Archive for March, 2010Helen Skelton finishes kayaking down the AmazonTuesday, March 16th, 2010Here’s an update on this post. She finished!
Here’s a link to the final article at the Telegraph: Blue Peter’s Helen Skelton ends epic Amazon kayak journey – Telegraph.. You can find links to the previous weeks’ articles in my previous post: Helen Skelton’s Amazon kayaking trip. The kayaking nerd/gear-junkie in me noticed that she is using a Werner paddle. If I was Werner, I would call that to everyone’s attention. Congratulations, Helen! Skydiving + Kayaking = SkyakingThursday, March 11th, 2010Miles Daisher is the currently most experienced base jumper on Earth, with over 2400 base jumps under his belt. Think you can beat that? Skydivers have combined jumping out of planes with all sorts of activities, from driving a car to eating dinner. However, few of these combinations result in such a natural and catchy portmanteau as Miles’s “skyaking”. The whitewater kayak that Miles wears adds quite a bit of drag and slows his descent rate considerably – this means that his camera operators wear wingsuits so they can stay with the action. The water landing looks like fun, but how does he get out of there without a paddle? Follow Miles Daisher and the latest news about skyaking on Miles’s twitter feed: Stolen Kayak Recovered Through CraigslistTuesday, March 2nd, 2010Man helps police track down his stolen kayak on Craigslist – St. Petersburg Times. Everyone likes a good story about crooks getting their comeuppance. As a bonus, this one is about kayaks! |
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