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Bridge Day Whitewater Boat Riding
This is a Whitewater Kayakin (and possibly rafting) trip to the New River Gorge in WV for the Bridge Day Festival, and we will attempt to get the best seats in the house for viewing the Bridge Day jumpers – which would be on the river below the bridge! Official Bridge Day info here: http://www.officialbridgeday.com TIMES/PLAN: River shuttle will be …
What Knot to Wear
Many of us probably just get by when it comes to knots. Perhaps you just keep fumbling around until the rope does what you want it to. Several of the officers have put their heads together and come up with what we think are the 10 most useful knots to know. This “adventure” will be more of a workshop, held …
Whitewater Kayaking: Intermediate/Advanced, Lower New River Gorge!
Lower New River Gorge, Cunard to Fayette Station. This is an Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater kayak trip. Class III + You can research the river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ Skill requirements: You must have a combat roll to attend this trip. Note: Safety whistle and float bags required. Everyone gets wait listed until I screen your skills. Camping: Ray’s Campground The club …
Advanced*3 Whitewater Kayaking
This is a really advanced Kayaking trip to the Upper Yough, MD and possibly Upper Gauley, WV. The common adventurers that will be furthest downstream on these rivers are looking for a low stress express trip down the river, hence this will not be a first timer UY trip, and previous runs will be needed. TIMES/PLAN Upper Yough on Saturday …
Whitewater Kayak/Roll Practice
Whitewater Kayaking Roll Session/Practice PREREQS: This course is to mainly practice the Eskimo Roll. You have already taken an intro class with David Clark, myself, or someone else’s intro class. and/or be proficient at wet exiting a kayak and T-rescues. We’ll spend about 2 hours on Thursday (9/27) on the lake at Beaver Creek Park (~15 miles West of town) …
Nrg Extravaganza: Intermediate-Advanced Kayaking – the New River Gorge
This trip is part of the overall “NRG Extravaganza” trip and is intended to be an add-on trip to my beginner-intermediate kayaking trip, but you can join this trip without being part of that one. I will be leading a crew of mostly beginner paddlers on the section above the gorge, from Thurmond to Cunard. My plan is to drop …
Nrg Extravaganza- New River Gorge! Intermediate/Advanced Ww Kayaking
This adventure is part of the New River Gorge Extravaganza. Lower New River Gorge, Cunard to Fayette Station. This is an Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater kayak trip. Class III + You can research the river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/2418/ Skill requirements: You must have a combat roll to attend this trip. Note: Safety whistle and float bags required. Everyone gets waitlisted until …
Intermediate White Water Kayaking – the James River Through Downtown Richmond
Richmond offers a unique white water run with its class 3/4 rapids and skyline in the background. We’ll run this section of the James as it flows alongside downtown Richmond with some class 2 and 3 rapids (at current flow), including area famous Hollywood Rapid. In order to be qualified for this trip you must have taken the intro trip …
Intro to White Water Kayaking – from Flat Water Basics to White Water Rapids
This full day class will start with the basics on flat water, which will include info about kayaks, wet exits, how to paddle and maneuver a white water kayak, T-rescues, and briefly, the Eskimo Roll. After developing those skills for ~2 hours you will then test them in moving water as we navigate through the class 1-2 rapids of the …
Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking- the Lower James
So there’s an intro and an advanced kayaking trip this weekend, what is missing? An intermediate trip… Richmond offers a unique white water run with its class 3 rapids and skyline in the background. We’ll run this section of the James as it flows alongside downtown Richmond with some class 2, 3 and 1 class 4 rapid – area famous …
Advanced Whitewater Kayaking – Wherever the Rain Is
This is an (Advanced)*3 Kayaking trip to some arbitrary/TBD whitewater destination between say Lake Ontario and Northern, GA. (I don’t know where yet because its currently Tuesday and I’m looking to see what the rains do before picking venue(s). I’m hoping that we’ll catch some natural flow on some uncommon runs (Solid Class IV, maybe higher) – but dam releases …
Nrg Extravaganza: Beginner-Intermediate Ww Kayaking
The following is a message I sent to the club. If you have read it and are only interested in details of this trip, scroll down. If you want to learn more about the NRG Extravaganza, keep reading: WHAT IS THE NRG EXTRAVAGANZA? The New River Gorge (NRG) Extravaganza is a choose-your-own-adventure megatrip that the club puts on in the …
Gauley Fest
Gauley Fest is the biggest whitewater kayaking festival of the year. Last year pretty much every major kayaking company was there selling and giving stuff away, and about 3000 people, kayakers and groupies alike. Here’s the link to the American Whitewater website about it: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/Wiki/aw:events_gauley While the emphasis of this trip is to enjoy whitewater, You are also welcome to …
Intermediate-Advanced White Water Kayaking – the Lower Yough
The annual Over the Falls Festival in Ohiopyle, PA is this Saturday, 8/18. This is something I’ve wanted to check out for years and finally have the time. It consists of practice runs down Ohiopyle Falls (class IV) followed by a race and free style event over the falls. I’m not interested in racing but want to run the falls …
Intermediate-Advanced Whitewater Kayaking
I figure it’s my turn to organize the weekly adventure to West Virginia, so let’s get together and go find some whitewater on the Lower NRG. TIME I plan on leaving Friday night and staying at Ray’s Campground, then hitting the Lower NRG both days unless other opportunities present themselves. All times will be contingent on when everyone can get …
New River Weekend with Extended Option!
Hey guys, So Matt is doing a day trip up Sunday morning, but why wait to climb Sunday when you can climb friday! Pre-Reqs: – MUST HAVE A SOLID COMBAT ROLL FOR SATURDAY – MUST BE ABLE TO BELAY, preferably lead belay for SUNDAY Plan: Leave echols Friday at 8:45 Head to kaymoor then we will be camping, perhaps at …
Ocoee River, Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater Kayaking Trip
Ocoee Whitewater River Trip Middle Ocoee – #2 Dam to #2 Powerhouse August 25th – 26th. This is an Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater kayak trip. Class III + You can research the river here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/1780/ Skill requirements: You must have a combat roll to attend this trip! Note: Safety whistle and float bags required. Everyone gets waitlisted until I screen …
Intermediate – Advanced Whitewater Kayaking Catch-All Trip
This is a catch-all trip for any Intermediate – Advanced kayaking trips somewhere in PA/MD/WV area (since it doesn’t rain enough in VA). Some possible candidates are: Lower NRG, Lower Yough, Cheat Canyon, etc. TIMES/PLAN/LEGAL: I am NOT “leading” on any of these rivers, I am only coordinating some logistics and transportation to the rivers, you are responsible for your …
Advanced Whitewater Kayaking – Dealer’s Choice
Join me for an Advanced Kayaking trip somewhere in PA/MD/WV (if you have the skills). (I don’t know where yet because its currently Tuesday and I’m hoping for some cooperation from Mother Nature before picking venue(s). Some possible candidates are: Lower NRG, Lower Yough, Cheat, Upper Yough TIMES/PLAN/LEGAL: There’s no set depart/return time just yet… Put in the Q&A if …
Intermediate White Water Kayaking – the James River Through Downtown Richmond
Join me for an intermediate kayaking trip through downtown Richmond…hopefully. As of now the river level is borderline which means that I’ll have to abort mission if we don’t get mucho rain within the next few days so get on out there and rock your favorite rain dance! I will already be in Richmond paddling the section above this one …
Lower Youghiogheny River
The Stony Creek River release Saturday, July 14th and 15th. Is officially cancelled. It is now a Lower Youghiogheny river trip: Sorry for any inconvenience. (This is Intermediate^2 skill level). You can research this river here: LOWER YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER: OHIOPYLE, PA 15470 Lat 39`52’15”, long 79`29’35”, Fayette County, The same dates apply, the same skill requirements apply, very similar run. …
Peak Thursday
Let’s keep our climbing momentum going with another trip to Peak this week. Peak Experiences is an indoor climbing gym about an hour away in Richmond with climbing and bouldering of various levels. http://www.peakexperiences.com/ We will follow the typical schedule, leaving from Echols at 5:30 and climbing at Peak until closing (literally until they kick us out of the gym). …
Intermediate White Water Kayaking – the James River Through Downtown Richmond
Richmond offers a unique white water run with its class 3/4 rapids and skyline in the background. We’ll run this section of the James as it flows alongside downtown Richmond with some class 2 and 3/4 rapids, including area famous Hollywood Rapid. In order to be qualified for this trip you must have taken the intro trip with me or …
Whitewater Kayaking: Weekend of Rivers Before Week of Rivers!
The main event for this weekend would be The Savage River release (2 of 3 for the year) which is on Sunday 7/1 (This is Intermediate^2 skill level). You can do your own research on this run by starting here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/748/ What you need to know about the Savage: The difficulty in the AW description appears to be a bit …
Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking – Afterwork Lj
Join me for an after-work paddle on the “Lower James” through Richmond. I’ll be working closer to Richmond than Cville, so the idea is for y’all to meet me in Richmond at the takeout at 5, and launch before 6 PM. Since I won’t be departing from Cville, I’ll need at least one driver, ideally with the ability to tote …
Week of Rivers (White Water Kayaking – All Levels)
I’m “coordinating” a trip to Carolina Canoe Club’s Week of Rivers (WOR)… Go directly to the source, and get all the beta you could ever want about this event here: http://www.carolinacanoeclub.org/content/week-rivers Now incase you didn’t read all that, here’s my quick summary: This is a week long event in Western NC, where most in attendance camp out at a site …
Intermediate^2 Whitewater Kayaking
Note the skill level… It’s intermediate squared, not intermediate*2 Kayaking. Anyways, The main event of the weekend would be The Savage River release on Sunday 6/3 (This is the Intermediate^2 one). You can do your own research on this run by starting here: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/detail/id/748/ What you need to know about this run: The difficulty in the AW description appears to …
Intermediate*2 Kayakin: Goshen Pass
The Maury has water, so lets head there and get a couple of late afternoon/evening laps in on Virginia’s probably most classic whitewater run: Goshen Pass. I’ll email an updated departure location depending on who signs up, else assume echols. Prerequisites: This is an intermediate*2 trip, so you must have been on lots of beginner level or (higher) river runs …
Beginner-Really Advanced Whitewater Kayaking for the Better Half: Boaterchick Festival
If you haven’t heard, there’s a whitewater kayaking festival next weekend that’s by-women, for-women, offering women-only clinics taught by women, river trips guided by women… It’s what kayaking would have been on mythical island of Lesbos. This trip is going there. Here’s what they say about the festival on their website: “The Boater Chick™ Festival (“BCF”) is a grass-roots, not-for-profit …
Intro to White Water Kayaking – Learning the Basics on a Lake
If you are still around on the 12th and want to learn the basics of white water kayaking, or are an experienced kayaker and want to work on your paddling skills and/or roll technique, come join me at Walnut Creek Park. This class is designed to teach you the basics of white water kayaking: information about white water (ww) kayaks …
Wilderness First Responder Certification Course
A rare find, this is the first time this course has been offered in Cville in several years. “Wilderness” can be: > a natural area (forest, sea, desert, etc.) > a rural area not near a hospital > an urban disaster zone (natural or terrorist) … any situation in which time of injury to time in hospital is more than …
Beginner-Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking
Participating in Consolidated Tailgating Day otherwise known as Foxfield Races? What better way to shake off your hangover the next morning than to find some chilly whitewater to swim in (If you can’t roll or stay upright). We will plan to go to the beautiful Balcony Falls (Class II+ (III)) section of the James River in Glasgow. This is a …
Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking – Afterwork Lj
Join me for an after-work paddle on the “Lower James” through Richmond. I’ll be working closer to Richmond than Cville, so the idea is for y’all to meet me in Richmond at 5, and launch before 6 PM. There’s only about 2 hours of daylight – so keeping carnage to a non-existent minimum is desirable, so I’ll be waitilisting everyone …
Pre-Creekathon Beginner-Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking
Get your kayak on! This trip is for folks who have taken an intro class but have limited river experience. We’ll be going to the James River – either the lovely section known as Balcony Falls or the wonderful section known as the Upper James in Richmond. Preference will be for Balcony Falls if there’s enough water. If there’s desire, …
Beginner Whitewater Kayaking (Saturday)
Response to my original trip description was poor, so I’ve hereby re-branded this trip as: BEGINNER WHITEWATER KAYAKING! And we’re likely going to Balcony Falls (no canoes or fishing) I’ve adjusted the signup deadline to 2:00 AM Saturday… and departure time to 10 AM Saturday (*From Bonnycastle*). We may return earlier than indicated depending on how much carnage there is. …
Beginner-Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking (Trip 2)
*Demand is high for beginner trips and I want to put everyone on the water so I will do two trips this weekend, since I will be booked for the next month or so. Unless other experienced kayakers/ people with boat racks sign up I will only take 4 people to save me logistic nightmares. If you are still waitlisted …
Beginner-Intermediate Whitewater Kayaking (Trip 1)
All the pool session are over, the water is unseasonably warm, and the rivers are up. That means that it is time to start getting on the river and see if those pool rolls work when the water is moving. We will plan to go to the beautiful and fun Balcony Falls (Class II+ (III)) section of the James River …
Intermediate-Advanced White Water Kayaking – the Us National White Water Center, Charlotte Nc
The US National White Water Center (USNWC) is located in Charlotte, NC, and offers 5 water sport and 10 land sport activities (including mountain biking and rock climbing). This trip is for white water kayaking, and is for intermediate paddlers. Although they have a section of flat water for paddling and rolling practice, their rapids are aggressive enough that you …
Beginner-Advanced White Water Kayaking – the New River, Wv
Greetings Paddlers! Doesn’t this warm weather make you want to get out onto the white water? Especially before the rivers become warmer than bath water, eh? Let’s get this season started right with a trip to the New! I will open this up to all levels EXCEPT river first timers. You MUST have taken the intro class with me (or …
Kayak Roll Practice
Whether you are an experienced kayaker or just a beginner kayaker just looking for some pool time and perhaps a new paddling buddy, check out these roll sessions. **There may be a beginner trip Saturday, where the beauty that is Spring whitewater will crush your spirits, then you can lift them again in the warmth of a safe pool. These …
Cheat Fest (Kayaking, Rafting, Racing, Music, Etc)
Do your homework early, check/adjust your exam and/or work schedules, etc.. This is going to be sweet! ACTIVITIES: The emphasis of this trip will be to enjoy whitewater. There is plenty of class III-V whitewater in the area including: The Cheat, Upper/Lower Yough, Big Sandy, etc. Priority will be given to those who are interested in paddling, but there are …
Advanced Whitewater Kayakin (Daytrip)
Probably heading to WV, but might stay local… All depends where the rain falls in the next day or so. Ogle the WV list of rivers: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/state-summary/state/WV VA List: http://www.americanwhitewater.org/content/River/state-summary/state/VA And send me any requests. Probably looking to do something solidly in the the III-IV range (maybe higher depending who comes). It’s actually winter – so in addition to the …
New Years (Observed) Advanced Kayakin!
Got Monday off? Do you have advanced kayaking skills? Want to paddle something sweet? Then continue reading! Might head to WV, might stay local… All depends where the rain falls in the next several days. If WV is looking good, then we’ll probably head out Sunday night, otherwise it would be a Monday morning departure for something local. The club …
New Year’s Day Kayaking and Mountain Biking with a Stop at Legends
Let’s ring in the New Year the right way – by floating down the James, then either floating down the James again or going mountain biking, then heading over to Legends for a brew and some food! A solid roll will be a good thing to have since you aren’t going to want to be swimming when the water’s this …
Intermediate-Advanced Kayaking: Somewhere Fun!
Take a break from papers, projects, jobs, etc and go kayaking! We may go to somewhere in WV (Class IV or higher), The Lower James through Richmond (III at normal levels – its really high right now thou!). Or we may go to Balcony Falls (Class II-III, but fun at higher water and good place to practice skills). Or the …
Advanced Whitewater Kayakin – West of the Border
Lets head west of the border and paddle something! More than likely this will just be a day trip, but I’ll indicate the end time thru Sunday just in case there’s interest to make a weekend out of it. Indicate in the Q/A section if you just want to daytrip, or spend both days. The (lower) New River Gorge is …
Intermediate-Advanced White Water Kayaking – the James River Through Downtown Richmond
Richmond offers a unique white water run with its class 3 rapids and skyline in the background. We’ll run this section of the James as it flows alongside downtown Richmond with some class 2, 3 and 1 short rapid that some call a class 4 – area famous Hollywood Rapid. In order to be qualified for this trip you must …
Pre-Creekathon Intro to White Water Kayaking
Join me on the water before the 204th Walnut Creekathon this Sunday to learn the basic skills of white water kayaking. This class is designed to prepare you for future river trips. We’ll spend ~2 hours on the lake at Walnut Creek Park (~10 miles south of town) learning such skills as the wet exit, how to paddle a white …
Intermediate-Advanced Kayakin: Paddle the Lower Yough
Let’s head to PA for some camping and kayaking on the Youghiogheny River. We’ll leave Friday evening, returning Sunday evening. The tentative plan is to meetup with the Coastal Canoeists (and whoever else might be up there) and run the Lower Yough (7 miles of Solid Class III) river both Saturday/Sunday. REQUIRED SKILLZ: Obviously the ability to wet exit, and …