kayak

The following morning drive up to Big Mountain was accompanied by more rain–it was the theme of the week. After suiting up for our scenic zip line tour in our harnesses and watching an entertaining and informative instructional video about the three positions used on the line–streamline, starfish, and landing–we… Read the rest

The River Angels submitted a film to the 10th annual pdxkayaker film premiere on November 13th. This film featured:  “Meet the River Angels” followed by a short documentary of the 2010 River Angels Expedition to the Utla River– a river running through the deepest canyon in Norway.
With 16 submissions… Read the rest

I always welcome the start of a new season. For me, each new season brings renewal and refreshment to my spirit . . .
Fall 2010 has already started out with some amazing experiences . . .
Feather River Festival

The Feather River Festival is an annual event held on… Read the rest

Laughter, tears, joy, fears . . . emotions that are felt during a First Descent. First Descents are defined in kayaking terms as “the first person to paddle a certain river or rapid” or it can be a Personal First Descent (PFD) defined as “the first time YOU experience that… Read the rest

If you have gotten to know me from reading about my previous adventures on iWend, you are probably expecting to read all about gnarly rapids, heinous portages and big waterfalls . . . not this time!
We packed out vehicle with this check list:
Touring kayaks . . . check… Read the rest

The ins and outs of flying boats and gear to Kamchatka, and why we’re going the long way around.

After two weeks in Esquel, working the details of the coming expedition, I was ready to head back to Buenos Aires. The plan was to drive through the Los Alerces National Park by the Ruta 71. Then get on the Ruta 258 until Bariloche and spend two nights at Estancia… Read the rest

Journey to the Utla
The Utla river lies in the Utla Valley (or Utladalen), located in the West end of Jotunheimen National Park.  Jotunheimen is Norwegian for “home of the giants,” and got its name, due to the fact that the country’s tallest mountains can be found there.
Many of… Read the rest

Irritability, restlessness, obsession . . . these, and more, are feelings we get when it has been months since we’ve plunged over a pretty significant horizon line.  It’s the same feeling as a caffeine addict who hasn’t had their caffeine. Or the ravenous feeling of hunger after hours and hours… Read the rest

We’ve been busy over at Kamchatka Project HQ dialing in logistics for our expedition, learning more about our destination, and organizing an awesome fundraising party that will hit Portland a few weeks from now.