After a weekend of intense racing on the legendary Wellerbrücke rapids in Austria’s Ötztal valley, 25-year old Aniol Serrasolses from Bescano in Spain and 26-year old Sandra Hyslop from Loughborough, Great Britain claimed their first adidas Sickline Extreme Kayak World Champion title, ahead of Sam Sutton (NZL) and Nouria Newman (FRA) taking silver and Dane Jackson (USA) and Martina Wegman (NED) winning bronze.
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At the age of 19, Aniol Serrasolses became the first person to take the plunge down the Puma Falls, a 115-ft waterfall in Chile on the River Fuy. He saw it the first time at a very young age, so it had been on his mind for a very long time.
During his first attempt, the raging torrent ejected him out of his kayak, but he proved that it was possible. Now he returns to conquer this beast as a more experienced paddler and who’s up for the challenge.
Few of our guides or athletes get after it like expedition kayakers Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic. And that’s saying something with our roster of Everest alpinists, big wall first ascentsionists and big mountain skiers. But every story we get from the kayak crew is worthy of a long look and some serious head-shaking—this one included.
Taking advantage of a free trip to Eddie Bauer HQ, the pair skipped out early and made the absolute most of a free weekend in the Pacific Northwest—ticking off three serious Cascade Classics in a short 72 hours including the South Fork of the Snoqualmie, the top of the Tye and Icicle Creek.
While El Niño wreaked havoc on California in 2015-16, it created a winter playground for surfers.
This surfing film showcases up and coming local California bands and the dedicated surfers (average Joes and big-wave pros) who charged El Niño swells on shortboards, longboards, stand-up paddle boards (SUPs), kite boards, body boards, rafts and even kayaks.
Surf features locations in Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma and Mendocino counties.
NOTE: Outside of the Mavs contest, no local/amateur surfers or spots were harmed OR NAMED in the making of this documentary. Before anything, the author respects all local surfers and their hometown breaks, and left them anonymous for just that reason.