Life in White Salmon Washington

Well I have been kicking in White Salmon for 2 weeks and I am totally loving this place so beautiful pretty sweet looking out to the mountains each day-Mt Hood Mt Adams. Epic boating at your door step.Yep life is pretty dam hard here ha.Well here is a bunch of pic I snapped from my time here enjoy!

The BDP house.This is were I have been living for the past  few weeks


Here are a few shot of us on the Little White Salmon.This river is definitely one of my favourites a sick sort classic class 5 the whole way amazing boofs,the Ldub is were it at, love this river!!!!

L Jah getting his free wheel on!!!

Dylan big dog Thomson

Dylan running spirit fall. Dylan sacked up and caught the birthday eddy right above the lip of the falls,he styled the move and had sweet line of Spirit

Photo LJ

Photo LJ

Running Spirit Falls the biggest drop on the run, a nice 30ft boof (photo-LJ)



Durring my time here I was lucky enough to get the chance to climb up Mt Adams near Trout Lake.     I was so stoked on this mission, spent a night up there and snapped some pretty sweet shots.The climb was pretty savage but I managed to summit 12326ft.The skiing down was sweet, good to get back on the skis!

Looking out to Mt St Helen's 8365ft, pretty sweet sunset

Fare view of Mt St Helen's

Looking out to to the pretty sweet sunset that night

The next day, Brendon and Parker preparing for the summit

Looking out to Mt Hood

Epic views from the summit

Stoked to be on the summit of Mt Adams , amazing view up there!!!

Looking out to the mountains on the summit of Adams

Well so stoked that I got the opportunity to Climb up and ski down Adams, thanks Brendon and Parker for the invite and lending me all the gear.

Well stay posted going to head back to BC soon,hopefully everything a bit lower and good to go!

PEACE

Vancouver Island

With everything been rector high around BC,we decided that our best option would be to head to Vancouver Island. I was pretty stoked to head out to the Island and explore the white water what the Island had to offer.Its always sweet going to new places and not knowing what you are in for, all part of the adventure!!! Here is a bunch of pictures from our time on the island enjoy!!!!

Bradley on the first clean 12footer on Pamela Creek,Gold River area

Blair trotman on the same drop.One of my favourite pic from the trip!!

 Jeff same drop,such a sweet boof

Jeff in one of the beautiful gorges the Pamela has to offer

Myself boofing 2nd last drop,another sweet easy boof

Bradlely on the last stout of the run. Nice sticky hole with a good pocket on the left

One of the many Sweet camp spots on the island


Qualicum Falls

Dylan Big Dog Thomson on Qualicum Falls tricky 20footer into a super clean 25ft

Dylan approaching the 25ft sooooo clean sooooo good!!!

Big dog getting his steeze on!!!

Definitely another on of my favourite shot I have taken on this trip.

Bradley on the tricky 20ft

Another sweet boof on the Qualicum River, BROWNING!!!!

On the Ferry on our way back from the Island.A sweet view of Vancouver City


Well I have made it Back to Hood River now stoked to be back here an lapping the Little White most day,pretty sweet life here stoked on it.Stand by for a Little White Slalom Update,stay posted

PEACE

North Fork Race-Shit running Alberta Canada

Well here is a bit of a post of what I have been up to in the last 3 weeks. I was lucky enough to get selected to race in the elite division for the North Fork Championships.This race was on a totally next level, very stout and lots of moves to make. I end up placing pretty low in the pack, but was super stoked to be appart of such a sick race and that I survived it!!!!

After the race we made our way to Alberta Canada for some stoutin!!!!

Jacobs ladder the stout part of the race for sure!!!!

Ryan Casey,this dude killed it out there and ended up taking the win on the day!!!!

Myself making my way down Jacobs ladder,few days before race day!!!

One of the gates what I missed ha

Would like to say a big thanks to Riot Kayaks for sending me a brand new magnum to the North Fork thanks Heep's!!!!!!


Alberta

Our first creek In Alberta Cameron Creek

Dylan Thomson steezing the 20ft on Cataract Creek

Bradley boofin the same drop

The last big one on Cataract creek, about to take a bit of a beating and swim my ass out of the hole,
4th swim for me this trip!!!!!!

Chilling in Canmore,such a sweet place!!!

Bradley, Johnston Canyon, Stella Falls

Chris McTaggart big boof on Johnston's

 Myself Boofing a nice 20ft- Johnston's

Dylan balls deep on the 40ft Big Horn Creek

The big boy 100ft Ram Falls Ram river

Peter Dylan and myself at the lip of this massive stout.The lip was nice and Roley and looking good to go, really stoked we sacked up am ran this huge stout. Healed a big right stroke felt it out tossed the paddled and braced for impact.The hit wasn't to bad, ended up swimming could hand role typical!!!
Definitely the biggest I have ever gone and it felt soooo sick bring on more big BROWN stouts!!!!


Well stay posted we are on our way to Whistler, cant wait to get there!!!!

BROWN!!!!!!!

Little White Salmon Race, Metlako Falls!!!

Its been pretty hard to keep the frequent updates going as we are on the road and have had very little Internet time.I have been having an amazing time left Cali a few weeks back and headed to Hood River Oregon for the Little White Salmon Race.This was my second year in a row competing in this sick race.I teamed up with good kiwi mate Dylan Thompson.We didn't have the smoothest lines and ended up finishing in 14th place not the best ha, had Heap's of fun though!!!

A few days after the race we heard word that Metlako falls was in. We gathered a big crew together and made our way to the stout.This is the 3rd time I have fired this big dog stout up was stoked to get back there and fire it up. Here's a few pictures, enjoy!!!

Bradley Lauder showing good form!!!

Dylan big dog Thomson steezing the shit!!!!

Getting my monkey arm's on

Benny Marr running Punch Bowl falls, this stout is just above Metlako a nice little warm up before the big boy

 Jakub styling it

Stompin it, BROWN!!!!!

Myself and Dylan race day little white Salmon -Photo Reid Morth

Well stand by for a North Fork of the Payette Race update,had an amazing week there racing partying and having a good time with all the boys!!!

 I am currently in Canada now,been paddling Heep's,be nice if it was a little warmer ha, cant complain, life's good when ya stoutin!!!!

PEACE

Fantasy Falls UNTOUCHABLES!!!!

Well here's a post of our trip we had down the fantasy Falls.This was my second time on this amazing high Serra run!!!

 Sam Sutton approaching the Untouchables.Sam was feeling fire up and keen to give this stout ass unrun section ago.Sam totally stomped the shit out of it and sold the line,You the man bro!!!
(Photo Mark Shackleton )

 Sam driving hard right and totally cleaning the line, winning!!! (Photo Mark Shackleton )

 Sam sold the line to Lars Lammer he walked straight to his boat and fire it of crazy ass swiss.Lars got pushed a little to hard left on the top drop but came out all okay!!!! (photo-Mark Shackleton )

  
Lars approaching the bottom drop.You want to try get as hard right as possible,but myself and lars got pushed hard left right into the guts of the big ass hole,we both managed to get flushed right out,stoked!!!! (photo-Mark Shackleton )

 I pushed a little to hard right of the top drop as you can see and aired a massive boof out and pulled it off!!! (photo-Mark Shackleton )

Try to get right but just ended up running right into the guts of the hole (Photo Mark Shackleton )

 

 Lars Lammer running one of the best boofs in the run!!!! Photo-Mark Shackleton
             

 Myself running fantasy Falls

Tyler Fox boofing the nice clean 15ft drop just below Fantasy Falls

Big ups towards Sam Sutton for sacking up and totally stying the Untouchables.Sam is on a totally different level from any paddler i no. One talented ass paddler!!!!

 stand by for some more California shit running updates