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Video: Matt Kurle and Dan Patrinellis on Ernie’s Canyon

This is a sweet video by whitewater kayaker Matt Kurle of him and Dan Patrinellis paddling the Ernie’s Canyon section of the North Fork of the Snoqualmie River in February 2011. Apparently this video won first place at an outdoor film festival recently, so congrats Matt! [HTML1] Ernie’s Canyon is one of the most difficult whitewater […]

Video: Chelan Gorge Teaser

Here’s the video Dan Patrinellis made of the first 2011 Chelan Gorge release this year – this is just a one-minute teaser video, it sounds like there will be a full one coming after this weekend’s final release. Notice the obvious sun and heat… big sigh. :) [HTML1] I just saw this Chelan Gorge video Matt […]

Professor Paddle Ball 2011 Videos

The 2011 Professor Paddle Ball took place over Memorial Day weekend outside of Leavenworth, Washington, one of my favorite places. The Ball is a once-a-year gathering of the Northwest kayaking community organized by ProfessorPaddle.com founder James Amandus and a crew of volunteers, including Adam Ales, maker of the awesome Big Air Ramp over the past few years. […]

Video: Seattle Whitewater Kayakers Run the Gnar

Matt Kurle and Dan Patrinellis put together this really nice video of local paddlers on some beautiful and gnar-filled runs. When you think about it, it’s amazing how many good paddlers and dedicated kayaking film-makers we have in this area. Not to mention rivers that run all year, and some of the best scenery ever. Gee, […]

Video: Whitewater Kayakers on Icicle Creek Middle Section

This is the video that got me started looking for whitewater kayaking slalom instructional videos (my previous post). It’s a bunch of kayakers on the Class V Middle section of Icicle Creek outside of Leavenworth, WA, one of my favorite places, and includes footage of Ricochet, The Sieve, Horseshoe and The Plunge. [HTML1] Thanks to […]

Video: Carbon River Whitewater

Matt Kurle posted this video on Professor Paddle not long ago of himself, Adrian Wigston, Dave Moroles and Joe Howard (aka Super Joe) running the Carbon River – it’s really nice. And, for those so inclined, yes, there is some carnage. [HTML1] Matt has a lot of good videos on his YouTube channel, which my […]