Martin Vollen brings us "One for the road," the final episode of Striestrømmer television for 2012. This Norwegian whitewater kayaker has been killing it! Rivers in the video include the Visa, Finna, Tessa and Stordalselva.
Wesley Bradley, Michael C. Morrow, Jamison Evans and other Russell Fork locals have a great day on the Russell Fork Gorge. Definitely a great start to the whitewater kayak creeking season.
Mike Patterson brings us a video of him styling his Pyranha Jed at Big Rocks. Big Rocks is an awesome playspot located on the Nolichucky river in TN, near Johnson City. Check it out.
Ever wondered what Chinese whitewater is like? Check out this video fo the first successful descent of the Yellow River and its trib in the Quinghai Province of China. Something to add to your bucket list.
Ben Browns brings us a compilation video of his adventures this year called "Kayaking around the world with my GoPro." This is some seriously amazing footage from one of the top kayakers in the world. Check it.
Sam Ellis and Matty Nicholas hit up the River Doe in Ingleton, UK. Some nice creeking in this short whitewater kayaking vid. Check out the HUGE boof around the 1:00 mark. Awesomeness.
It's here! This is the very first episode from the Substantial Media House, which is run by Evan Garcia and Fred Norquist. In "Hot WET Scandinavian Pillaging", the boys are on a 5 week adventure to Norway. Along the way they traverse the beautiful valleys and conquer the high water levels to pillage some great memories and capture som awesome footage. Check it out!
Daniel Patrinellis and Adrian Wigston made the trip to Leavenworth for the last weekend of Oktoberfest and some whitewater kayaking. He writes that the recent warm weather and light rains had brought Tumwater up to a decent level. Great video and looks like fun times were definitely had.
Ever heard of Zet Kayaks, based in the CZECH Republic? Possibly not but they are all over the place in whitewater competitions, videos, etc. Especially races. Ben Marr rides them as well. Check out this short video showing some Zet kayaks in action.
The boys are at it again! Evan Garcia and Fred Norquist document their travels and experiences through a new online web series featuring some of the worlds most spectacular and dangers rivers. Seeing as how everything else they've put out is amazing, this is really exciting!
WeStroke crew member Chris Gibson weighs in with his initial review of the new Jackson Kayak SUPerCHARGER stand up paddleboard (SUP). He got a chance to play with one on the Ocoee river for a bit recently and came away impressed. Hit Read More to check out his full commentary on this new whitewater SUP.
Isaac Levinson and Pat Keller rock the 2012 Green Race in a tandem kayak. More specifically, a Jackson Kayak Duo. They won the tandem division with a time of 4:48. That is some crazy whitewater kayaking.
Ryan Moore brings us another great edit of the 2012 Green River Race. This was a spectacular race filled with fast lines, sweet boofs and plenty of carnage. It was helped to be even crazier than normal with a higher flow. Good times.
The Boone Crew getting rowdy in the southeast during Spring of 2012. Video highlights some great whitewater kayaking and creeking on the Tallulah, Watauga, Laurel Fork, Cheoah, North Harper, Raven Fork, Mill Creek, New Dries, etc.
Erik Johnson brings us his 2012 Highlight Reel. While at 2:26, it's not a very long video, it is packed with some awesome whitewater kayaking action. Freewheel off 50/50 and much much more!
The Jackson Kayak crew are out at Rock Island rebuilding the backstage play feature that they first created around this time in 2010. It's a really fun feature and we can't wait to get back out in it. Check out some info and a video on it.
While the Middle TN area is a very nice place to live, there are not a lot of local outdoor gear shops. The few that are around also don't really cater to the whitewater community. Chances are that you have had to order tons of stuff online without seeing it in person, you get very few chances to demo different boats, etc. Well, Outdoor Experience in Cookeville is your savior.