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Brush Creek 2012 for RG

Shon Bollock — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 03:24:06 +0000

My life has been chaos as usual rolling into midterms but last weekend was the Brush Creek race outside Kernville, CA. The race went well with some fast racers laying it down and I ended up taking 6th place in the short boat division off the couch from pushin pencils.

We did a showing of Slippery When Wet Saturday night after the race and overall it was an amazing weekend with all da homies remembering the life of our friend Randolph Green. RG was someone who always loved his Brush Creek laps and it was great to be around so many people ready to celebrate his life. Sunday the 22nd I witnessed my first daytime meteor and out of sheer luck caught it on my GoPro. Enjoy the edit from the weekend of partying, racing, and honoring the life of a good man.

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Check out photos and more at at www.shastaboyz.com

Brandenberger Ache – Solo Run

Philipp Much — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:50:10 +0000

Hey Guys,
my name is Philipp Much, I’m 18 years old, live in Munich and have been paddling for 10 years now. I’m the new member of the Team Liquidlogic.
I was on the Brandenberger Ache in Austria often lately.
Here is a video of my solo-decent.

Enjoy it,
Philipp

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Bomb Flow TV Episode 8 “Porque Ganando”

Evan Garcia — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:35:57 +0000

When asked why they live the life they do…the Bomb Flow boys simply answer, “Porque Ganando!”. This episode of Bomb Flow covers the last month of kayaking in South America! From big water to 100 foot waterfalls this is just another installment in the epic series of videos!!! Enjoy, share, link, tell a friend, kiss a stranger BFTV is back!
“Porque Ganando!” in Bomb Flow TV Episode 8!

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Minor Fails and Epic Wins

Evan Garcia — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000

Blood, Sweat, and Tears!!!! Literally…enjoy it we are already working on the next episode!

Episode 7 “Minor Fails and Epic Wins”

Later E.G.

Eistobel Canyon

Max Eberl — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:13:07 +0000

The week before Christmas the temperatures rose and it rained a bit. So the forecast was promising. I tried to gather some motivated kayakers which wasn’t that easy to find a couple of days before Christmas Eve. Some had to go to work, others had exams at college and there even were those who don’t want to go kayaking if the temperatures are around the forties (°F = 5°C). Anywho I found at least one guy to join me, Philipp Much.

A budding forecast (yellow). The usual gauge is around 80cm

Philipp is a young gun from the Munich area and absolutely motivated at any conditions. We started one day before Christmas Eve and had an impressive flow of 152 cm, usually you run this section at a gauge if 80 cm.

Boofing the weir at the beginning // Max Eberl

At a normal flow run the entrance weir on the very right. In that case it is more or less a slide. But a higher flows you need to run it a bit more left, so that you are jumping from 2 meters directly to a concrete surface which is slightly covered with water. My body pitched to the deck of my Remix when I landed. Just after that concrete slide you will find a big stopper…

The hole after the weir // Philipp Much

Both, Philipp and me had a deep dive at that point and got spit out like a rocket. My sprayskirt (no it was not a LevelSix sprayskirt) popped in that whole and my boat got flooded. For me there was no chance to catch an eddy so I had to run the next rapid without scouting and with a slightly maneuverable boat. It went out good but anyhow it was my first swim in 2011…so close to the end of the year.

Some slide in the middle // Philipp Much

After some time there is the big slide. For Europe it is one of the bigger ones and pure fun.

Big slide on Eistobel // Max Eberl

I ran first and Philipp second. Then Philipp got the idea to perform a Blue Angel run. Awesomeness Check the video.
Even if I had a swim, I would say it was the perfect pre Christmas day. Thx to Philipp.

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Sorry for the poor sound quality…

Cheers,
Max

Shon Bollock 2011 highlights

Shon Bollock — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:45:46 +0000

Here is a little 2011 highlight reel I did while procrastinating my homework this past weekend, check out what David Miller from the Matador Network posted about it:

“Included are some new scenes from this past spring’s kayak mission in Japan, as well as some of the gnarly lines nearby Shon’s local Mt. Shasta area.

As always though, it isn’t the “adrenaline” aspect of Shon’s work that I appreciate but the overall onda of his filmmaking, the way he never lets you forget the size of terrain and that no matter what we run we’re all pretty damn small”.

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For more pick up our latest film Slippery When Wet and support the next project! Trying to kayak more in 2012 but with film school 5 days a week, I am still trying to keep my hopes up despite this temporary commitment. HUGE thanks to LL for all the support this year, it made 2011 one of the best years ever. Looking forward to many more adventures in 2012.

Source to Sea on the Colorado River

Shane Benedict — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:06:00 +0000

Two new videos from Will and Zak up on the Rockies Youtube channel. The first details their journey from Flaming Gorge to Ladore Canyon. The second from Desolation Canyon to the Grand. What an amazing adventure these guys are on traveling all the way from Wyoming to Mexico, 1700 miles.

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Here are a bunch of photos from their trip so far.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stateoftherockies/sets/72157628012069841/

You can keep up with their trip and look back through the 3 months they have been traveling here. I just got a message from the guys that said, “We just ran out of river yesterday in Yuma AZ and were trying to figure out how to cross the Mexican Delta.” We’ll see what happens next!

Source to Sea down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon

Shane

Fred Norquist Whitewater Cinematography Reel

Fred Norquist — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:39:39 +0000

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As a kayaker/film producer I have been striving to produce professional whitewater kayaking videos, improve my editing, and my filming. These are some of my best shots from the past couple seasons.

Thanks to all kayakers in here for producing good lines to film.
Filming and Editing by Fred Norquist
Shot on Canon 7D & GoPro HD

Visit BombFlow for more sick edits.

Review: GoPro Hero 2

Shon Bollock — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:27:58 +0000

If you are into action sports at all then you have heard of GoPro. I have had the pleasure of working with this company from almost the beginning, with 6 years as a sponsored athlete, I have watched the original GoPro Hero transform into the number 1 selling helmet camera in the world. In all honesty most of the kayakers that saw the first Hero were skeptical of its performance and design, but ohhhhh did GoPro shut them up with the release of the first 1080 HD Head Cam under $300.

Once the first HD Hero was released it quickly was seen in every extreme sport across the board, all the biggest names in surfing, motocross, skiing, mtn biking, and even kayaking wanted to get their hands on them. When I first met Nick Woodman (the creator of GoPro) back in 2006 his enthusiasm and aggressive marketing style blew me away. From the beginning I knew GoPro was going to go BIG but I had no idea they would grow so fast, especially during the extreme recession of the US economy. In the past 5 years GoPro has dominated the helmet camera market with many competitors continuously chasing the coat tails of this innovative company. The Hero 2 is no different. This camera will set the new standard of high definition (still under $300) with the capabilities of 11 megapixel photos, 120 fps in SD, and wireless technology coming in early 2012. If you have not gotten on board yet I suggest you do, affordable, dependable, with amazing customer service, GoPro continues to be at the forefront of wearable camera technology.

Here is a short video testing new mounts up in Mt. Shasta over winter vacation. With LOW WATER in Nor Cal and being full time in film school at UC Santa Cruz, sometimes you just gotta take what you can get. Check out some low water Sims Falls laps with the new GoPro Hero 2.

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Just to show that the original Hero is still EPIC, here is a Slippery When Wet GoPro Reel featuring all GoPro Hero shots, just in case you don’t want to spend as much money on the Hero 2, we used the original Hero for the whole film.

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Big shout out to GoPro and all my sponsors that have made 2011 unforgettable, my opportunities with kayaking would be significantly limited without your support, so thank you for the resources to make all this possible. I am very grateful for everything my life and look forward to the 2012 season, hope to see you all on the water.

For more visit www.shastaboyz.com

Slippery When Wet: GoPro Reel

Shon Bollock — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:13:15 +0000

So life has finally mellowed out a little after a busy quarter of film school at UC Santa Cruz. I am on my way up to Mt. Shasta for the holidays and stoked to have a little time off. GoPro has been a pinnacle sponsor in the progression of Shasta Boyz and after almost of 6 years working together our relationship continues to grow. I have watched this company expand from 3 people to a multi national corporation in just a half decade. Impeccable customer service and an unbeatable product, GoPro continues to push the progression action sports videography into 2012.

GoPro asked me to put together a 100% Hero Reel from Slippery When Wet to promote the original GoPro Hero. This segment boast footage from all over the world including California, Pacific Northwest, Mexico, and relief work in Japan. If you enjoy what you see PLEASE order the film (you can order HERE) and support the project. Be sure to check out the NEW GoPro HERO 2 with not only 1080 HD filming capabilities, but 11 megapixel photos as well. BIG shout out to all the boyz involved with this project especially those featured: Ben Stookesberry, Chris Korbulic, Evan Garcia, Cody Howard, Ryan Knight, Devin Knight, and Drew Duval, there wouldn’t have been a film without yall, thanks for your contribution! More content to look forward to with a part 2 photo update from Japan dropping early Jan. 2012.

Enjoy the 100% GOPRO REEL and feel free to like, comment, and SHARE! see more at www.shastaboyz.com

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