Category Archive: Paddler Lifestyle Articles

Reports on what the Pyranha World Team has been up to

Feb
03

The River’s Source – a Whitewater Sympoisum

Paparazzi on the river!

Last weekend saw the first ever River’s Source Whitewater Symposium at the River Dart, Devon, UK. The event is set to become a favourite fixture on the UK whitewater calendar with something for every paddler interested in whitewater! Contributions from every corner of the industry provided an excellent range of courses, from learning new skills on …

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Feb
01

Mexico 2011: Huasteca on a Budget!

Below: Steve on the Rio Valles, photo by Adam Goshorn Below: Adam on the Rio Santa Maria, photo by Steve Krajewski Since my first trip to the Huasteca region of Mexico in 2005, I have returned almost ever winter for 2-3 weeks to revisit my favorite rivers in the area and explore new ones as …

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Feb
01

Everest – Paddle raft first descent

Porter Everest trail

My name is Sean Glaccum and I have travelled to the Himalayas almost every fall since 1997 in search of rivers that have never been kayaked or rafted.  Past Himalayan first descents include:  First kayak descents off Mt. Kanchenjunga (3rd highest peak), Mt. Cho Oyu (6th highest peak), Mt. Dhaulagiri (7th highest peak) and Mt. …

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Jan
29

Having Fun in the Small Varun

I’ve been paddling in the small Varun since last spring and have been loving it! I love to do downriver play and to do class IV creeking in my playboat, so it’s been a super fun boat. Here is some footage from some North Carolina goodness, the Nolichucky, a class III play run and the …

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Jan
24

Testing out the New Shiva in Mexico

Getting ready for our hike to the Rio De Oro

It has only been a couple weeks since I’ve arrived back from Mexico but I am still dreaming about the mountains, food, white water, and the beautiful women!  Mexico was the perfect playground to try out Pyranha’s new Shiva and here are the pictures to prove it – We arrived in Vera Cruz, Mexico on …

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Jan
23

Movie “Kayak Adventure in Siberia”

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Hello everybody! We just finished to edit the movie about our kayak trip to Siberia 2011. Tomass Marnics

Jan
21

The 2012 Lecture series takes off with a trip to Explorers Connect.

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  Plymouth Explorers – 1st February 2012 1st Feb 2012 Venue: Treasury Café-Bar-Restaurant, Catherine Street, Royal Parade Entry: £4 (or £15 pa) Event The evening will be very interesting with a topic that hasn’t been explored yet! Our guest speaker Daz is planning to Kayak down Everest, a challenge that should not be undertaken lightly. …

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Jan
20

Portugal Creeking

Some of the UK team headed of to Portugal to film the new Shiva ad, this is the fun bits! Check out the guide to the area www.teampyranha.com/kayakinggalicia Thanks to Chris Eastabrook Pete Woods Tom Parker Dan Butler Adam Dumolo Pete Firth

Jan
20

A succesful end to San Gil

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Following the return of our boats and our bowels to (relative) health we decided the best option would be to head out on an overnighter on the Rio Chichamocha, a rarely rafted river due to the terrible roads and the length of the run. The four in our team were joined by some new friends …

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Jan
20

Demshitz Magical Trip in Patagonia!

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Dropping in on an Epic Chilean 1st Descent. Read more at Demshitz.com Watch Video http://vimeo.com/35327325 Check out Demshitz.com for a full trip report of my 3 week trip in Patagonia!

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