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Darcy Gaechter generated a lot of talk when she became the first women to kayak the Amazon river from source to sea. That's why we're going to talk about none of that today, because Darcy has, for decades, been a core member of the whitewater kayaking scene in North and South America, with a massive resume of whitewater paddling accomplishments.
Today we sample some of her experiences, from preparing to run the Stikine, to the state of women in whitewater, and running a whitewater guiding business.
Here are links to the Ecuador conservation and outreach efforts Darcy discussed during the podcast:
Ecuador River Institute Fundraiser
Yaki Churis fundraiser and Yaku Churis program
Find out much more about Darcy:
Darcy's book on her Amazon source to sea expedition: Amazon Woman
Darcy on the Today Show
Darcy's guiding company Small World Adventures
And finally: https://www.lmgt.com/?q=Darcy+Gaechter
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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For some southeastern boys, the world is too big to stay in one place. Stan Prichard discovered a love for kayaking and the outdoors early in life and responded "hell yeah" to any offer that came his way. That attitude took him around the globe doing first descents, international class V classics, as well as pushing water levels on local classics. He did all this while still pursuing his love for skiing, climbing and outdoor fun.
Come take a ride through the anthology of some Stan's greatest hits over the last 3 decades of paddling.
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Pedro Oliva had a dream when he was just a kid, that he was going to see the world and do something great. A good way to fulfill that dream? Be the guy that Ben Stookesberry can count on to always say "yes" to his next crazy mission.
That attitude propelled Pedro around the world on countless kayaking expeditions, gave him a brief stint as the world waterfall descent record holder, and landed him as the star of a syndicated television program showcasing his adventures.
Using his energy, passion, and recognition, he's now focused on passing on his experience to the next generation and raising awareness around the importance of protecting the natural environments that he's spent a lifetime exploring.
Find Pedro on instagram at @pedroolivakaiak
You can find a multitude of media on Pedro on the internet.
Check out the awesome Red Bull film Locked In documenting their first descent of the Beriman Gorge at: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/films/locked-in
A super interesting video documenting the history of the highest waterfall record descents in a kayak compliments of kayakhistory on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cer_5T3AUER/?id=2858659403761008913_48729946411
An article by Eugene Buchanan with a nice compilation of large waterfall descents: https://www.mensjournal.com/adventure/going-over-and-staying-in
An awesome account of running Anaconda Falls by Jesse Coombs: https://oregonkayaking.net/tales/anaconda/anaconda.html
A clip of Rafa Ortiz's descent of Anaconda Falls: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1812859069146646
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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From humble childhood float trips on the Colorado River to navigating some of the stoutest whitewater in Ecuador, Will Griffith has some stories to tell. In today's episode we might rattle a few cages discussing some controversial paddling behaviors, but there's no denying the paddling skills of Jamboy, and that he's made an imprint on the paddling scene. So open your ears, open your mind, open your heart, and let's go jammin'.
Here are links to some of the videos we discussed:
Climb - Yosemite 2013 (includes a clip of the Yosemite waterfall footage)
Gore Canyon - Kayaking & Climbing - Griffith Brothers
Gore Canyon 8400-8600 cfs
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Best interview with Emily Jackson of this year, or best interview with Emily Jackson ever? Take a listen, and you can be the judge.
Emily is part of one of the most quintessential whitewater kayaking families in the world today. She's an accomplished athlete, businesswoman, parent, and explorer of the world. Emily is nothing if not thoughtful and entertaining as we explore some nefarious travel stories, growing up in the Jackson family, parenting, gender in kayaking, Jackson Kayak's acquisition of Werner paddles, and more.
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Do we become more humble with age? My guest Leif Anderson says he has, but humility did not come easily. Let's go back to a time where a young and cocky Leif set out with a crew from Ft. Collins, CO to conquer the Arizona kayaking scene, in one short weekend.
This podcast was inspired by Leif and Evan's dueling blog entries from 2010, which you will not want to miss:
Leif's account
Evan's account: part 1
Evan's account: part 2
Just to prove how cocky Leif was in his early days, and because it's one of my good memories of running the Big South, here's my 2009 Big South video where Leif became the star of the show as the only paddler that day motivated to fire up the big ones.
Big South 2009
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Serrasolses Brothers River Co
When people talk about the best whitewater kayaker in the world, the list is understandably short. But I doubt there's a list out there that doesn't include Aniol Serrasolses. He's made a name for himself pushing the limits of the sport in almost every aspect: inventing new downriver freestyle moves, first descents, styling huge vertical drops, and exploring the boundaries of big water rivers.
I was lucky enough to catch up with Aniol as he was passing through Boulder, CO on his summer tour of North America. We talk about his relationship with the Stikine, dealing with fear, paddling with Scott Lingren, paddling some of the biggest rivers in Patagonia, as well as his latest transition - building a home on the Rio Futaleufu in Chile and starting a guiding and instructional business.
Find out more about Aniol's guiding, instructional and accommodation offerings at: Serrasolses Brothers River Co (https://www.sbriverco.com/)
You'll find no shortage of video footage of Aniol on the internet, but here a few of the videos mentioned during the interview:
Stikine High Water Solo
Patagonia Quad-crown
The Hunza
High Water Indus
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Coto is back! It's been almost a year and a half since doing one of my favorite interviews with Andrey Coto in episode 9. When we last left him, he had dreams of starting a kayak school in his home town in Costa Rica, in order to pass along all the benefits he's received from kayaking to the next generation.
Coto fills us in on how to go to the Little White race and come home with a wad of cash, how to check 5 kayaks onto an airplane and get a discount, at that. And to cap it off is an update on how the Jaguar Kayak School is progressing, as well as his latest vision for an exchange program.
You can contact Coto at:
https://jaguarkayak.com/
[email protected]
+506 7245 7762
https://www.instagram.com/andrey.coto.robles/
https://www.facebook.com/andrey.c.robles
And don't miss his great edit of running Escalante Creek in Colorado last year.
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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In this episode I sit down with Cody Howard for a ride through the undulations of life. Join us as we discuss: learning to kayak in the backyard pool, living through a piece of history in Fallujah, unlocking whitewater runs in the elusive canyons of Arizona, witnessing the world record waterfall descent in a kayak, and that's just scratching the surface.
0:00 Introduction
6:00 Learning to kayak in the desert
29:50 Abbreviated college life
34:30 Marine Corps
45:30 Returning to civilian life
56:00 Huckin Huge
1:00:30 Arizona Kayaking
1:10:25 Exploring the West Coast
1:34:00 Palouse Falls with Tyler Bradt
1:42:55 The gorges of Japan
1:51:00 Accidents and adaptations
There's a ton of media out there around Cody's adventures. If you want to find out more, here are a few to get you started:
Arizona mishaps:
https://paddlinglife.com/paddling-life-exclusives/definition-of-an-epic/
The account Cody referenced involving Jason Craig's very serious injury: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6vzcp5
A random collection of clips from the Huckin Huge vimeo account:
https://vimeo.com/huckinhuge
Find additonal photos on Tales From the Cripps Facebook page or Instagram talesfromthecrippspodcast
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Whitewater kayaking doesn't get much more homegrown than the Demshitz. In this episode I sit down with one of the Demshitz founding fathers Dave Fusilli who proves that you can run the shit and not take yourself too seriously. Find out how Dave fulfilled his dream of living in a van down by the river and more.
If you just crawled out from a hole and this is the first time you've heard of the Demshitz, the internet is teeming with great old school Demshitz videos. I didn't bring up most of these largely because the stories are already out there. Here are a few to get you started:
Demshitz Yule Creek 2010... Fusilli's huge crash
Perhaps the most epic save ever caught on video:
Kayaker saved just before swimming over a 60 foot waterfall!!
And of course, the origin of the Brown Claw.
0:00 Introduction
4:00 A brief Demshitz quiz
9:16 My Jah Gorge story
13:52 The origin story
44:02 Busted in Missoula
51:50 Green race in a sea kayak
55:51 Good times on Upper Cherry
1:01:20 Creating the Scorch X
1:12:45 The new Pyranha ReactoR
1:19:40 The relationship between boat design & paddling style
1:26:46 Closing questions
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Jessie Stone, a kayaker with a doctoring problem, joins me to talk about some of the adventures that she's stumbled into by following her impulse to go kayaking wherever it may take her. From getting lost in the jungle following Eric Jackson, to founding Soft Power Health and finding a lifelong career in Uganda, this episode is bound to make you want to grab your kayak and see where it takes you.
0:00 Introduction
6:30 Finding whitewater
18:50 Learning to kayak
27:45 Competitive freestyle
48:47 Misadventures and fitness training in Ecuador
1:06:20 A crash course on paddling the Futaleufu
1:12:55 Back to Africa
1:35:20 Kayaking camps in the United States
1:44:25 Conclusion
Find out more about Soft Power Health at their webpage and ways you can help.
Various other links:
Lost in the Jungle of Ecuador
Soft Power Health Overview Video
Soft Power Health
Jessie Stone Brings Kayaking To Inner City Kids | Dispatches
Doctor-turned-kayaker fights malaria in UgandaExtreme Kayak Athlete Works to Cure Malaria in Africa
Find numerous photos on Tales From the Cripps Facebook page or Instagram talesfromthecrippspodcast
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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In this episode we explore the world with Benny Clark. Benny kayaks to find peace and Benny kayaks to survive. We explore how Benny's mental health history and kayaking history have become intricately linked. And how Benny has found ways to give back both to the kayaking community and to a community struggling with their own mental health issues.
0:00 Introduction
7:05 Life in Ecuador
12:30 Growing up in Canada
26:50 Dealing with mental health
33:20 Homeless and not in a van down by the river
41:20 Learning to kayak
1:05:20 Solo Boating
1:16:40 Paddling with canines
1:24:45 Navigating social media
1:40:38 Managing physical pain
1:58:28 Helping others
If you want to see some photos and learn more about Benny, check out his instagram @theleagueofbeautifulminds .
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Who is Brad Higginbotham: Stunt man? Mad man? Lover? Naturalist? Cover boy? Educator? Family man?
Find out that and more in this episode of Tales from the Cripps with Whitewater of the Southern Rockies cover boy Brad Higginbotham.
0:00 Introduction
9:00 If I could just get off of that L.A. freeway
30:24 Rediscovering kayaking and more
43:00 Living in Washington state
1:03:33 Climbing back from rock bottom
1:11:00 Training for the Stikine
1:20:19 High water in Russia
1:28:15 High water in Baker's Box
1:31:50 Waste not want not with the pooper's society
1:43:47 Q&A
1:53:56 Conclusion
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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I had the good fortune to sit down with paddle maker, fitter and turner, kayaker, sailor, adventurer, and all around crazy Kiwi, Mike Nash. Listen as he shares some adventures: learning to kayak in New Zealand, sailing around the world, and his most dangerous adventure of all, learning to make kayak paddles.
Hammer Factor, eat your heart out, because in the last half of this episode we'll explore some of the technicalities of paddle design and paddle making. For those looking lay treats, you'll learn the perfect feather angle, perfect paddle length, grip width, and more.
0:00 Introduction
7:28 Learning to paddle in New Zealand
17:24 How not to paddle solo
21:01 The pitfalls of wearing a PFD
22:52 Sailing the seven seas
28:17 How to roll a sailboa
34:00 Vetting passengers to Madagascar
42:08 Discovering the Pacific Northwest
47:50 Fear and loathing in Fear Canyon in British Columbia
51:20 Finding the minivan of kayaks
59:14 Founding Hard Core Paddles
1:41:21 Paddle Taxonomy
2:23:38 ConclusionWant more?
If you're into #vanlife conversions, you haven't seen a true conversion until you see Mike's rig.
https://paddlinglife.com/travel/paddling-rigs-hard-core-paddles-owners-chevy-express-van-conversion-into-an-adventure-rig/
Learn how Mike found the perfect watercraft to take his wife and 2 large dogs whitewater paddling with him.
https://paddlinglife.com/canoeing/grabner-outside-inflatable-canoe-review/
Check out Hard Core paddles at:
https://hardcorepaddles.com/
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it tSend me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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As David Olson put it, when running the Jarbidge Bruneau section, a series of remote canyons in southern Idaho, "we always thought, ... what would happen out here, if we had an incident..." Well, David and his two companions decided to put that question to the test when they missed a critical portage eddy and dropped into the largest rapid on the run completely blind.
Timeline
0:00 A misadventure on the Jarbidge Bruneau
1:55:44 Jon Hindman: bonus stories, joint replacements, and more
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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In late June through early July Orin and Rowan Gartner made their first descent down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in kayaks. At age 10, Rowan tied Bodie Hilleke's record for the youngest known kayaking descent down the Grand Canyon. Orwin, at age 14, also made an impressively young descent. The flow for the trip was around 20,000 cfs, considered a high flow for the run.
Join me for a quick interview with the boys a week after they got off their trip to hear about the experience from their perspective.
To read more about the trip, check out this article in the Durango Herald.
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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This bonus episode is a companion piece to episode 14 with Abe Herrera. When Abe described his experience with a rescue on the Foss River, he noted that a Canadian crew had a pin on the same log, but their river rescue took almost 2 hours.
Well, I searched far and wide and tracked down a couple of the Canucks who were involved in the rescue, and they're here to tell their story.
This story from 2014 was written up from two perspectives on my guest Adam's blog. It's an interesting read.
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
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Kayak Session coverboy, HBO documentary logistics man, swiftwater safety instructor, Ecuadorian river guide, international exploratory kayaker - today's guest wears many hats. I was lucky enough to sit down with Abe today, hear some of his stories, and in particular discuss how his experiences have influenced his approach to river safety and river rescue.
Find Abe at Boof Sessions where he can help you out with all aspects of your river trip to Ecuador.
Check out Ecuadorian Rivers Institute and learn about how you can help protect the rivers of Ecuador.
Timeline
0:00 Introduction
7:55 Ecuador season
10:25 Jondachi Fest and river conservation
27:20 Interest in river safety
32:00 Foss river rescue
41:00 River safety basics
43:05 Cispus river rescue
54:30 Exploring the Rio Cofanes
1:06:00 The controversial tow teather
1:28:25 ** Green Truss accident
1:39:30 Concluding thoughts
** Warning, this story involves a fatality.
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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In this episode, Tales from the Cripps goes tubing with Rolf Kelly. But you're going to have to leave your foam cooler of beer at home for this tubing trip because when you're hanging out with Rolf, there's no such thing as taking it easy. If you've ever wondered how to prepare to tube a 100 ft waterfall in 10 years or less, you're going to want to tune into this one.
Check out Metlako Falls in a tube as well some other beauties on Rolf's vimeo channel.
See Eric Boomer's report from Metlako Falls on the old The Range Life blog.
Timeline
0:00 Introduction
5:20 It takes 10-20 years to become an overnight success
7:30 Safety disclaimer
7:45 Hold your breath
11:20 NZ’s Turnbull river, lessons in breath holding
40:47 1st Descent Salmon River gorge
42:18 Tubing your troubles away at the Golden, CO playpark (Rigor Mortis)
1:00:50 Alaska
1:05:20 Futaleufu, Chile
1:18:20 Back in the kayak
1:22:09 Ldub tubing
1:23:15 Metlako with your tail between your legs
1:30:31 Resume building
1:35:25 Concluding thoughts
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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Alex Nicks may be one of the best kayakers you never heard of. His self-induced kayak affliction has taken him around the globe finding some of the best whitewater on the planet. In this episode he shares some of those unique experiences ranging from his time on the Zambezi river during a transformative time in kayak history, to exploring the arid mountains in the Middle East.
0:00 Introduction
5:30 Sandals vs. flip flops
9:40 Contracting the kayaking disease
12:10 Zambezi days
23:30 I tried
24:10 Murchison Falls
31:46 Iran
41:55 Mekong River
46:00 Reflections
Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com
Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat.
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at [email protected].
This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.
For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
[email protected]Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
Support the show
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