With plenty of creeking, Skookumchuck Narrows, Big D’s Cafe, and rope swings; British Columbia is one of Demshitz favorite kayaking destinations. 

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Unfortunately, the summer tour season is quickly coming to  a close.  But, we have a couple of great stops before ending back at home on the east coast.  Here’s Kristie boofing off Husom Falls during a Middle White Salmon trip we did with some of our friends from Hood River’s Kayak Shed.   Check out the rest of the post for some more shots from the trip.

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Hello fellow demshitz we have demshitz shirts for sale for all that are interested.  Check out the tour poster.  If you are in the area don’t be afraid to wave down the Pyranha van and get yourself one of demshirts.

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Boating season has is well under way for most up here is Norway, despite the currently cold nights and low water levels.

For me, I have to wait and train up a few more weeks before trying anything too exciting after a back operation, but I have paddled the rafting section of the Raundalselva

Which brings me to the subject of saving the the Raundalselva.  One of the worlds most beautiful rives is under threat from hydro projects!!

Check out the Facebook group created by Voss Kayak Club here -

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=511904939#!/group.php?gid=119108778099266

http://raundalselvi.invoss.com/

As anyone who has been to Norway knows this river is a gem, with its crystal clear water, raging waterfalls and scenic beauty there is no way in hell you could ever live to see it damed.

At the moment a dubious play has been layed out presenting 10 different ideas for hydro developments, but the most poplar project from the developers side of the table would involve taking water out at the the start of the ‘Rime’ section and delivering it back right down near the airport near Voss.  The minimum summer flow left in the river is said to be around 6.5 cumecs, and about 2 or so in the winter – This is obviously not good for any river users, be they fishermen, kayakers, fish or animals after the fish.

Voss Kayak club have been leading the debate and opposition right now and doing a great job at prompting discussion.

To find out more about this and get involved you should head over the to FaceBook group and join in – everyone can help!!

Check out these two videos from our last few weeks on the road killin it!

Demshitz and the Paddlebillyz at NOC and more!
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Demshitz playing the Molan’s at Galloway beach WV

Demshitz is selling Demshitz shirts for 15 bucks in blue and grey with the logo above (DS logo with fish saying demshitz) on the back. Get one today!

check back next week for an update from the Reno River Fest and Demshitz in Cali!!! DEMSHITZ!

Demshitz Jonny Meyers in the new small Molan at the Gunnison play park. In this entry  he wrote up an introduction and talked about his recovery from an extremely serious snowboarding accident. We are all super stoked to have him on the team and we are glad he is back in the boat. Get ready for an exciting year for team pyranha in the freestlye competitions the boat is perfect and the paddlers are fired up to paddle it.  (more…)

Spring is here and  Demshitz has reunited to start off the Kill it tour 2010. Our first stop was a delivery and demo at Appomattox in Richmond VA . We had a great day on Saturday on the James river hitting up the playspots with some local paddlers in the new boats. (more…)

Check out the Demshitz Blog for a bad ass update from Pucon Chile!

Here is a Teaser for our Next Demshitz Movie ¨Dashboard Empanada¨

Run the Shitz! Looking forward to the NEW BURN and the NEW PLAYBOAT ¨THE MOLAN¨!!! PYRANHA WORLD DOMINATION!!! DEMSHITZ!!!

The first word that everyone learns upon arrival in Nepal is the ubiquitous greeting ”Namaste”. Our trip however was to be different. The first word we learned was “Banda”. Banda is the Nepali word for a strike. These strikes aren’t quite the same as you’d get back home, where a line of disgruntled workers stand at a factory gate, they are much more extensive and indiscriminate. Traffic is not allowed on the roads, shops aren’t allowed to open and the whole country effectively grinds to a halt. 
 
We arrived in Nepal at 10pm the evening before three consecutive days of these strikes. One day of waiting may have been acceptable, but no matter how you look at it, 3 days of a 2 week holiday is a lot! Despite stories of the rather violent enforcement of the banda by the Maoists, on day 2, a local guy we met in the street said he could get us a “landcruiser” to take us and our boats off to the first river under cover of darkness. Obviously this would cost us dear, but we figured it was worth it. When the “landcruiser” turned up, it turned out to be a tiny car, and the driver wouldn’t go without his mate, but by then we were beyond caring, so we crammed 5 guys three boats and 2 weeks worth of kit into and onto the machine and set off into the night…

Although December is the low water season, there is still some great paddling to be had, especially if you venture further up the valleys of some of the rivers normally done “in season”. Whilst dodging strikes, we ticked off upper sections of: Bhote Kosi, Marsyandi, Kali Gandaki along with a few other nice runs down some of the classic sections of these and other rivers.

Anyways, enough spiel… To the photos!! Here’s a flavour of the trip:

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This last weekend saw the annual gathering at the River Dart Country Park for the 7^th annual Gene17 weekend organised by Simon Westgarth.

Just one of Dartmoor's Classic run's the Erme

Three factors meant this weekend was always going to be a great weekend, all the usual suspects heading to the same location mixed with a (heavy) sprinkling of rain and Pyranha launching the new Burn.

Sara showing the 2010 Burn's slide ability

Saturday morning saw frantic activity around the Pyranha stand as the majority of UK Team P were picking up their new Burn’s to go play, with padding being thrown around and some rather desperate sharing of a rather rubbish screw driver everyone headed out to go and play on the various rivers around Dartmoor.

Jo show upmost composure in the gorge

Saturday night was spent catching up, partying through the small hours and wondering if torrential rain outside would give enough water for some of the more adventurous Dartmoor runs.

Enjoying the scenery

Sunday came with a very thick head, but, the rivers were definitely up, so off to play again.

Rich showing off his Boof

So what’s the 2010 Burn like? Well when I was told the Burn was going to get a once over, you could probably hear me scream the other side of the pond! It’s no hidden fact everyone loves the Burn. So how could Pyranha possibly make it better? Well the guy’s in R&D have listened to you lot and given you something you’ve always wanted.

One of the more 'surprising' rapids

The 2010 Burn is still all Burn, but on steroids, its quicker, quicker acceleration & faster in a straight line. It hold’s it’s line better in the white stuff, yet a quick paddle placement and it’ll change direction on demand. More rocker and more carve means you be boofing and flairing your way down the river but still get that crisp Pyranha signature carve across eddy lines. In short it’s a lot of fun, if you don’t believe me go try one yourself, they’ll hit the stores in the next couple of weeks…

Adam Carving round in the Everest

See you on the River

Ben

In about 7 hours I am off to Bhutan!

I will meet up with Mike Abbott in Bangkok and then head up to Bhutan to catch up with the team.  We are off to Eastern Bhutan, a long bumpy ride away to the Drangme Chu.

We completed the 1st D of the Same river, where it starts up in India 2 years ago so it is nice to approach from this side and complete the story.  In Arunachal it it called the Tawang Chu, that story took us 5 days and a bit of a hike out just before the Bhutan border.

This time, just in case we have to carry anything on any portages we thought we would take some customers!  That’s right, its a rafting Expedition.  We have 2 paddle rafts with willing clients.  They are in for hell of a ride, as the river looks pretty full on until further down near India, so we will see what happens!

I will post a report when we get back and I am sure this will be a grand tale to tell!

You can see more about this trip HERE

This is a great movie from Benji Hjort, summing up the summer of fun in Voss, Norway, 2009.  There are other amazing videos in the gallery to check out! But this one have several Team P featured, even me!

Nice job Benji!

Check out the video here

Fall in the southeast has been predictably awesome once again. Starting in September the rain clouds gathered and brought our parched rivers to life. This storm was the ‘big one’ we seem to get once or twice a year. By the time the rain stopped, most creeks were too high to paddle…but instead of sitting on our hands and waiting for the water to go down…my friends and I searched for places to paddle that either required more water or handled the increased amounts of rainfall better than other places.

At the top of my hit list was Silver Run Falls. This drop is just shy of 40 feet and has a tricky entrance. A crew of four of us headed up to check out the drop but in the end, only Clayton Gaar and I stepped up to the plate.

Me rolling over..photo by Jonathan Absher

Clayton had a love tap on the bottom of the river.

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check out this video Demshitz put together of the Raquette River in New York last weekend. Featuring Randy Youngbuck’s Demshitz debut. Enjoy. Raquette with Randy Video

The big hit on the Upper Driva (photo: Pat Clissold)

The final destination for our summer road trip was Norway, my first visit to Northern Europe’s whitewater Mecca, but certainly not my last.  Bex and I spent an incredible few weeks in Southern Norway, firstly being shown the classics around Sjoa and Otta, and then joining up with a couple of other British boaters to catch a few other late season runs.  There have been plenty of posts about the quality of Norway’s whitewater rivers, so I’ll spare the words and just leave you with some photos from our travels in Norway. (more…)

Demshitz Stay out of jail tour was a success! Dave Fusilli Nicole Mansfield and I survived a summer traveling from state to state in the Team Pyranha van ( aka “orange bitch” ) visiting Pyranha Dealers events, rodeos, races; we went everywhere! Here is a video from our last stop on the tour in Ouachita Arkansas with Ouachita Outdoor Outfitters.

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DEMSHITZ MADE 3 – Dave Space- the final episode of Demshitz MADE. Will he surf Skook? Find out in this final episode of DEMSHITZ MADE 3. 

For those of you who don’t know Demshitz Made- check out the first two episodes of Demshitz MADE.
DEMSHITZ MADE EP1
DEMSHITZ MADE EP2
DEMSHITZ MADE EP3
watch the whole thing!!! you’ll love it!

We have the best Kayak Movie of all time!!!
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Bex leading the way on the Soca

It’s been a few weeks since Bex and I packed up the van and left the rivers of the French Alps, and it’s been a busy few weeks.  Starting with a week of work and play in Slovenia, we met up with Chris and Tom at the Soca and had a fantastic time coaching during the days with a  great group and getting a few cheeky runs in on the Trnovo to Kobarid section in the evening.   (more…)

Dave Space fired up to run his first waterfall!

Check out Episode 1 of Demshitz Made if you haven’t already…then watch Episode 2. Demshitz Made!!!

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Racing the Karnali on Fish Creek in Steamboat Springs Colorado at the PaddlingLife Pro Invitational.
 

Dave Fusilli throwing a loop at the C-Hole Steamboat pro invitational rodeo on the Yampa river. Read the rest of this entry for photos from our past weekend in Steamboat Springs.photos: Anna Bruno

For those of you who do not know about Demshitz, we have an extreme kayaking movie out called Demshitz The Movie that just hit the shelves! With help from Lunch Video Magazine we are selling the movie online for $19.95 US, which includes a solid hour of whitewater kayaking footage in Chile, Argentina, Colorado, California and the Pacific Northwest as well as bonus features that will keep you entertained for years!!! Here are some teasers for the movie! more @ http://vimeo.com/lvmvideo/videos

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