Freestyle kayaking & creeking

Uganda

2011-04-13T12:15:00.000-07:00

Short video from our paddling on White Nile river in January and February

White Nile, Uganda 2011 from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Headcam video

2010-10-19T03:03:00.000-07:00

I put together some headcam shots from Costarica, Norway and Slovakia

Headcam from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Kuchl

2010-10-13T11:51:00.000-07:00

End of season is coming and as the water levels in rivers drops its time to Kuchl wave near Salzburg. So we hit the road again on Thursday morning. When we come there we were disappointed with very high water. We decided to stay till next morning and hoped the water will drop. And it does. On Friday morning sun was shining and upper wave was just perfect. During the day water raised and droped allowing us to ride on upper wave in the morning and on lower wave in the evening. With warm weather, sun shining and good water levels during whole weekend it was the ultimate combination for another great kayaking trip.

Slovak championship

2010-10-06T02:03:00.000-07:00

It is probably two week that we had a Slovak Freestyle championship. It was also Slovak Kayak Cross championship on white water. This event was in Čunovo on slalom course. Also it was final competition of Alpine River Festival.
In Saturday were qualifications of both disciplines. Weather was quite good sometimes sun, sometimes cloudy. But during night change a lot. At Sunday morning was strong wind and organizators was thinking about cancel the competition. But finally they decide to started.

quick results:
Freestyle
K1W
Nina Halašova SVK
Eva SVK Fillová
Katarína Migdauová CZE

K1M
Peter Csonka SVK
Honza Spindler CZE
Bartosz Czauderna PL

C1
Jan Liška CZ
Lukáš Červinka CZ
Martin Karabec CZ

Kayak Cross
K1W
Katarína Migdauová CZE
Eva SVK Fillová
Nina Halašova SVK

K1M
Paul Andrássy SVK
Andrássy Tomáš SVK
Boris Rajniak SVK

Big thanks to organizators is was nice weekend and also big thanks to all participants for great party:)

Special thanks to Mato Keszegh for pictures:)

Thomas before he know that somebody shooting him

After he know that

Video: Norway

2010-09-27T03:56:00.000-07:00

Short movie from our summer trip to Norway.Enjoy it!

Norway10 from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Norway #2

2010-07-29T07:14:00.001-07:00

On the way to Sjoa we stopped on Skjerva and Jori. I added Skjerva to NeverMore list but Jori fully satisfied our appetite for whitewater action. Good weather and beautiful landscape made this river one of my favorite, and it was one of the best days on the river at all.

Hikin to upper upper Skjerva

Snorchel on one of the many slides on Jori

Me running S-bend on Jori

Snorchel enjoying beautiful landscape and good weather.

...sliding and sliding

On the way to Sjoa

In evening heavy rainfall started and didn’t stop for next few days. Thanks to this rain, Sjoa was super high. First, we enjoyed big kickflips on huge waves on playrun and than we bomb down the Amot gorge which was quite full on, but fun. According to Honza, Amot gorge at high flow is a playrun for creekboats. And I really felt sometimes that I have a squirt boat instead of big creekboat. The Sjoa festival Started on Thursday with qualification for Sweet rumble. Due to high water qualification and competition were held not on Amot gorge but on slalom course. Tomo was very fast in qualification and was one of few who catch the final eddy right from top so he ended second. On Friday was time for StoreUlla extreme race, where Honza Lasko won, Fleming Schmidt was second and me third. Saturdays kayakcross was big fun for competitors and also for spectators thanks to tricky final eddy. Honza Lasko once again proved his skills and once again was first just few seconds before Tyler Curtis.

Tomo on sliding on StoreUlla extreme race

Snorchel on other slide

Me running third Ulla fall

After Sjoa fest we had few more days left so went to Rauma. Upper Rauma was quite dry but still runnable. Low water on upper Ramau mean just one think, its good water for lower section. This section is full of big slides and drops and most of them had easy and clean lines. Lower Rauma was great ending for another awesome trip to Norway. Cant wait to be there next summer.

Tomo on Little Huka

Upper Rauma

Me and Snorchel happy after nice day on the water

First rapid on lower Rauma is fun steep slide

Rauma meets Ulvaa

Norway #1

2010-07-29T05:58:00.000-07:00

In beginning of July we went to Norway for three weeks paddling. After two long days of driving we arrived in Voss. We had one small stop 50km before Voss in Eidfjord to repair our exhaust. On the way through Telemrak and Buskerud we sow just dry rivers so we hoped for some water in Voss. River of choice for warmup was playrun section on Roundalselva. With big volume and few big rapids this sections is real fun. I like especially rapid Morning glory which is just hundred meters after put in. This scary rapid has super easy line but you can easily find yourself backlooping the hole at the bottom.

Tomo welding our exhaust

Snorchel running Morning Glory - first hole...

...second hole

Tomo on 5m drop

Water level was too high for other sections of this stunning river so we run just its headwaters Kleivelvi and Riuande. On Kleivelve were held the kayak competition of Voss extream week. The competion course is not he easist one, especially the final hole was quite sticky. The section on Riuande is just 500 meters long and contains just 4 rapids. Most famoust of them is Tunnel and Kittelbraker.

Me boofing sticky hole on race course, it took me lots of effort to get out of this hole

5m drop on Kleivelvi

Tomo dropping into the Tunnel

Me running Kittelbreaker

Next on the list was Bransethelva but it was dry so we moved to Myrkdalen. Myrkdalselva is one of my most favorite rivers in Norway, it’s like paradise with countless slides and drops. Other rivers around Voss were dry so we went more north to Sogndal.

We made quick stop on Jordalselva which was dry but waterfall was runnable

Short hike to upper Myrkdalselva

Tomo enjoying famous triple slide of Myrkdalselva - second slide

third slide

Sognadselva is another Norway classic. I dont like this river but triple combo is realy cool and always make you happy. We had some sick lines here and it ended with one broken paddle and one broken nose. It was time for rest day which we spent on Skjak wave on Otta. We had also some problems with car. Bearing on one wheel broke and our car was making very strange noise. We ordered a new bearing and fixed it and it was time to move to Sjoa river festival.

Triple combo on Sogndalselva

Beautifull evening on Skjak wave

Tomo going for backstab on Skjak.

Second part of trip report comming soon...

Trencin waves

2010-05-27T02:25:00.000-07:00

Last week massive rainfall hit Slovakia and water levels started to rise dramatically causing also some floods. Since we have no many good creeks in Slovakia and this few good creeks are prohibited for kayaking it was time for some freestyling. Just last year we discovered great waves in Trencin. Trencin is a small city 120km north of Bratislava with beautiful castle and small dam. Just under the dam on river Vah are formed some of the best waves in Europe. The only problem is that waterlevel needs to be super high. Normal flow here is around 20 to 50 cubics. Last year when we found these waves it was something around 400 cubics. This year we figured out that the waves started to work from 300. We were quite lucky that the waves were good for 10 days with flows up to 900 cubics. Last week we went to Trencin almost every day. Unfortunately one day we had to be in school and we missed the best wave. It formed at 720 cubics and according to Peter Csonka it was the best wave he ever paddled. It was really big and fast. But also at different flows there were at least 2 or 3 surfable waves, some smaller and some bigger but all good and world class.
We had so good time on these waves together with good friends, it was awesome. Now the wterlevel dropped and we just hope for another big rain.

Upper wave at 800 cubics. The wave in the middle was even better than this right wave but it was almost impossible to get there.

Quite nasty wave-hole but with nice green sholders. Riding here was quite difficult.

Me doing backstab on left sholder of big wave-hole.

Honza Spindler from Czech was going big all the time.

Tomo doing airsrew on upper wave

Another backstab.

Tomo's favourite move - clean blunt

Helix on the left wave. This wave works at the lowest water, around 300.

Waitnig for the wave. The only disadvantege of tehse vaves is the they have no eddy service. In background you can see the dam and the Trencin castle.

This is my favourit wave. We called it Old Herold. Nice green wave with little foam on the top.

Old herod at low water level.

AAC - Saris Snowkayakcross

2010-04-08T12:57:00.000-07:00

The next weekend after our first trip to Plattling we packed our kayaks again and hit the road. This time direction Chopok juh. On friday evenening kayakers from whole Slovakia met on Kosodrevina lodge to prepare for next days competition. Saturday started with test runs but after first few runs we decided to shorten the course becouse kayaks were very fast and totally out of control on many jumps. Competition started around midday and only 15 kayakers was enough brave to run all three runs. I ended first, Valer second and Tomo third. It was great day with lot of fun and nobady get really injured, what was the bigest succes. At the evning was time for band OBD. It was another great weekend with many friends.

Big thanks go to sponsors of this event: AAC, Šariš, Vodák Sport, Robfin, Redbull, Husky, Sensor a Ski Jasna

More photos on
http://www.matooo.jsmf.net/snow-kayak-cross-2010/

Plattling

2010-03-29T13:29:00.000-07:00

Spring is comming to Europe and it is time to go paddling. For frist paddling in this season we decided to go to Plattling. It had two reasons, frist was that the world cup will take place on this famous playspot and we needed to train. Second reason was that Plattling was the only place with good waterlevel.
We were there just two days. The weather was not so good as we expected, but we enjoyed every minute on the water. However it was quite hard to do some tricks after long winter.

Costa Rica part 2

2010-02-25T00:10:00.000-08:00

After running Rio Mucho we were ready for next mission. We hooked up with local kayaker Ferdinand Steinvort and two guys from states, Jerry and Forest, to run rio Patria. Running this river normally took two days, first day involve 3 hour hike and one nasty portage around the minigorge. Second day is full of nice and fun rapids. Fedinand knows the river well and he showed us the secret putin to run just the better day two section. We get up very early to enjoy full day of hiking and paddling. Walk to the river was just 800 meters but through dense jungle forest. It took us more than 2 hours. River itself was pure fun. Good water level, many clean drops, few harder rapids, clean lines and some carnage guaranteed whole day entertainment.

Next day we met friends from Czech, Peter and Petra. We run Torro Amarilo once again but this time at normal flow. Than we moved to La Virgin to run a beautiful Rio Pozo Azul. Unfortunately the water level was too low to paddle down the whole river so we run just the last waterfall. Next on the list were upper Sarapiqui and Toro.

Our trip was coming to the end and the two best rivers were waiting for us. Chirripo Pacifico and Chirripo Atlantico. Pacifico was quite dry but was still fun. Our last mission was the Atlantico. We had just few information about this seldom run river. Ferdinand told us where is the put in and take out and suggested to run it in two days. Atlantico is flowing through the deepest gorge in Costa Rica surrounded by rainforest and once you are in, it is impossible to get out of this river until you reach the take out bridge. Spectacular trek to the river took us 3 hours. After few miles of paddling we found good beach for camping near small tributary.

Next day we got up early and the long day on the water was waiting to us. One big rapid was followed by another. Everything runnable. We had no idea how long is the gorge so we went quite fast and reached the takeout bridge after 8 hours of paddling. We were super stoked running this outstanding river. It was great conclusion of our trip to Costa Rica.

Pura vida!

for fun

2010-02-18T23:23:00.000-08:00

It´s two weeks we are back from Costa Rica. we wrote lot of articles, so I decide to write something for fun. I did some pictures in Costa Rica and I have only a digital camera, so you can imagine that pictures. I give few pictures here and you try to unriddle what´s on. At the end of this atricle I write result. Some of them are very easy differentiate, but you´ll see some of them are not so easy. so have fun:

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1- some bird I don´t know name:)but it was nice:)
2- tukan
3- tukan again
4- Palo under water
5- birds eating goat next to the river
6- crab
7- volcano Arenal-in cloud

Costa Rica photogallery

2010-02-18T08:21:00.000-08:00

On the right bar is possible to see our new photogallery from costarica or just click for this link

COSTA RICA 2010

Enjoy

Costa Rica

2010-02-04T14:23:00.000-08:00

In end of Decmber we flew to Costa Rica for one month paddling. We landed in San Jose on 30. Decmber so we quickly moved to Quepos where our friends were waiting for us to celebrate the New Year. Last day of the year we spent by paddling the Labyrint section of Rio Naranjo. This short section in beautiful gorge was very ejoyable. Only bad think about this run was that we didn't find the normal put in. We hiked through the small creek for 45minutes. Normal put in was just 5 minutes of walking.

Enjoying Rio Naranjo

Beautiful scenry of Labirint section

At the evening we had a good party and celebrated the new year in Quepos.

Next day we were just recovering from party, chillouting and surfing on the beach.

This is one of the smaller spiders which we met during our trip

From Quepos we moved to Turialba, the whitewater center of Costa Rica. We stayed here for more than one week running Rio Reventazon, Pacuare and Sucio. We had quite low water levels, but it was still fun. We liked especially Peralta section of Reventazon and upper Pacuare.

Walking to the river surrounded by banana and coconut palms

Best rapid on Pacure river, some of us had serious beatdown here.

Eva running Bobo falls, spectacular rapid on Pacuare

Peralta section of river Reventazon was easy but fun

Strange color of river Suciu was caused by lava deposits.

Our favorit Soda (kind of small restoaurnat) in Turialba. We are waiting for Casado, food from rice, beans and meat or fish.

We also attempted to run the Rio Chirripo Atlantico, one of the hardest river and the deepest gorge in Costa Rica. On our first attempt we did not find fhe put in and our car get stuck in mud.

Our second attempt ended early in the morning when havy rainfall started. This river needs to be super low to be runnable. And the rain didn't seem to finish.
So in the afternoon we decided to run Rio Topro Amarilo. It seemed to be good but just after 50 meters of paddling we found out that we are in big troubles. The river was flooded and from class 4/4+ bouldergarden became nonstop rollercoaster with big holes everywhere, it was even hard to reach the bank of river and no option for rescuing. We finished after 2K at the first possible take out.

Big water action on Toro Amrilo

Toro Amarillo from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

After one day of rainig all rivers in the area were flooded. Rain finished after four days and brought massive floods. We had opposite problem than we had on bigining. We can't paddle becouse all rivers were too high.

Flooded Rio Sarapiqui

Our new pet, big butterfly

We stayed in La Virgen for two days and paddled the lower Sarapiqui and Rio Tres Amigos. When water levels started to drop we went to Orosi walley to run one of the best Costarican creek, Rio Macho. We didn't know much about this river, just local kayaker Ferdinand Steinwrth told us about this hiden creek. We knew only that it is the tributaru of Rio Orosi. Fortunately road was going along river so it was not hard to find some place to put in. This river was super steep and continious. We had lot of fun on this river with many drops, and everything was runnable.

Pura Vida!

Patagonia

2009-12-21T11:18:00.000-08:00

Last video from our paddling in Chile is from Rio Baker and from treveling through Patagonia. Rio Baker is one of the best bigwater rivers what we ever paddled. There are three gorges on this river and we managed to run the first one. Drive to this river is quite long but there are beutiful sceneries everywhere so you don't get bored. The only shame is that the river will be destroyed in comming years with big dam.

Rio Baker from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Video: Futaleufu

2009-12-10T09:41:00.000-08:00

Next video from our paddling in Chile in December 2008 is from mighty river Futaleufu. This river is awesome, we were there more than two weeks and enjoyed it very much. There are many playspots for freestyle and you can find there also some big holes and whirpools for freestyling on creekboats.

Futaleufu from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Video: Pucon & Los Lagos

2009-11-30T23:09:00.001-08:00

During next 3 weeks it will be uploaded 3 part of our short movie from paddling in chile in winter 2008/2009. First movie is from Pucon and Los Lagos region where we spent our first 3 weeks of the trip. We hadn't a lot of water but still we ran some classics.

Pucon from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

In next 3 weeks it will be possible to see here shots from Futaleufa, from our way to Patagonia where we paddled Rio Baker. And in January it will be here some reports from our next trip to Costa Rica

Hasta Luego Amigos!

Austria & Old Herold

2009-11-17T11:04:00.000-08:00

Austria & Old Herold from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Short movie from aur spring creeking in Austria and fresstyle kayaking on the best Slovak playspot - Old herold wave in Trencin.

Rope jump predel

2009-10-17T07:47:00.001-07:00

Some new action on soca on newly builded bridge

Ropejump Predel from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Kuch season started

2009-10-05T14:57:00.000-07:00

last weekend we started kuchl season. great weather, perfect water level and lot of friends it was a super combination for weekend. but this was also a good combination for a lot of surfers, and we must share the wave with them. Hope next weekend will be better.

Kayak freestyle 2009 MS Thun recap

2009-10-05T14:51:00.000-07:00

Last august weekend kayakers from whole world came to old Swiss city called Thun. World freestyle kayak championship were held there from 1st to 6th September. 32 nations came there to fight for title of champion in 6 categories. National trainings started at Monday early morning with US team. During this first week which was reserve for national trainings was possible to saw many difficult tricks and nice rides, but also a lot of flushing and surfing because the wave wasn’t good at the beginning.

EJ – 2nd this year

Billy Harris - clean blunt

Tomo Andrassy – air screw

Peter Csonka enjoyed trainings

Our accommodation during the worlds was a nice quite kemp close to Thun Lake. It was only 10 minutes by bus from the play spot or 45 minutes by foot. In this campsite was also accommodated lot of other kayakers from other countries. Buses full of kayakers heading to play spot with their wet smelling gear – it was a everyday reality for local people.

Opening ceremony started after one week of nonstop trainings at Monday 1st of September at 17.00 which officially open the competition.

Park place close to wave was totally full filled with kayaks, paddles; neoprene’s and it looked like such as a big Mikado game. Unbelievable view for everybody, walked around this place.

Tuesday qualification selected best 30 men’s from 102. It was a long day with nice rides, big tricks but also with lot of flushing and surfing. Next few days race continued with other categories. Women’s, junior’s, OC – competed till late night and it was possible to saw great rides.

Organizátori mali všetko dobre pripravené a nezabudli ani na osvetlenie
Organizators had well prepared all details – included lights

During Friday and Saturday was quarter and semifinals and it was possible to saw hard fight between competitors. All of them tried progress to next round –be in top 5 and fight for the title in finals.

Camera was everywhere

Category OC also fight very hard

Evening before the finals was Big Air race. Ramp was really high and it was possible to fly 5 meter high over the water.

Competitors jumped really high

And tried everything

Race was ended with great big finals at Sunday. Big TV screens, live cam’s and super atmosphere took a dot after two weeks long competition supported by KEEN - hybrid footwear.

NORWAY

2009-08-24T07:56:00.000-07:00

After long long time I find some free time to write some words about my trip to Norway.
At the beginning of July we start our trip in small city Jablonec in Czech republic. We hadn’t so much time because we need to catch ferry. Ten hours driving than four hours on the ferry and next 12 hours driving.
I think, that every kayaker knows about Norway how great is paddling there. It`s not chance to find better place in Europe to paddle during summer than in Norway. This was first time for me here and it was much better than I was imagine.

We started with something easy- Lagen. I was surprised that on this river is also a rafting and I thing this is one of the best rafting here in Norway.

What for the second day? Zajic and Honza were thinking about it and some years ago they went to river Smeddalselvi. But it was quite hard for beginning. They said that it is one of the hardest river that they float here in Norway. I was thinking if I should go, and I decide that yes. It was good decision. I had there some portages, but it was very nice river.
Smeddalselvi:

Voss area- here is bunch of bloody good rivers super close together.
We spend a week here and paddled every day rivers like Raundalselva, Myrkdalselva, Brandseth, Smeddalselva, Sogndalselva etc. These rivers are totally classic here. Middle volume steep creeking, with clear water, nice drops, pushy rapids and of course some pretty amaze waterfalls. Norway had really good load of snow this winter, so water levels are sweet and sometimes too high.

Branseth:

Raundalselvi:

Myrkdalselvi:

Our car:

some nice pictures of norwegian country:

Sogndalselva:

nice trip around Otta river:

After that we are moving more north, cruising around fjords and went for us new are around Geiranger fjord. Here is not to much water left, so we went thru trolls weg to Rauma. Rauma river is definitely one of highlight here. Upper section is super fun with some cool drops and rapids and lower section is unbelievable big drop pool section with beautiful scenery. We did just upper section and definitely super fun. Other days we move more south for Sjoa river festival, but before we paddled some nice river around Sjoa and Otta. We choose not super hard rivers and just cruise around a paddle as much as possible like Store ula, Skejrva, some section on Otta, stop on Skajk wave etc. After that, guys were ready for Sjoa river festival and two extreme race`s one on Sjoa sweet rumble (Zajic took 2nd place ) and other extreme race on Store ula.(Zajic - 4th place).

Troll weg

my and troll

Rauma:

little Huka falls:

extreme race Store ulla:

Sjoa sweet rumble:

I´m looking forward to visit Norway again.
See U:)

Summer on Soca

2009-08-18T03:25:00.000-07:00

As I wrote we are working on Soca river in Slovenia whole summer. But it is not just work it is also fun. So what we are doing here?
We wake up in the morning have some breakfast and than we are rafting. Now its low water level so it is quite boring and it takes around three or four hours. During it we make some rests and we jump from the rocks to the water. We are trying some flips and it is fun.

Rafting on Soca

Magy doing sideflip, he is a pro freestyle skier and he jumps nice flips.

Tomo going for backflip

Banan jumping realy nice superman frontflip

We do also canyoning, I don't like it much becouse you are whole time in the cold water, but some canyons are very nice. Especially Mlynarica is one of the best canyons.

Bigest waterfall on Mlynarica

Canyon below the bigest waterfall is realy dark

After rafting we come back to our camp for lunch and than we go treking to some waterfalls or just swiming and chillouting. In the evening we go kayaking. We usualy run the section of Soca from Trnovo to Kobarid. Especialy two kilometers long katarakt is very fun when the water level is higher. Sometines came some friends from Slovakia or Czech and we kayak with them and sometimes we are going with other instructors from AAC and we teach them kayaking. But now the there is not much water in Soca so we dont kayak every day. We hope it will rain soon.

Soca katarakt at medium low water level.

Tomo boofing one of the many holes

Leed in to the hardest part of katarakt

First drop of triple drop

Me on the last drop of triple drop

We also made a sauna from an old tent so after full day of fork we can rest in sauna and than go to party.

One of the many parties

Unfortunatelly summer is ending but i'm looking forward to go kayaking somewhere and aslo to take part on some competitions and meet some friends. Next weekend I will go to Devils extreme race in Czech and Tomo is going to freestyle kayak world championship in Switzerland.

Freestyling in Lienz

2009-08-03T11:33:00.000-07:00

We were very busy last month. We are raftguiding every day on the Soca river. Fortuntely we had two day rest last week. We went to Lienz for some freestyle kayaking. We had good weather and super high water. First day we were kayaking on the wave in center of Lienz. It was quite flushy and small but we enjoyed it. Afternoon we checked the wave in Ainet but it was to high water and it was almost flat. So we had one more session on the wave in Lienz and we went sleep totaly tired. We were sleeping near Huben so in the morning we run the Isel katarakt and than we moved to Lienz. We paddled whole day and in the afternoon we went back to Slovenia. We vere sad that we had just two day rest but we enjoyed it. Now it is raining here so we hope that tomorow will be good water.

Weekend in Austria

2009-07-07T13:00:00.000-07:00

After one month of freestyle kayaking we finally loaded the car with creek boats and went for three days paddling to Austria. We went with Kuba Suchy from Czech who is currently working in Bratislava.
Past weeks massive rainfalls hit whole central Europe so we were looking forward to discover some new creeks. Unfortunately small creeks which we planed to run were totally dry. We had no many options so we decided to go to our classic creek – Untertalbach. I ran this creek so many times but every time I’m on this creek I enjoy it. It is my most favorite creek in Austria. It is just two kilometers long but contains numerous slides and drops. Really fun creek.

First drop

Tomo on highest drop on Utertalbach

Kubo boofing the waterfall

Slide below the waterfall

Slide under mill

Another big slide

Next day we ran it again. Then we were scouting the Talbach but water level was too high and it was rally full on. We didn’t run Talbach and we went to Obertalbach. None of us ran it yet; the waterlevel was good so we decided to give it a try. We heard rumors about this creek; everybody told us that it is always full of trees. I need to admit that they were right. We portaged two rapids because of trees but if these trees weren’t there we would portaged it also. Especially first portage was really difficult. After one and half hour we reached the take out totally exhausted. We ran the Untertalbach once more and moved 200km to Deferegental.

Me boofing the drop with tree on the bottom

Tomo also boofing

me above the unrunable rapid with many trees

This portage was not the easy one.

I planned to ran this river for years. We hadn’t much time and the weather was bad so we paddled just the waterfall section. There are just two cool drops on this section and one portage so nothing really exciting. But there are few more sections on this river and I hope I’ll be back soon. This river has a big potential. Unfortunately we have no photos from this river because it was rainig.

Tomorow we are going to Soca river in Slovenia to make some money for another kayak trips. We will be there till end of august. You are all welcome there. We will be in camp Vodenca near Bovec and we will be more than happy to meat you there.
Enjoy summer!

CU on the river!

Eurocup Platling

2009-06-15T13:40:00.000-07:00

Last weekend the first Eurocup took place in Plattling (Germany). We came to the competition site on Thursday evening. We quickly checked the spot and went to sleeping bags. After half hour the Czech friends came from the pub in the town and woke us. We were happy to see them after so long time and we made small party.
On Friday were trainings. Evina and Cuca woke up at 6 a.m. for early morning training before eddies become crowded. Me and Tomo woke up later and went paddling. There were 10 paddlers in the eddy but everybody was flushed after each move so the waiting wasn’t so bad. Water level was super low and playspot shallow and flushy. It was very hard to stick loop or McNasty and almost impossible to stick trickywoo or phoenix monkey. The rest of the day we were just sleeping and eating with one more break for paddling. We were hoping for more water on Saturday.
On Saturday morning was the registration. Water was even lower than on Friday so some competitors give it up. We were also disappointed with starting fee 45euro, it the most expensive Eurocup event. For this money we get really nice pink t-shirt. Also the organization was super good; because nobody knew when the competition will start or which category will go first and they show as the startlist just few moments before start.
At 12:00 started OC prelims and then went mens category with 40 paddlers. It was hard to do tricks but some of them had great rides. First was Peter Csonka with more than 900 points and second Jaes Bebbington with more than 800 points. From 14 womens had best rides Jutta Kaiser in prelims. Next categories were K1 juniors, junior ladies and C1. Men semifinals were at 7 p.m.. Everybody was tired after long day so the rides were not so good. At the end Thomas Hinkel had the highest score. After men semifinals followed king of the wave competition for price money and party.
On Sunday morning were junior men and women semifinals on the plan. Around 12:00 started the final heats. Congratulation to Peter Csonka who won the men category and to Nina Halasova who won the women category. I ended 4th and Tomo 6th .

Peter Csonka - winner of K1M

Tomo going for McNasty

Waiting in the queue

Palo looping

Cuca and Evina on the water

Everybody enjoyed good weather

Lukas Cervinka in the hole

Tomo is enjoying his new boat

Start of the king of the wave competition

Girls are ready for party

I look forward to next Eurocup event which will be held on our home playspot in Cunovo near Bratislava this weekend. More information about this event is on http://www.kayak.sk/eurocup_2009
You are all welcome.

Colorado

2009-05-30T20:18:00.000-07:00

Hi from cold colorado.
Today was snowing twice but we try to kayak. It is not so easy in this altitude and weather. On the river where Zajic is training for competition is every day different water level - so interesting. Hole where i'm training is bigger than looks like on the photo.Hole is not easy for training and also water is super cold. Here is some photos from our traveling and paddling. See you

zajic on homestake creek

me at hole

litle bit snow - and check our altitude

snowdrift on road....can you find fliing snow-ball?

denver

evina and zajic:)

Corsica video

2009-05-24T14:23:00.000-07:00

And here is short video shot from our friend Honza Kolar. Thanks for that.

Corsica from WW8 expedition group on Vimeo.

Corsica 2009

2009-05-24T13:16:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Corsica started when my Czech friends came to us. It was Thursday 9 of April and we had 10 days full of paddling before us. At Friday after the route we were too tired thereat we run middle Golo which is one of the easiest river but good for warm up. For next few days we planned to stay in Tavignano region and ran rivers around Corte. We started with middle Vechio which is one of Corsica’s classics.

Honza on doubble drop

Better and more difficult part of Vechio is upper – technical rapids, some portage and 5 hours of solid paddling.

Palo at upper Vechio

Of course - with lot of siphons and undercuts. On photo Pavel running siphon 200 m before take out.

After that we moved to upper Golo. This trip was my first time on Corsica and I didn’t know how narrow route could be. And this one was super narrow.

Because we came to Golo after 15.00 we started bit lower as normal put in. Also, it would be because we couldn’t find normal put in. We enjoyed this river well though it was really short.

Me

Our next river was Fium Orbo. We started on Rocket – which is clean, 6 meter high slide.

After rocket we continued with next rapid consisted with two drops with nasty undercut on left side between them.

Me at put in to next rapid

Palo at put in to next rapid

River continuous with easiest character but it was still funny.

Eva on narrow jump

From this beautiful river we moved to one of other Corsica’s classics Rizanese. We ran both part of this river. We started with more difficult upper part where the put in was 5 meter drop just bellow the dam which is in construction

Next part of river was so step and technical. Continuous rapids, slides, drops - very good paddling. Next day we continued wit lower part.

One of the last rivers during our trip was Travo. On this river we had perfect weather thereat we enjoy slides and rapids well.

Next day morning we take a quick ran on middle Vechio and after that we must caught a ferry at afternoon. On the way back home to Slovakia we have short stop in Pisa where we had a look to Pisa tower.

Thanks for5 fotos to Honza

Trencin treasure

2009-04-06T01:47:00.000-07:00

Last Monday we had a call from Duce that the Vah river is very high. We quickly packed our stuff and went to Trencin, a nice town in western Slovakia. Duce was waiting us there and he brought us to the weir. Below the weir was 3 or 4 playspots. The best wave was big, fast, and green with foam on the top, simply ideal wave. Only disadvantage of this wave was that there was no eddy service so you had to walk up after each ride. We were paddling for 3 hours until we were absolutely out of power. We enjoy it so much becouse we didn't paddle on such good wave for very long time. I also tride my new boat Bliss-sticks Smoothy for the first time and i was totally excited haw well it performed on the wave. We had to go back home the same day but we came back for weekend.

The weather was super whole weekend. The sun was shining with temperature more than 20 degrees. On Saturday the waterlevel was lower but still good for some playboating. The wave on the left side of the river was good. It was small hole with nice green shoulder good for left tricks. We paddled all day with local boys. We improved our left blunts, clean blunts and backstabs. There is also cool place for camping and partying on right river bank. In the evening we made a fire and drank some Rum. Next day we paddled even more than a day before. It was another awesome weekend on the water.

see you on the water

Chile video

2009-03-05T05:54:00.000-08:00

Finnaly I put together some footage from our paddling in Chile.
Paddlers: Honza Lasko, Eva Fillova, Peter Smolinsky, Tomo Andrassy, Palo Andrassy
Location: Pucon, Futaleufu, Baker...

Enjoy!

Chile08/09 from Palo Andrassy on Vimeo.

Pucon and Patagonia

2009-02-17T13:24:00.000-08:00

From Rio Claro we moved to Pucon where we stayed one week. The water levels were low but we ran all the classics in the area like Trancura, Puesco, Palguin, Llancahue and some others. After three days we recognized that the station wagon is not a god car for Chilean gravel roads so we rented a pickup for the rest of our trip. Unfortunately the rivers like Turbio amd Nevados were totally dry so we went to Fuy which has quite high water level. Fuy is very fun class 4/5 river with many drops and waterfalls. We run it again and again - so much fun.

Next stop was Salto Nilahue. It is a clean 20 meter sloping waterfall but you should keep away from left undercut rock on the bottom of the waterfall. The scouting and preparing of cameras took us whole day but finally we run it successfully and we were fired up to next rivers.

River Gol Gol on Argentina/Chile border is one of the best rivers in area. With big drops and clean waterfalls from 5 to 15 meters this river is one of my most favorite rivers.

After Gol Gol we took the ferry from Puerto Mont to Chaiten. One year ago a volcano explode near the Chaiten so the city was quite destroyed. The ash from volcano was everywhere. This ash was even in Futalefu valley, which is more than 150 km from Chaiten.

We stayed 2 weeks on Futaleufu. This river is simply awesome. Big water, big waves, big holes. We run all the sections few times. We were kayaking, fishing and partying every day. I liked most the Inferno gorge and the Terminator rapid. These rapids were really funny, with big hole and crashing waves. We also enjoyed freestyle kayaking on Pistola wave. On Futaleufu we celebrated the Christmas and New Year.

From Futa we headed more south to one of the best big water river on the planet. Rio Baker is just perfect. We hadn’t so much time so we ran only the first gorge. We had very good weather; we didn’t expect so warm weather in the middle of Patagonia. Because of warm weather, the Rio Nef, tributary of Baker, had very high water level and was twice as big as Baker. The rapids on Baker were incredible, so big and so steep.

After Baker we started our way back to Santiago. We stopped on Futaleufu again and then in Pucon. Last two days of our trip we stayed on the beach and enjoyed surfing on the ocean.

see you amigos

Siete tasas and Rio Palguin

2008-12-11T13:26:00.000-08:00

After when we left from Santiago we went to Rio Claro. It is a nice river only 3 hours from the capital city. River begun really good but after 3 rapids there was an unrunnable section and we must portage it.

We mussed climb out from 50 meters high canyon during the portage and also climbed down to next put-in to section called 7 tee cups. This section was so beautiful. Nice clean drops in deep canyon – awesome.

Our next stop for few days is Pucon. We met local paddler Rodrigo when we came there and he recommends to us some rivers for warm up. First one was Rio Trancura. The most adrenaline river what is possible rafted here and is also good for kayakers.

Rio Palguin – is name of small river 20 km behind Pucon. They have 2 sections. We was on upper. River started with nice double drop into a big eddy.

Next rapid was a small 4 meters high clean drop.

After some 3+ class rapids we founded a biggest drop on this section. 8 meters high waterfall which was possible jumped anywhere.

The last rapid was bit crazy because it was a very narrow slide and we didn’t know if it will be width for the kayak.

Yeah a nice river is in Pucon. We will stay here for next two week and we will try to find more beautiful rivers thereat stay tuned for next posts.
Tomas, Palo, Eva, Honza

Some pictures from local road and volcano.

super afto

2008-12-05T05:49:00.000-08:00

Cafko
tak sme pobaleny a odchadzame. Check nase afto a hotel kde sme boli

Chile part 1

2008-12-03T15:45:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody.

Our adventure really started on vienna aiport. We came to check-in early but after 2 hours we had not our kayaks still checked and finally we must paid 450 Euros. But our story on aiport was still not at the end. After when we was boarded our pilot said us that we had small dammage on plain but dont worry that will be OK. Finally after when a part of right wing was changed we took-of. We landed in Paris 30 minutes after when our next flight took of and we must staied one more day in Paris. Louvr, Winning arc and Eifel tower shortened our day what we must waited for next connection. Next fligt was OK. Now we are in Santiago and we would like to look for a car.

Evina, Zajic, palo, Tomo

Some pictures from Paris

Louvr

Louvr #2

winning arc

eifel tower

9 th open slovak championchip in kayak freestyle

2008-07-17T13:23:00.001-07:00

Geronimo team, Slovak Raft union, Whitewaterkayakers

Would like to invite you to:
Kayak Freestyle - 9. Open Slovak championship

Date: 09.-10.8.2008
Place: White water course Čunovo, Bratislava - Slovakia

Program:

Friday 08.08.2008:
17.00-19.00 TRAININGS
18.00-20.00 Registration

Saturday 09.08.2008:
7.30-9.30 Registration
Until10.00 training
10.30 Fun Slalom
13.00 Hole Riding, qualification
17.00 Semifinal,
20.30 DJ + party

Sunday 10.08.2008:
10.30 Kayak-Cross
12.00 Hole Riding, finals
14,00 Prize giving ceremony

Registration fees:
Fun Slalom 300 Skk (10 EUR)
Fun Slalom + Holeriding 400 Skk (14 EUR)

Rules for events:
Hole Riding – ICF rules.

Accommodations:

Camp : small tent 100 sk (aprox 3.3 EUR)/night
big tent 200 skk (aprox 6.6 EUR)/night
Hotel in WW course

Soca - jul 2007

2007-10-13T10:46:00.000-07:00

This year I worked in summer on Soca River in Slovenia as a raft guide, but every day after the work I tried going to kayak. When I knew whole River by heart, then after one week of raining I went to Susec River which had ideal water to drop the last waterfall called Rocket. I picked up some people from AAC tour Petr Cerny, Zavo, Tomas Lukacovic and Katka because I needed a rescue because a dropping place had only 2x2 meters and also I need some pictures. That the Rocket have 13.30 meters I find out after when I dropped it. It was a great fun and here is some pictures from that enjoy it :)

Rockete-13.30m

Peter secure me because the dropped place was to small.

I dropped

Peter caught me.

Pleasure from jump

Another one for sponsors

That was great but next time we try go down whole river 

High water veekend

2007-10-11T03:06:00.000-07:00

This weekend we were on rivers with our Czech friends. In our big group was Tomas , Pavel, Smolik, Pilka, Matej, Betka and Karasek. The weekend started perfectly. We met our Czech guys in the place what we arrange before and the water was like bigger than smaller. At next day morning we went to Koppentraum. During the way we viewed 39 Ferrari – it was incredible. After that we went to water.

So much :)

and so pretty

I and Pavel never was on Koppentraum and thereat we must believe to Pavel Faustus that he showed the way to us. It was very funny because the water level was so big. At the first better rapid Matej showed to us a Rock Splat to hole. Karásek also tried it but it not happened good for his and he started with weekend demolition with his new kayak.

that started like this

Water level was bit bigger

Matej and Betka is a perfect couple also on water

Pilka in action

Palo in action

Some of us try to be a king of the air

Betka smiling – I do it better ;)

At the second rapid we made some shots and after that we went down where wait for as big waves and holes

MR. Pilka

betka in action

matej

tomo

Incredible view from lover part

Bit promotion

We went it again after the lunch and after that we moved to Untertalbach. Pilka show us the short cut but it was 30 km longer that normal way. At the evening we had a pasta party with RUM. Next day morning strated well. Shun is shining and we had perfect atmosphere but not to water. But Pilka sad to us “it was Ok I knew this river” And resume? two get out from kayak and one totally destroyed kayak

After that we moved to Lamer and here the fun continues because here was also big water. At first Smolik tried a freestyle wit his Java at 3rd hole but he must eject from boat. After that Betka on the end of middle section tried it also and she must also eject from boat. And what I must sad to end? Perfect weekend but I discover a new rule – never believe to Pilka

Many thank for photos to Matej , Pilka, Betka and Karasek

Sopotnice 2007

2007-10-11T02:30:00.000-07:00

Last Cnawr rodeo tour was on Sopac – on the home made machine spot. Even though the competitors was not so much and the weather was also not so good but that was a perfect action.

Some competitors came to Sopac in Wednesday. Me (Tomas) and my brother Pavel came at Friday at the morning because we had a presentation for local school from our winter paddling in Africa. At Friday around 13.00 the spot started to run and we started with training. Because water had only 9 degrees it was not possible be there to long.

Saturday started with men qualification. Me and Pavel progress to semifinal. After the mans qualification went also quali for Women, Juniors, C1 and Old Bastards. After that was a lunch break and during that was a big Air from ramp. The prize for first was 52% alcohol which won Michal Cech and Katerina Migdauova. After thet started the semifinals for man where some guys had private cheerleaders.
Semifinals went fluently to the big evening party.

At Sunday at 11.00 started the finals with junior category which won Jirka Langer, After that go Old Bastards, C1 , K1W and mans. There is possible to saw perfect rides but not only from man but also from women and C1 paddlers. After competition was prize giving ceremony and after that we went home.
It was a supper weekend with supper people but the weather was bad.

Results

K1JM:
1. Jirka Langer
2. Jakub Hankiewicz
3. Jakub Valenta

OB:
1. Dušan Bubník
2. Jan bouchal
3. Venca Jezvina

C1:
1. Lukáš Červinka
2. Štepán Fiedler
3 Jakub Micka

K1W:
1. Kateřina Migdaouva
2. Marie Podušková
3. Hanka Vackova
4. Lenka Novotná
5. Lucie Šedivá

K1M:
1. Štepán Vohradský
2. Honza Špindler
3. Honza Bubnik
4. Petr Prause
5. Pavel Andrassy

Thun River Jam

2007-10-11T02:12:00.000-07:00

This weekend besides race on Devils flows on Czech Republic was also Thun River Jam in Switzerland.
After the rains which was from Tuesday the chance to have a good spot was close to zero. But our Switzerland friends made a little flushy wave but better than nothing – very similar to the last year wave 

mariann seather in wave

The competition was planned to 2 days. At Friday was qualification and at the Saturday were semifinals and finals. From Slovakia came compete Peter Csonka, Nina, Me and Pavel Andrassy and our photographer Vlado Capko

In this group we started every night a parties with other European competitors. The qualification at Friday started with 2 hours delay. Surprise for competitors was a new rules when in each heat was 10 kayakers
and the heat was 30 minutes long and only the best 5 tricks counts. Peter won the qualification but also me from 10.th place and Pavel from 5.th place went to semifinals. In women category Nina was 2.nd in qualifications

At the evening Vlado made a comedy for as and she did a parody to Dynasty to Anthony Yap when he did some gymnastic moves. Saturday started with semifinals runs for junior men and men. Because the kayakers were trained after the Friday it was possible to saw many difficult moves. To finals goes Simon Strohmeier from 1st place , Tomas from 2nd place and Peter from 3rd place Tyler Curtis was 4th and Ed Smith close the heat from 5th place.

Final started so late at 17.30and went to H2H style but each kayaker must sad 5 tricks which he tried to do in his ride. But when do a trick which he didn’t sad the trick didn’t count

And for the end here is results from finals

K1M
1. Peter Csonka SVK
2. Simon Strohmeier DE
3. Ed Smnith UK
4. Tyler Curtis CAN
5. Tomo Andrassy SVK

K1Z
1. Querie Wegman NL
2. ? CH
3. Susanne Spoelmink DE
4. Mariann Seather NOR
5. Nina Halasova SVK

Soca and Kuchl

2007-10-11T01:42:00.001-07:00

Two weeks before I went to Soca River in Slovenia earned some money to kayaking. Every day I did a raft guide and before the evening I went to kayak. Thereat the water level was so low, cataract I went only once because the river in some places went through siphons.

When Soca was boring for me, I planed to go home and then came Eva, Thomas, Honza Lasko and some other Czech guys who came at Wednesday evening. We spent the week on Soca River and after that at Sunday we went to Kuchl wave where Miska wait for us. But it rained whole weekend on Kuchl and the water level was too high for wave. With our rodeo boats we went to Lofer at high water level but the Lofer-bach had also good water level and thereat we start there. Because the water level on Lofer was too high it was there many playspot where was possible did many rodeo moves like entry back loop and many crashes.

At Tuesday we went to Lamer which is near Kuchl. Here we saw a big comedy. At first Honza try some rodeo moves at upper part of high water Lamer after that at the second hole Eva do some cartwheels a supercleancartwheels. Next part of canyon was without problem but at the end Tomas try another entry back loop to a rock. After that we went to repair ride but without Eva. It was without problem but at the end Honza and Pavel also try to do back loop on the last rapid. At the evening water level dropped and the wave started work.

When we was tired we went to saw a waterfalls near Golling

That was a perfect week on rivers and wave

Pavel

Open Czech championship - Prague - Troja

2007-08-14T02:25:00.000-07:00

This weekend (11-13.8.2007) our Czech brothers organize open Czech championship in freestyle kayak – they try to imitate our successful action from one weekend before. Guys had all organized well but us usual they hadn’t playspot. As an objective scrutator which was in Prague from Tuesdays I can fairly sad that they tried to build it but it was to late two days before Championship. The ramp was build at Thursday but at Friday morning we don’t knew where will be the playspot. A part of radical Czech freestyle paddlers reassert the wave because spot called “TLAMA” was not possible to ran.

At Friday afternoon the eddies near the wave started to fill with paddlers which try to learn some wave moves and also try to unbroke they kayaks. Token of Friday evening was a big party which was not very good for some paddlers who must started at early Saturday morning Fun–slalom discipline. The perfect organization of Mr. Kosatka acquire that the wave riding started exactly in time. The qualifications was so long and because the wave was shallow wasn’t possible seen many tricks.

After qualifications ran a kayak-cross but the organizers do it bit difficulties and they was without paddles. After that started semifinals of K1M. Here was possible to seen perfect rides from Czech, Slovak and Poland paddlers because they fight for first five places to Sunday finals.

The second evening party once again took them victim and some people not started at Sunday morning Fun-slalom of patrols because they were bit drunk. With 12 o clock was started finals. Sometimes it was bigger fight with computer software than between kayakers.

Free time before an official results and prize giving ceremony reduce a group of kayakers on ramp with tey acrobatic moves.

And what I must sad to the end. I think it was a perfect weekend in Prague although organizers had not money to pay a good weather but it was still a perfect competition.

Results for wave riding

K1M
1. Tomo Andrassy SVK
2.Stepan Vohradsky CZE
3.Honza Spindler CZE

K1W
1. Lenka Novotna CZE
2.Evina Fillova SVK
3.Hanzalova Eva CZE

C1
1. Stepan Fiedler CZE
2. Liska Jan CZE
3. Lukas Cervinka CZE

K1JM
1. Jirka Langer CZE
2. Bartosz Czerwinski POL
3. Jakub Hankiewicz POL

OB
1.Bouchal Jan CZE
2.Vaclav Jezvina CZE
3.Jan Beran CZE

Photos : Honza Lasko and PePe

8 slovak open chapionship in freestle kayak

2007-08-13T13:49:00.000-07:00

This weekend we had 8 open Slovak Championship in freestyle kayak. From Wednesday kayakers from many countries came to our whitewater center in Cunovo. First official training was on Friday and after that was a great party. At Saturday we stared with FUN-slalom when kayakers must in many different events get maximum points with the best time.

Qualification started at the lunch. That take a long time but we saw a great rides from top Czech, Slovak and Poland kayakers. After qualification we had semi final for men wher the man fights for top 5 places. But whole people enjoy the party after the semi.

Kayak cross – this event started Sunday program. Two gates which the organizers toke to difficult places not once mixed the chart. It was a big fight for a first places.

At the o13.00 the people come to tribune because they would like to watch a final fights fro first three places. It was possible to saw all hole moves from mans.

results:

HOLERIDING

K1M
1 Peter Csonka SVK
2 Tomáš Andrássy SVK
3 Honza Špindler CZE

K1W
1 Nina Halašová SVK
2 Petra DruckerováCZE
3 Eva Fillová SVK

C1
1 Jakub Micka CZE
2 Ondrej Houška CZE
3 Lukáš Červinka CZE

K1J
1 Jiri Langer CZE
2 Jakub HankiewiczPL
3 Michal Wrzal PL

OB
1 Radim Sykora CZE
2 Jan Bouchal CZE
3 Jan Beran CZE

FUNSLALOM

1 Viktor Legát a Jakub Nemec CZE
2 Peter Mizner a Peter Smolinský SVK
3 Jan Bouchal a Peter Martínek CZE

KAYAK CROSS

K1M
1 Viktor Legát CZE
2 Honza Lásko CZE
3 Matej Sotner CZE

K1Ž
1 Katerina Migdauova CZE
2 Lenka Celnarova CZE
3 Betka Brabcová CZE

C1
1 Stepan Fiedler CZE
2 Ríša Hrček CZE
3 Jan Sloupecký CZE

Photos Peter Prause many thanks for it

Norway

2007-08-07T08:19:00.001-07:00

At begin of the Jull I quickly decide that I went with Czech paddlers to Norway. I quickly pack up my things and after that i seat in train to Prague. At the station Honza Kollar and Eda Doskocil wait for me. After that we picked up Honza Lasko from Slalom course and bought some food foor two weeks in Norway and we GO.:) Transport to Norway was very long and rainy. When we arrived to Norway we saw the army truck flooding rivers and big trees going downstream in rivers - that wasn't good because in Norway was floods. The army secured the bridges, ways and pumps swab the water from houses. So that, we went to lake Tinsjo, to Telemark region. To warming up we went the lower Mar (WW3). At the evening we meditated what we did at the next day, the easiest river we ran and other has very big water level. Fortunately during the evening the water level dropped down and at the morning the water level is good for Homerun on Mare (WW 4-5)

Honza Lasko on on first waterfall on Homerun

Pavel Andrassy on Homerun

At the next day we ran the upper Ausbygda (WW4-5) but because whole day raining we moved to Sjoa

Honza Lasko , next waterfall on Ausbygda

Country in Sjoa region

On Sjoa River the big water is normal that we decided for easiest part the Playrun (WW3). We met the German guys and the sad to us there is a perfect way where is possible to do a Pan-Am on creek boat. It was unbelievable but that was true. Big waves no dangerous places, Ideal for freestyle kayak, but we haven’t it that we must use our creek boats. We spent next 5 days on this river and we also run slalom part – Amot george and Stre Ula.

Hozna on Store Ula slaid

After that we was with another Czech paddlers and 2 ital guys on Jori. Result – 2 kick out, one broken paddle, one destroyed kayak and what do you mean what day it was?..Friady 13

Palo and his kayak

Michele on the difficulties places on Jori

At Sunday we moved to Vos and we have a rest day. But where was the water level yesterday very high, at the morning was OK - that the Honza Lasko ran the Lake to Lake combo.

Honza Lasko on Lake to lake combo

Next day we ran the Bramset where we more walked near the river than kayaking on the river and at the evening we moved to Telemark when we ran Gyost when was perfect slides and jumps.

Eda on Goyste

At the end of our trip we ran the California section on Ausbygde. So good but we think that would be better. After that we went home.

Honza Lasko

It was a very good trip with good peoples, super paddling but the weather wasn’t so good.
Foto: Honza "Zajic" Lasko

Kayak rescue action

2007-07-09T14:16:00.000-07:00

Hi
Some photos from Juraj Pucher kayak, rescue action is in photo gallery on right bar.
No comment - just picture.
enjoy it :)

video from EC Lienz

2007-06-27T05:41:00.000-07:00

1.EC Lienz

2007-06-25T03:42:00.000-07:00

After our treining in Cunovo White water center we went to this years first euro cup. We went from Bratislava berfor midnight and we came to Lienz at 5.00 at the morning. At Thursday the spot was running only 5 Hours because the river has't water - again that was waste day. Hole was very sticky and not so good - it holded paddler down. Looks like this.

Because the water lewel falled down at 16.00 we must found a new place for trainng - and we found this - the wave called Ainet situated on the middle part of Isel.

At the evening we has a fun with binders and we bind a people.

for the luckiest we taked away also they kayaks

We was very surprised because many paddlers from all europen countries cames to euro-cup.After the maternity leave Lenka Novotna also started in women category. Lenka cames to Euro-Cup with her successor.

In big congruence wich compose also from 3 cars of Czech paddlers we ended not so bad. (see results) But beside the main competition also run the competition in boat constructing from the paper when we with Vlado Capko takes the 2nd place with the knight on the lizard.

Because during the competition always rained the water level raised and it is good for middle and upper Isel.

At sunday we moved to Lofer and after taht we went home

And what says to the end of this trip? Once again the judges on Euro-Cup was very subjective (especially Hollands) and it will be better when the spot was better but that was a gerat trip.

results:

K1M:
1. John Best
2. Seppi Strohmeier
3. Simon Strohmeier
4. Peter Csonka

K1W:
1. Novotna Lenka
2. Halasova Nina
3. Lindgren Maria

C1:
1. Nicolas Fayol
2. Lukas Cervinka
3. Jan Liska

K1JM:
1. Langer Jiri

K1JW:
2. Vackova Hana

opens slovak championship in kayak freestyle

2007-06-19T05:09:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody
I would like to invite you to our slovak championship.More details and program commnig soon

April paddling session

2007-06-19T04:07:00.000-07:00

Here is our video from our april trips in Kuchl, Laussa, Enns ...

3 best thinks from Canada – Chambley, Bus eater, Lachine’s

2007-06-19T04:03:00.000-07:00

Hi everybody
Finally I would like to write a small recap of our great trip in Canada
We were go to world championship in Canada at the last moment that means we catch the the registration and the air ticket for good prizes at the last moment. We were going in 5. Three people from Slovakia and two from Czech Republic – from Slovakia Me- Tomas, Pavel, Eva and from Czech Jiri and Honza. In this combination we met together at Friday 29 of April at Vienna airport and we went discover the Canada

We met Honza at the next day because he flies from Prague. After troubles with a car renting and the sightseeing tour around the Montreal we went to Chambley because we got the tip from local boys - the wave is now perfect. Because we haven’t a roof holder we took all our kayaks car inside a car and here is the photos from these action.

Chambley is a perfect wave just 60km from Montreal which is working only few times during the year. We had been kayaking till we were frozen. Here are some photos from wave.

After the perfect paddling session we moved to the base camp of world championship – Wilderness tours camp site were we got perfect un-heated cabin but very good for party.

Next few days we were training to competition. At firs we trained only at the small waves - but all is like a shit. Fortunately the Bus eater started working 2 days before the competition. That was unbelievable because the Bus eater runs between the 14 and 14,5 units. This 0,5 unit was regulate in cooperation of 5 power plants and they raised2 the flow about 20 % and after that the wave was really big and so good.

The competition ran in bit haste because the organizers had guaranteed the water level only for next 3 days but the competition was so exciting. After the competition we were paddling on the Ottawa river where we ran both channels. Beautiful river in incredible scenery but the water was bit cold.

After the river-running we went through Ottawa back to Montreal to Lachine’s rapids. When we were in Ottawa town we checked the local culture and also we try to find some kayak shops.

We find incredible hotel near Habitat wave

After we came to Montreal we arranged our accommodation near the Lachine’s rapids in volleyball club. From this place we had wave only 5 min walking. After the first paddling we were shocked because it was very windy and we must paddle so hard back to eddy. We tried more waves but the best was the wave on the left side of Big Joe

Our whole day program was: After the breakfast we went paddling for 4 hours. After the lunch sometimes we went to Down-town and bought the souvenirs or tried to find some paddling shops or found new waves.

We spent some last days in Montreal with paddling and down-town checking. When we flew home we had trouble with our baggage, but than it were OK. At the end I summarize this trip as a one of the best trips in my life.