This french freestyle season was a crazy one. The level is going higher and huger.
I let you see :
My second final run at the last national team trials event : 1370 pts
My first final run at the second national team trials event : 1560 pts (french best score ever !!!)
Keep training to do better now...
Mathieu
6/30/09
6/10/09
Kayaking in the North Country
As I rolled across the New Hampshire state line, I turned the windshield wipers up to combat the rain pounding my car. "This could be good" I thought. I moved to Lebanon about 2 weeks ago. So far the Northeast has delieved some excellent whitewater. The first series of pics is from Downtown Hair on the Mascoma. I walk there from our apartment!
The pictures below are from the classic Taureau in the Jacques Cartier Park (Quebec). I spent last weekend there. We did two laps in as many days on this burly wilderness run.
The pictures below are from the classic Taureau in the Jacques Cartier Park (Quebec). I spent last weekend there. We did two laps in as many days on this burly wilderness run.
6/6/09
Jay Panther Spring Training and Reality TV
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France : river Couze Chambon
I go to start first report on this blog by a stroll around to me in France in the depths of the region from Auvergne.
Today François (member of the team Jackson France) and I go to practise a part never lowered from the river of the chambon.
Today François (member of the team Jackson France) and I go to practise a part never lowered from the river of the chambon.
After five hours of walkin, porterage and climbing we were able to put that some time our boat in the water.
But we no shall give way not no the affair for all that and will return to us on beautiful route of next big rain.
First unbridgeable fall because it finished on a rock
Just after the fall, the river reaches one to make uneven mattering and sinks into the forest.
One of the numerous porterages.
Just after the fall, the river reaches one to make uneven mattering and sinks into the forest.One of the numerous porterages.The last passable fall of the route.
At the end of the session in the rain
4/24/09
Chile 09, Rio Baker, Rio Futaleufu,and other Rio's
It was winter 2008, I had just gotten back from Uganda where I was with a group of friends for three months sessioning the White Nile. I was in Philadelphia and was getting ready for my trip to Chile. Will, one of the six friends of mine in Uganda, who was now in Salt Lake City, was planning on joining up with me somewhere in Chile. So we booked our tickets and made a date.
We met in the town of Chillan. From there we strategically took a bus to Pucon at two am. We thought it was genius, go to a bar till one, then slip our boats in the bus late at night when less people would be traveling….in actuality not as brilliant as it sounded, but it worked. So we were in Pucon, got lucky, met a group headed south the Rio Futaleufu festival. After a few days in a our slow van with eight people we made it. Not with out re-routing twice due to the Chiten Volcano that was exploding.
Rapid number 2. Unfortunately I don’t have all the pics yet because some of our group had to leave before I copied their pics. These pics contain rapid one and four. entering rapid number 3
Veiw into the finish of rapid number two looking from the rim of the canyon. 
After the Baker we headed back north. Hit the Rio Monso outside of Bariloche Argentina. This is Will dropping in on the first drop.
Myself on the second and third drops. Got to love creeking in play boats.
After your done hucking there is fun little wave just a little above the put in.
Sipping on some Matte tea in the eddy to warm up.
. And after a full day on the river the drive home is absolutely beautiful
In the last days of Chile, we where out side of Pucon at the local play spot.
At this point fall was coming into Chile and it was time to go to another hemisphere to continue my endless summer. It started in Montana in 2008, fall came there and I fled to Uganda, summer was going on in Chile and I fled their. Now Im continuing home to Montana to check out my fourth summer this year. Thanks WRSI for helping support my dreams and keeping my head in one piece so I can continue it next season. Mmmhhh I’m thinking Thailand and one more season in Chile….time for some creeking. Chow, Todd Richey.
We met in the town of Chillan. From there we strategically took a bus to Pucon at two am. We thought it was genius, go to a bar till one, then slip our boats in the bus late at night when less people would be traveling….in actuality not as brilliant as it sounded, but it worked. So we were in Pucon, got lucky, met a group headed south the Rio Futaleufu festival. After a few days in a our slow van with eight people we made it. Not with out re-routing twice due to the Chiten Volcano that was exploding.
Some Futa Fest pics. 
Our new group hung at the Futa for about two weeks and decided to head south for a Rio Baker and Rio Bravo expedition. In those two weeks we ate fresh salmon from the Futaleufu, joined many asado’s, and ran the upper canyon a number of times.
cooking fish dinner on bamboo over fire
Only about 8 hours away from the Rio Baker, our van died out side of the town of Caiaque. After three days of waiting we hired another van and did the rest of the journey to the baker. Due to time restrictions of some of the group members and the rental van being over budget, we only had one day on the baker before we had to go back, and we had to scrap the Rio Bravo. But that one day on the Baker was the biggest white water I had ever run. It was awesome, humbling, and I can’t wait to go back. I have never been in such chaotic white water. I was in a Riot Magnum 80 and it felt like a squirt boat.
Our new group hung at the Futa for about two weeks and decided to head south for a Rio Baker and Rio Bravo expedition. In those two weeks we ate fresh salmon from the Futaleufu, joined many asado’s, and ran the upper canyon a number of times.cooking fish dinner on bamboo over fire
After we had the Futa for a warm up we were off the Rio Baker. On the way we hit the Rio Ventiscara which flows from a glacier fed lake. And the Rio Cysniss.
Only about 8 hours away from the Rio Baker, our van died out side of the town of Caiaque. After three days of waiting we hired another van and did the rest of the journey to the baker. Due to time restrictions of some of the group members and the rental van being over budget, we only had one day on the baker before we had to go back, and we had to scrap the Rio Bravo. But that one day on the Baker was the biggest white water I had ever run. It was awesome, humbling, and I can’t wait to go back. I have never been in such chaotic white water. I was in a Riot Magnum 80 and it felt like a squirt boat.
the put in for the Baker next to the Rio Neff.
Rapid number 2. Unfortunately I don’t have all the pics yet because some of our group had to leave before I copied their pics. These pics contain rapid one and four. entering rapid number 3
Veiw into the finish of rapid number two looking from the rim of the canyon. After the Baker we headed back north. Hit the Rio Monso outside of Bariloche Argentina. This is Will dropping in on the first drop.
Myself on the second and third drops. Got to love creeking in play boats.
After your done hucking there is fun little wave just a little above the put in.
Sipping on some Matte tea in the eddy to warm up.
. And after a full day on the river the drive home is absolutely beautiful
In the last days of Chile, we where out side of Pucon at the local play spot.
At this point fall was coming into Chile and it was time to go to another hemisphere to continue my endless summer. It started in Montana in 2008, fall came there and I fled to Uganda, summer was going on in Chile and I fled their. Now Im continuing home to Montana to check out my fourth summer this year. Thanks WRSI for helping support my dreams and keeping my head in one piece so I can continue it next season. Mmmhhh I’m thinking Thailand and one more season in Chile….time for some creeking. Chow, Todd Richey.
4/20/09
New River Academy Takes on the Southeast!
Whattup from West Virginia!
New River Academy is well into our fourth quarter, and the kayaking has been epic so far. Runs have included the Ocoee, Tallulah, Green, New River Gorge, Rock Island, and this thursday we leave for the Ottawa! Guess whats in? MINI BUS!
I will write a detailed blog on one of the above rivers soon, but I have homework!
Hope you guys did something earthly for Earth Day!
-Tracy d'Arbeloff
Check out other updates at My school Blog.
4/17/09
spring update
The South is back in business after a long, brutal drought. The water table is healthy and 2009 is looking good. The Watauga is a great backyard class IV/V stretch near Johnson City. It runs consistently through the winter. Cooper Lambla took the picture below of me boofing the quintessential Watauga drop, Stateline Falls.
The Linville River drains the neighboring watershed. It is one of my all time favorites. I managed to bag several runs this season, including a high water day a few weeks ago. The photos above are from Linville, taken by Will Stubblefield.
Early winter was dry. I stayed in paddling shape by going to Big Rocks with a drysuit. Mike Patterson is the paddler, throwing down big loops on a cold day.
The Linville River drains the neighboring watershed. It is one of my all time favorites. I managed to bag several runs this season, including a high water day a few weeks ago. The photos above are from Linville, taken by Will Stubblefield. Early winter was dry. I stayed in paddling shape by going to Big Rocks with a drysuit. Mike Patterson is the paddler, throwing down big loops on a cold day.
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