Wev've got some original stuff coming (as soon as persuade my old machine that it really does want to render some video) so watch this space, but in the meantime ive been desperate for paddling, so its time for some virtual creeking.

Some good stuff has come through playak this week. All North American as usual, but still it got me fired up. How about the 3 day trip through the Royal gorge of the North Fork of the American? Looks like a full on trip with some BIG drops. The shot from the bottom of Heath Springs looks awesome, as does the view off the lip. Another high sierra classic to drool over.

Range Life have got an account of the Robe Canyon BC which has changed and is now, good again by this account, whilst liquidkayak have some new full on pics of mid west creeking.

I WANT TO GO BOATING!!!!!

Voting is open now for the teva mountain festival mentioned below. Steve Rogers shot of Baxen Ghyll on the Doe (Ingleton) is in the 'water' category here .  

Some nice shots across the categories make decent browsing. 

Harry Black (Greg) sent in some pics of a rather large slide in Scotland! Also a nice shot of the Inn Shoot which should be getting going now, and some pics of him in his other kayak ego, ripping up some surf. Greg is a bit handy in the surf and hopefully I'll pester him to explain how he does it sometime and get it up here!

Meanwhile I guess you've seen the footage from the worlds, which I have to say left me rather cold. It seems the need for consistency in very few rides meant that the winning rides were not as spectacular as a lot of stuff that you see in vids etc. Also I understand that the scoring did not reward consecutive moves (straight from one to the next).  I realise that there is a huge skill in it and dont mean to detrract in anyway from the acheivement, just that  it should be a place for the worlds best to go wild and large, not worry about consistency IMHO. While im having my twopenneth worth, isnt it time there is a longer boat class? No less skill, different style. Maybe boats of 2.40m and over?

So here is something completely different! Corran putting his own spin on river wave surfing, dodging icebergs on a surf board. Cant see it catching on somehow, but a good to watch!  Maybe we could have our own version dodging stella cans and old footballs on the Kent!

Range life have a new film out wrapping up the background to the Ashlu dam project, 49 Megawatts. 

There is a picture of local kayaking up for the Teva  Mountain Games, its gotta be worth voting for! Voting starts Monday and goes on to the 18th, but doesnt seem to be up and running atm. Here is the shot of Baxenghyll, River Doe, and here is the main gallery.