Well..summer's almost over here in Quebec and I'm awaiting on the Autumn rain to beef up the rivers and creeks so I can FINALLY start using my new SuperHero!
Ive only ran the Ottawa River lately, played at babyface,horse shoe, corner wave, garb and pushbutton. Nothing too exciting! Since winter is on the way, ive started going back to the gym, quit my bad drinking habits and im eating healthy so I can improve my all around shape and be a better paddler. Weighed in almost 40 pounds overweight and have already lost around 10 pounds in a week. I still got about 30-35 pounds I want to lose still.
Im heading over to the Ottawa River Tomorrow and Sunday to pick up my camping gear I had left there for the season and im bringin the creek boat..Im going to try and get used to it in the "big" waters of the Ottawa River and drop into every hole I can see and try and surf out! Saturday, im going to check out this 50 ft slide in Perkins.. Shallow, nice gradient slide with a kicker/autoboof right at the top so dont f*ck up! Will have pics later!
Heres a little video of one of the main holes ill be playing in on the Ottawa..Horseshoe.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
First time on the Rouge Gauntlet and Seven Sisters + Babyface Play Session
This Saturday, I went over to the Rouge's Gauntlet section and the Seven Sisters Waterfalls for the first time. With only 42 cms of water there, I was kind of underchallenged in the Gauntlet Section and it was very shallow and rocky but still managed to have fun! The falls were at a higher end level, therefore solid class V and we didnt have enough rescue gear and team. We only ran the 1rst and last!
Sunday, Richard and I headed over to McCoys for a bit of play! I got rocked solid in horseshoe and got quite the warm up! Cornerwave was flushy and crashing but Babyface was prime! Heres some pics! I also had an encounter with quite the snake!
Monday, August 8, 2011
Wow Eh! No update since late May!!! Been busy paddling I guess! haha
Well.. I am long due for an update!
Sorry for the lack of updates.. Ive been paddling more than ever.. Just came back from 2 weeks off in the Ottawa Valley and going back on holidays on Labour Day weekend for some creeking in the states!
To name a few spots where ive been paddling lately..Ottawa River at Beachburg and Lachine in Montreal!
I also have a new creekboat! 2011 SuperHero that I am really eager to try!
Heres some video and photos!
Enjoy!
Tyler Curtis on Garb
Isidro on Garb
Me on Garb
Big Joe
First D on the Blanche
Coliseum in a duo
Habitat 67
Habitat 67
Adam Chappell on Habitat
Chopping Block
Lachine
Lachine
Lower Non Name
Lower No Name
Lower No Name
Great Chazy Edit
My swim on Wood Falls
Sorry for the lack of updates.. Ive been paddling more than ever.. Just came back from 2 weeks off in the Ottawa Valley and going back on holidays on Labour Day weekend for some creeking in the states!
To name a few spots where ive been paddling lately..Ottawa River at Beachburg and Lachine in Montreal!
I also have a new creekboat! 2011 SuperHero that I am really eager to try!
Heres some video and photos!
Enjoy!
Tyler Curtis on Garb
Habitat 67
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Back at Blakeney and Friends intro to Whitewater kayaking!
As you may all remember, this winter, I lost my new Villain in an undercut rock at Blakeney rapids in Almonte. Went today and ran the same channel again. I have a strong belief that when you mess up something and get hurt, scared, you have to do it again..otherwise..it will haunt you... Like that channel in Blakeney..Been haunting me for 2 months.. I knew I was gonna go back when the time was right..And this AM..m buddy Chris and I went to pick up his first whitewater kayak at Paddleshack..A Wavesport Fuse 64...Nice green play/river runner! I was trying to think of a friendly beginner spot with no conseuqences where I could bring Chris. While I was contemplating a Villain, something came in mind... I had remembered the channels at Blakeney to be quite deep and friendly where the rapids meet the bottom pools so I decided to bring my fried there.. I outfitted him with my cold weather paddling gear... might be warm enough for me to paddle in shorts and bare chest but for a newbie..Water is freezing! haha! Took him a few minutes to get used to the tightness of a drytop neck seal but didnt we all at some point!?
While Marc and CJ were checking out the bigger class rapids, I taught him a few safety rules, strokes, signs, ferries and whitewater kayaking basics.. I am by no means a teacher but it did the job fine for an intro day! After an hour or two of little trickle.. I brought Chris to one of the class I - II rapids that flow into a large recovery pool.. The rapid's about 250 yards and fairly deep.. I had Marc and CJ set up safety in 2 different eddies and gave Chris the go...His angle was wide open and with no idea how to brace yet he flipped over...Chris had a hard time pulling the skirt off as on the easy peasy Level Six, the handle is on the side and not in front after 15 seconds, he got to it and pulled but it wouldnt come off.. CJ head for him to "hand of god" rescue him but as he lifted... Chris had taken the skirt off his waist...
Surely enough, Chris was shook and took him a few seconds to regain composure. Lets say that it was a great ice breaker.. After I spoke to him, he still seemed stoked about the experience and wanted to run the last half of the same channel again. This time, without flipping over and ferrying in properly witch he did just fine!!
Well be practicing wet exits and rolls in flatwater for this week and perhaps a bit of ferries and whitewater again on Sunday!
Here are a few pictures of him! :)
Chris Scouting the Bigger Stuff!
The Bigger Stuff
Chris not too happy with the tightness of the gear! lol
At the bottom of a class V
Chris practicing ferries and strokes!
Chris practicing his underwater skills!
You gotta empty the boat! And breathe in floating dead pigg smell.
Gettin some tips from Marc!
While Marc and CJ were checking out the bigger class rapids, I taught him a few safety rules, strokes, signs, ferries and whitewater kayaking basics.. I am by no means a teacher but it did the job fine for an intro day! After an hour or two of little trickle.. I brought Chris to one of the class I - II rapids that flow into a large recovery pool.. The rapid's about 250 yards and fairly deep.. I had Marc and CJ set up safety in 2 different eddies and gave Chris the go...His angle was wide open and with no idea how to brace yet he flipped over...Chris had a hard time pulling the skirt off as on the easy peasy Level Six, the handle is on the side and not in front after 15 seconds, he got to it and pulled but it wouldnt come off.. CJ head for him to "hand of god" rescue him but as he lifted... Chris had taken the skirt off his waist...
Surely enough, Chris was shook and took him a few seconds to regain composure. Lets say that it was a great ice breaker.. After I spoke to him, he still seemed stoked about the experience and wanted to run the last half of the same channel again. This time, without flipping over and ferrying in properly witch he did just fine!!
Well be practicing wet exits and rolls in flatwater for this week and perhaps a bit of ferries and whitewater again on Sunday!
Here are a few pictures of him! :)
Chris Scouting the Bigger Stuff!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Riviere Ouareau - Les Cappucines @ 61 cms
Good Day!
Its been a while since no updates! Thats because I was busy paddling! Took some time off to go surf at Champlain while it was nice and prime, went and guided my first group down the Rouge in a raft and The highlight of the last few weeks was running the Ouareau River - Cappucines section. A continuous class III+ with one solid class IV thats about 1km long. This was by far the most challenging river ive ran because it wasnt a big water no consequences run like the Ottawa or the Rouge. There were pouovers/rocks/holes to avoid at this level unlike it usually is with more water where you can pretty much just stick to the middle!
Here are some go pro pictures and a litlle 3 minute video of the Cappucines rapid!
Its been a while since no updates! Thats because I was busy paddling! Took some time off to go surf at Champlain while it was nice and prime, went and guided my first group down the Rouge in a raft and The highlight of the last few weeks was running the Ouareau River - Cappucines section. A continuous class III+ with one solid class IV thats about 1km long. This was by far the most challenging river ive ran because it wasnt a big water no consequences run like the Ottawa or the Rouge. There were pouovers/rocks/holes to avoid at this level unlike it usually is with more water where you can pretty much just stick to the middle!
Here are some go pro pictures and a litlle 3 minute video of the Cappucines rapid!
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