Archive for May, 2007

Calculated Risks First Descent of Quiddy River

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Harry Cox on Wallace Falls

Whitewater kayakers are often called crazy and sensless when meeting locals on the way to a run or creek little do they realize that most of us most of the time are very calculated in our approaches to boating the gnar. This past sunday exemplified that last statement as one of the best NB creeking crews assembeled to do a first descent of the quidy river on the fundy coast. The lineup included the likes of “clean line gnar runner” Ian Cambel, “first day back in a boat running the steep” Andrew Devost, “ Always safe Always late” Danny Coates, “ Lengendary” Harry Cox, and Myself. You can draw your own conclusions of my character from what you might have heard, If you haven’t heard anything then I guess we’ll say that I posess varying degrees of both good and bad character in varying quantitees. Now back to the river. Read more

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Paddling Life Invitational

Memorial day hosted the Paddling Life Invitational in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. With a freestyle competition downtown next to the natural sulphur hot springs and a creek race nearby on fish creek both competitors and spectators were sure to be satisfied.

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Boofing the dam at the start line

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