Category Archives: Adventure
January
14
Florida Training Camp Geekery
posted by Chris Hipgrave
Let’s face it … 2020 sucked on so many levels. As a result, I was determined to leap into the new year like it’s going to be the best year ever, and that meant a solid training block over the winter. So a warm weather training camp in glorious Florida came together as my spring […]
July
07
PODCAST: PADDLING THE BLUE
posted by Chris Hipgrave
I had an opportunity to sit down with John Chase at the Paddling the Blue Podcast. It was a great conversation that became focused on performance paddling and how to think about skill / knowledge acquisition. Listen below. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/paddling-the-blue-podcast/id1500275843 Google Play: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucGFkZGxpbmd0aGVibHVlLmNvbS9mZWVkLnhtbA&ved=0CAAQ4aUDahcKEwjwlPjH0-XoAhUAAAAAHQAAAAAQAg&hl=en Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/47v1UkigvMWlpMdpGZilUg
April
11
Nantahala Attainment | Pyranha 12R
posted by Chris Hipgrave
Attaining upstream is about the easiest social distancing type of whitewater paddling we can do right now. No shuttle needed and no contact with others. But it’s a heck of a great physical and technical workout. Learn the attainment lines on the Nantahala River as I walk you up stream in my Pyranha Kayaks 12R […]
April
01
PODCAST: Between 2 Beards
posted by Chris Hipgrave
Last week I visited the Between 2 Beards podcast, hosted by two paddle-sports industry veterans Brian Vincent and Brad Scott. In episode 8 we discuss the effects of the pandemic, Brexit, the state of the whitewater industry, and touch on my fitness/work out regimen. The Beards also theorize a possible shave to show support for […]
April
04
East Coast Paddlesports Symposium
posted by Chris Hipgrave
The East Coast Paddlesports Symposium was the first sea kayak symposium of 2019 and a great chance to blow off the cobwebs and the winter blues. Centered at the James Island County Park on the edge of Charleston, SC, this symposium aimed to build technical and leadership skills for sea kayakers of all abilities. The […]
January
27
DADDYS CREEK “GO FAST” DAY
posted by Chris Hipgrave
Nestled on central Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau, there’s an iconic little whitewater run called Daddys Creek and every year a group of dedicated volunteers runs a race thru its spectacular gorge to draw awareness to the runs splendor, do a trash pick up and have a great time. And with lifes distractions pushed to the side […]
January
20
ANTARCTIC PENINSULA – 2019
posted by Chris Hipgrave
Kayaking in Antarctica continues to fascinate me. This continent is full of surprises around every corner. Enjoy a few photos from some of my personal high lights that came from this past trip, where I worked as a kayak guide for Aurora Expeditions.
December
16
Downwind Camp: Fish Hoek, South Africa
posted by Chris Hipgrave
We’d been on the beach for just 2 minutes before the Mocke brothers started dropping nuggets of surfski knowledge on our international group of paddlers, underlining just how little I knew about the finer points of the downwind surfski padding. Over the next 2 weeks we’d be participating in their Downwind Camp at the famous […]
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