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I recently became part of River Angels (RA), a team that includes some of the most talented & empowering women in the kayaking realm. Not only are the women inspirational, but the reason the River Angels exist in the first place, is inspirational.
Our mission states:
“The River Angels are … Read the rest

Team member Chelsey here…
After an amazing winter break playing in the snow with Jason’s family  in North Dakota and then with mine in Alaska, we headed to  San Diego for a much needed  thawing out/training session! At 12:00am Jan 1st 2010 we boarded the plane from Anchorage to San… Read the rest

Experience dropping 100 feet with me, using the Go Pro Head cam.
Enjoy . . .
Heather… Read the rest

This 100% Go Pro Head cam footage will take you over a couple waterfalls in Mexico.  To see more of our journey, look for the Sheer Madness Productions new release, “31 days of living”, due out this spring.
Enjoy . . .
Heather… Read the rest

Go-Pro head cam footage . . . enjoy!
Heather… Read the rest

Tomata Falls is a 70 foot waterfall on the Alseseca River. It is one of my most favorite waterfalls . . . EVER! I first ran it back in 2005, so I was eager to return and share this experience with Nate.
On this particular day, Todd Wells, Nate and… Read the rest

Scout, visualize, get in my kayak, proceed towards the lip, drop over the horizon line, close my eyes once I spot my landing and prepare for impact in my ‘crash position’ – this is the process I go through each time I run a significant sized waterfall.
We return to… Read the rest

This is my 3rd year visiting the beautiful Alseseca River in Veracruz Mexico, near the city of Tlapacoyan.  One of my favorite stretches of this river is the classic ‘roadside’ section.  This stretch of river is best described as a class IV amusement park of whitewater, full of boofs, slides… Read the rest

Nate and I arrived in Tlapacoyan late on a Tuesday night (or should I say early on a Wednesday morning). Rolling into the bus station and seeing the friendly smile of our driver, Israel, was such a great feeling. We had been traveling for over 20 hours and ready to… Read the rest

There’s nothing like heading to a new river and exploring the “unknown” . . . With the river levels coming up from the rainfall, we decided to head out of the Columbia River Gorge and paddle a river that had been on our list for quite some time – The… Read the rest