Here’s a good line from the recent Romaine trip. This picture is of the Tall One Trip Kinney boofing into camp on day 4 of the Romaine. Be sure to check out LVM 32 for more from that, as well as an a$$ kicking good time on the Stikine River.
Here’s a preview of some of the action in LVM 31 “Spring.” This issue includes but is not limited to: New Mexico Triple Crown (Embudo, Upper Box, Brazos); Upper Animas/ Crazy Woman creek Double Header; Summit Creek 1.5st Descent; Hawaii SUP; Teva Mountain Games coverage; and a very special 87 Seconds with a guest appearance by Chris Gragtmans, Daniel Stewart, and Pablo McCandless. We’re cranking away on this, it’ll be done soon so get ready. Even better, Subscribe Now!
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Last wednesday, Nate Elliott, Mark Miller, Rob Hurst and I loaded up Grace’s brand new truck and hit the road. After rigging some bomber racks onto the truck and figuring out how to squeeze 5 people’s gear, a pa system, jumbotron, and hundred or so DVD’s into the truck we were ready to go kayaking.
Our destination was the Rio Embudo, which we knew little about other than Atom Crawford was hosting a race and party there and it was supposed to be a killer run. 25 Hours later we found Atom’s place at the takeout, just in time to tag along with a group down the river.
The Embudo is 6-7 miles of continuous, tight class V in a beautiful granite gorge in the middle of nowhere. If that’s your game, be sure to check it out sometime. Big waves, holes, and curlers keep you booking down the gorge at a steady pace.
The river picks up pace as you continue downstream finishing in a small gorge with some sturdy rapids.
Saturday, Atom and some other local boaters organized the first ever, unofficial, annual Embudo Team Race. 3 people had to race as a team down the river, first team to the bottom wins. High water reduced the field to two teams. Tons of spectators hiked in to catch a piece of the action in the crux of the run, a rapid called Slots of Fun. Fun it was. The crowds were delighted with lines both smooth and terrifying all day.
Evan Ross, Tim Kelton, and Rolf Kelly from the first team pulled away with the win and some nice lines through the slots, both fast and slow. Tim displayed his more reckless side, but Rolf was by his side to keep an eye on him. On a side note, Rolf stepped up to race after fighting a bout of food poisoning all night but managed to vomit only once in the race. Props to the second team as well, Oliver Deschler, Kyle McKutchon, and Luke Pennington worked hard but didn’t quite come through fast enough. Here are some more pictures:
Kyle tapping in to some laminar flow.
Grace posing for the camera.
That evening, Atom hosted a great party complete with raffle, awards, and jumbotron screening of the day’s action. More on that later, we’re going kayaking…
A good party indeed.
Grace and his famous Jumbotron
The Winners: Rolf, TK, Evan, and Atom
Winding down.
Photos: Rob Hurst
Sorry about the lack of a podcast last week, it’s been a little hectic in the studio. We’ve had Demshitz Evan Garcia, the Brother’s Seiler (Jared and Graham), and friends in the studio for the last week or so working on their newest masterpiece, the Demshitz Movie. It’s looking good, featuring paddling from from the last two seasons from far off places such as Chile and Argentina, Colorado, California, and more. Today, Jared Seiler and Evan talk to us a little bit about what’s going on. Take a look.
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Well, what can I say, it’s been hectic around the office and we’re slacking on Monday Morning Madhouse. To keep you satiated, here’s a little video from some of the things that have been distracting us over the last few days. It has been raining a lot for the southeast these days, and it’s hard to resist the urge to go kayaking. Here’s a little bit of what we’ve seen over the last few days, and there is more to come. Within this massive HD video you’ll see some Raven Fork, Overflow, and Dick’s Creek in Georgia. Just a note, if you watch these HD videos full screen, make sure scaling is OFF, the option is in the upper right hand corner of the video screen. Enjoy.
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Rather than you all having to listen to John and I drone on about something weird about our great sport, we decided to put up this video. It’s our first shot at HD on the webnet, what do you all think? It requires extra work, a lot more time, and takes up more space. The main advantage is you can watch the video full screen without a loss of resolution. Extra download time… Feel free to comment and let us know what you think. This video is a sample of some footage we got from Geoff Calhoun from this past winter on the Great Falls of the Potomac. Look for more of this, it’s good stuff. Check it…
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We talk with American Whitewater’s Kevin Colburn and the single, and always good looking Jeff Paine about AW’s work and success securing releases on North Carolina’s Cheoah River. AW has worked hard on many rivers around the country to ensure access and water rights for paddlers. Here we gain insight into the hard work that goes into making this happen. TRT: 15:05
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Woody Callaway talks about a recent kayak-support trip he and some friends took down the Grand Canyon. Learn about what goes into planning a trip like this and how to get it done. Run Time: 21:01
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