – #11 Simon Munch (France)

Beaters for All 2022

Sticky Hole on the Agout (Entry #21 Beaters For All 2022)

Creeking

Creeking in the Jura & Ticino with Niels Jung

Creeking

Tom Dollé on the Ubaye River

Creeking

Creeking in the Jura Mountains

Festival

Derby du Véneon, France – Sept 3-4th 2022

Descent

Castellane river, Roussillon, France, January 2021

Reel

REEL WORLD Vol.6 – # 16 Niels Jung (Germany)

Reel

REEL WORLD Vol.6 – # 11 Georges Snook (NZ)

VIDEO OF THE WEEK

Kayak Session Issue 86 – Summer 2023