Feb

28

Inaugural Team In Training Snowshoe Event

February 28, 2010 | Comments Off

This past Saturday, the Rocky Mountain chapter of Team in Training participated in the first-ever winter snowshoe event.  The 18 participants raised over $30,000 to benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society!  What an inspirational group!  Phil and I led a group of 10 to Loch Vale.  We had beautiful weather and wonderful views.  Everyone was [...]

Feb

28

A Recap of our Slideshow at Ed’s Cantina

February 28, 2010 | Comments Off

Check out our recap on Kokatat’s blog:
http://blog.kokatat.com/index.php/go-wild-expedition-presents-first-slideshow-2220/
A big thanks to Justin and Carla at Ed’s Cantina for hosting our first slideshow!

Feb

27

Rocky Mountain National Park Guided Snowshoe to Andrews Glacier

February 27, 2010 | Comments Off

On Sat, Feb 27, I led a snowshoe hike for Kirks for a strong young couple from Denver. At 10 a.m. we met at Kirks and decided on a route to Loch Vale and beyond. During our 6-hour snowshoe we had spectacularly warm, sunny weather with hardly any wind. We made great [...]

Feb

25

Kayak and Canoe Races and Events all over the U.S.

February 25, 2010 | Comments Off

It’s time to start dusting off your kayak or canoe and start planning which paddling races you’re going to attend this year.
If you’re new to our website, we search the web to find kayak and canoe races, events, festivals, triathlons, and paddling challenges all over the United States. We list them on our Kayak, Canoe [...]

Feb

25

Thurs, February 25 – Slideshow at Ed’s

February 25, 2010 | Comments Off

Just a quick reminder that we’ll be presenting a slideshow on our Inside Passage trip tonight!
Date: Thurs, Feb 25, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Ed’s Cantina, Estes Park, CO (map)
We’ll share pictures and stories from our 1,200 mile trip from Washington to Glacier Bay, Alaska, answer questions, and talk about the issues facing the wild [...]

Feb

22

Run, Kayak, Bike Triathlon, South Carolina

February 22, 2010 | Comments Off

Sunday, March 7th is the Clemson Off Road Triathlon in Clemson, South Carolina. This event is held in the Issaqueena Forest.
According to their website:
You can enter the Sprint race or the Endurance race.
The Sprint race:  is a 3 mile trail run through the Issaqueena forest, then a 2 mile kayak paddle on the Issaqueena Lake, [...]

Feb

22

Repairing and Customizing Fiberglass Kayaks: Part 1

February 22, 2010 | Comments Off

The hull damage above is ugly but by no means unusual, overly difficult to repair, nor beyond a first-timer’s repair skills. Over the next several posts, we’ll watch Brian Nystrom transform the fiberglass and gelcoat damage into a smooth and slick, str…

Feb

21

Repairing a Damaged Sea Kayak Part 2: Rasp, Grind, Sand

February 21, 2010 | Comments Off

Above: The photo is pretty overexposed, but you likely get the idea. Brian Nystrom gets down to the most unnerving step in repairing a damaged fiberglass sea kayak: rasping the cracked, crazed and broken gelcoat. That’s a rasp he’s working with as the…

Feb

20

Repairing a Damaged Sea Kayak Part 3: Back and Fill and Patch Again

February 20, 2010 | Comments Off

Above: Deep damage to the gunwale of a Romany Explorer. Note the differences between damage to the gelcoat and damage to the fiberglass. Doubleclick this and all other images to enlarge. During the rasping and grinding stage (step 1), you need to make …

Feb

19

Avy Conditions in RMNP

February 19, 2010 | Comments Off

We went up into RMNP yesterday (Feb 18) and skinned to the top of the “Otis Redding Couloir“, at the base of Otis Peak on the south side of Chaos Canyon. I am not an avalanche expert, but we are definitely wary and keep an eye on things. It wasn’t pretty, and we [...]

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