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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
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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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.
Support the Show.
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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.
Support the Show.
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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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What do you do when you find yourself experiencing your 4th near death whitewater kayaking experience, before you've even reached your 20th birthday? For some, the answer is quit. But for Gareth Fryer, the answer is, get smarter.
Gareth has spent much of his paddling career learning from hard lessons and close calls. He's done his best to perfect the art of being in the right place at the right time with the right gear and the right skills. That practice has paid off in form of saving multiple lives on the river.
In this episode, Gareth shares some jaw dropping stories of paddling around New Zealand and shares lessons that whitewater paddlers at any level should mull over before their next river trip.
At the end of the episode Gareth discussions some the gear he uses on the water. You can find some photos of the gear on the Tales from the Cripps Facebook page.
0:00 Introduction
3:18 Watercraft ethos
10:51 Early days in whitewater
16:09 Ashley Gorge
19:50 Random river hazards
21:27 Murchison falls
25:45 Blackwater falls
27:50 A hard earned rescue lesson
31:50 Nose plugs?
40:45 Complacency and practice
57:20 Group roles on the river
1:02:00 Developing river skills
1:05:35 Putting yourself in the right place at the right time
1:17:50 Hokitika river
1:19:40 Upper Whitcombe
1:30:00 Light bulb moments on the Perth River
1:47:34 Return to the Perth River
1:52:00 Listening to intuition
2:00:40 Safety gear on the river
2:13:45 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.
Support the Show.
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In today's episode I had the unique opportunity to sit down with Kiwi paddler Gareth Fryer from halfway across the world. My friend Rolf describes Gareth as an athletic freak of nature. Gareth and Rolf spent some of their formative paddling years together exploring New Zealand.
In part 1 of this 2 part interview, Gareth shares some of the stories from their time together. Along the way, we'll find out why a heli ride to the put-in is potentially as dangerous as the run, and how to vet your future paddling team during a night at the brew pub.
0:00 Introduction
4:20 Paddling in Tasmania
13:50 Meeting Rolf
17:40 Helicopters gone wild in New Zealand
26:00 Kakapotahi River
38:59 The Mahinapua Hotel
45:30 American arm wrestling
53:40 Failed portage of Kokatahi Gorge
1:02:00 Maruia Falls
1:04:00 Abel Tasman
1:05:00 Clark Fork of Yellowstone
1:08:00 Conclusion
Today's episode is sponsored by 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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Most people that consider themselves river people have stories about how the sport has changed their lives, but few have a life story like my guest’s today.
Andrey Coto Robles, a self proclaimed son of the river, grew up in a small town playing along the banks of the Rio Sarapiqui in northern Costa Rica. Little did he know at the time that venturing down the river on an innertube would lead to a decade-long transcontinental life changing adventure that would have never happened without the unique bonds of the whitewater community.
From selling homemade jewelry in the streets of Brazil in order to eat, to finding himself in charge of a Red Bull expedition deep in the Peruvian Amazon, you’re not going to want to miss this incredible story.
0:00 Introduction
3:40 Growing up by the river
16:43 Mexico
26:30 Italy
33:10 Chile
41:20 Switzerland
42:50 Back to Mexico
46:50 Back to Italy
47:30 Brazil
54:25 Back to the river, Rio Baker
1:03:25 The long way home
The Rio Marañón film Coto referenced: SUP Mission Amazon Red Bull Film
Follow some of Coto's adventures:
https://www.instagram.com/andrey.coto.robles/
https://exokayak.com/team/andrey-coto-robles/
https://www.kayaksession.com/exploring-new-land-ecuador-y-colombia/
Last but not least, I’m not here to promote anything, but hearing Coto’s story was a reminder to me of not only how special the community is and how life changing it can be, but also of how inaccessible it is to people that live on the banks of some of the most classic rivers in the world. Whenever I travel to a less well off country, I’m reminded of how trivial my kayak gear concerns are compared to what most people deal with. If you have a few bucks to spare consider helping out Coto's mission by donating to Russ's go fund me page: https://gofund.me/27cccbee
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Today I sit down with Gary Edgeworth who has been a prominent figure in the Western U.S. kayaking scene since the 90s, or as his friend Rolf gliby puts it, "Gary is a caricature of a human being." After sitting down with him for over 2 hours, I barely scratched the surface of the amazing adventures and stories he's generated in his life.
This episode has a serious "inside baseball" vibe. I've included links to some of the rivers and people he talks about in this episode for those interested in diving in deeper.
0:00 Intro, Bear Creek story
6:34 Rolf Kelly preview (Crystal Mills Falls)
12:30 High water Eldorado Canyon with Gordon Banks and Forrest Noble
20:15 Cherry Bomb Gorge (Upper Cherry Creek)
35:25 Always run the first big drop
45:12 North Fork of the Slate (also see link below for better version)
53:40 Rio Jarcones
59:57 Jungle dangers
1:08:40 Mill Creek with Gordon Banks
1:19:05 Plan D skills
1:21:50 Idaho Salmon River high water (South Fork of Salmon, Main Salmon)
1:29:30 Middle Kings with Ben Stookesberry and company
1:47:23 Paddling philosophizing
1:56:03 MMA fighting
2:01:18 Random Eric Boomer stories
2:04:40 Retrospection
2:10:50 Concluding thoughts
2:12:30 Bonus: OBJ at midnight and other memories of satirical master Chunderboy
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In this episode, I'm sitting down with Paul Raymond, who has taken the helm of OBJ race director in recent years. OBJ, or Oh Be Joy is one of the ultra classic kayaking creek runs in Colorado, replete with steep slides and waterfalls. He shares the history of the iconic event and how he found himself taking an active role in the race. As a bonus story, he shares his tips and tricks for how you can combine your Wim Hof cold therapy practice with a casual day of kayaking - it's easier than you might think.
0:00 Introduction
2:11 Catching up with Paul
10:58 Solo adventures in Gore Canyon
36:55 OBJ race history: origin story
52:40 OBJ race: reboot
1:11:38 OBJ race: safety
1:23:05 OBJ race: concluding thoughts
For anyone that hasn't been over exposed to OBJ media, here's an old low water video from one of my visits there:
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/10314089
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Adventures are good, but misadventures make great stories. From rolling instructor to safety class architect to paddling partner, Nick Wigston has been a pillar of the local paddling community for years. Come hear how his approach to paddling was shaped by ignoring the advice of Tao Berman and charting his own path because we all know, you learn best by doing.
0:00 - 6:54 Introduction
6:55 - 21:30 Showing Tao how to run Rogers Creek
21:31 - 27:25 Reflections on misadventures and preparations
27:26 - 50:35 Minimalist camping on Bridge Creek
50:36 - 56:06 Concluding thoughts
Some relevant links from the show:
Rogers Creek in B.C.
Bridge Creek in California
Had you listened to my advice earlier and kept up with the latest news on paddlinglife.com you could have gotten your Tao Berman action doll before it was too late.
Check out some truly unique bicycles at Nick's shop: online or in Louisville, CO at Zinn Cycles.Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.
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