Team Pyranha Blog

FIRST D’S IN ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2007

allankayak — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:35:55 +0000

On the 19th Nov a team of bald explorers, including Shalabh Gahault, Mike Abbott, Sam Hughes, Zak Mark, Sangrup (our driver from Ladakh) and myself loaded a jeep in Katmandu, Nepal and set course for Gauhati in Assam. 4 days later Andy Phillips arrived and they headed into the hills of Arunachal Pradesh aiming to complete several sections of un-run rivers and expecting to be challenged with situations requiring extreme bravery and ingenuity.

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Raundalselve in a DAY - 40+km, 10 hours!

allankayak — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 17:58:26 +0000

After talking about it all summer we finally got a plan together and paddled the Raundalselve, in a DAY. Anyone who knows the Raundale knows just how much whitewater there is up there, with numerous sections that are all amazing and go at different levels. After in a seriously in-depth planning session (about a beer long) we called up Greg, Christy and Benji, set a time for the morning and checked the water levels and weather on the net. Early the next day we packed the van, took a few bikes and a VRS van to drop at various points for excape options and of to the top of the valley we went.!

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Mike and Al’s Excellent adventures - 2007

allankayak — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 15:44:30 +0000

5 Ladies, 1 guy, 7 days, 8 rivers, 2 guides! A most Excellent adventure!

We have just finished a most excellent week of river guiding and coaching in Norway. Our trip started in Sjoa and ended in Voss, the paddling varying from big volume Sjoa, to low volume steep-creeking on the Branseth in Voss. This year we gave evening critique with video feedback and during the week everyone progressed fantastically. The trip is a mix of holiday and coaching as we believe in having a good time and learning on the way. Check out the trip brief and some images in the full story below!

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Norway - Spring Flows with the bros!

allankayak — Wed, 23 May 2007 05:52:43 +0000

Its that time of year again! Spring has sprung, rains have swollen the rivers and there is time off work to go check out new runs. The other day we headed over to Eksingedale to try to run a river we rarely see with water. Eksingedale is an amazing valley, starting with a well know ‘Lake to Lake’ drop the river then flows over 5 ridiculously large waterfalls before flowing to what we hoped would be a runnable section! Little did we know….

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Floodwater in Wet Wales - UK!

allankayak — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 16:51:35 +0000

On a Mission! - South Wales - Melte River - flood conditions!

After making a vague plan Saturday night, the boats where loaded and we were on our way to wet Wales in search of water! We suspected there may be water around, but at the take out of the Melte river the flows were not that high. It was pishing down and motivation took some time to pick up. I pulled an Ammo from my quiver, thinking this would be a mellow read a run, but on the drive up there was evidence to suggest this could turn into quite a mission!

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My Own site up and running!

allankayak — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:16:16 +0000

I have been taking some downtime lately, due to a leg injury and operation that went bad, but in the re-hab time I have completely rebuilt my www.riverkore.com site.

My aim was to make to update able by all of our riverkore team and present it as a showcase of our adventures.

You will find image and video gallerys, which I am trying to fill up with all kind of images that have been sitting on my computer for years doing nothing! You will also find articles from past expeditions, with accompanying galleries and some might even have a video clip.

If you register on the site you get a few features, you can abuse us with comments! (be nice or I delete you:-) You can also add to discussions on any article that has been posted in the forums to discuss.

You can comment on images, send e-cards and there are a few wallpapers around.

So go have a look, have fun and have a great xmas, you guys in the USoA, Happy Hollidays, some one told me the other day American dont say ‘Merry Christmas’

Have fun

New team truck 2007

allankayak — Tue, 07 Nov 2006 17:54:16 +0000

Looks like we are working out a new sponsor for 2007, might come in super handy for wild expeditions!!

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NEW PFD TESTING!!

allankayak — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 09:50:07 +0000

Yep, that s right, we out here in Norway are always busy! This weekend the rains finaly came!!!! Yehaaar. Liz came out and we headed up to the Myrkdale River. Seemed like a good day to test a new PFD!

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Its not over yet!!

allankayak — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:37:00 +0000

Up here in Norway, its dry, soooo, dry. It might look like it is going to rain heaps any minute, but no,, not on us. We have had another record summer, but after a record snow-lessness winter all the water has run off.

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Hi there from Norway!!

allankayak — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:24:12 +0000

Hi there, just signed up, got my powers and now testing this system out. Its funny, I am just this minute learning wordpress for myself to make my site ‘live’.

Maybe you can check out gallery2 and install the plugin on here so we can link in our gallerys? (geeky huh)

Anyway, hope all is well, guess you all survived the US of ‘A’,

Hope to speak to soon of you soon

Allan

my test site right now is - here

Lots to do, but seems to be getting there