Crazy Journeys.com » Kayak http://crazyjourneys.com Thu, 27 May 2010 10:11:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Wakeboarding stunts by Redbull team on slovenian river. Part of carnitine 500 video series http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/wakeboarding-stunts-by-redbull-team-on-slovenian-river-part-of-carnitine-500-video-series/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/wakeboarding-stunts-by-redbull-team-on-slovenian-river-part-of-carnitine-500-video-series/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:29:56 +0000 skywalker http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=2038
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    Part of the carnitine 500 video series. Redbull deliverys yet agai with some more mad sportsmen competing in extreme events. Here some crazy riders came from around the world to Slovenia to wakeboard the Sava river. They pulled some amazing tricks and stunts on the white water rapids.

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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/wakeboarding-stunts-by-redbull-team-on-slovenian-river-part-of-carnitine-500-video-series/feed/ 0     Another group of insane kayakers doing the impossible. Part of glutamine protein video series http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/another-group-of-insane-kayakers-doing-the-impossible-part-of-glutamine-protein-video-series/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/another-group-of-insane-kayakers-doing-the-impossible-part-of-glutamine-protein-video-series/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 08:27:24 +0000 skywalker http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=1986
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    Part of the glutamine protein video series. Another bunch of crazy, mad people in their kayaks in water that is scary as ****. Check it out and if your feeling brave then grab a paddle and get stuck in. The water is all yours!! I cannot get over just how insane these guys are.

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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/another-group-of-insane-kayakers-doing-the-impossible-part-of-glutamine-protein-video-series/feed/ 0     These extreme kayakers are totally mad! Part of creatine levels video series http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/these-extreme-kayakers-are-totally-mad-part-of-creatine-levels-video-series/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/these-extreme-kayakers-are-totally-mad-part-of-creatine-levels-video-series/#comments Sun, 21 Feb 2010 08:22:32 +0000 skywalker http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=1911
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    Part of the creatine levels video series. I watch some videos and I think I could do that. This is DEFINETLY NOT ONE OF THEM. These guys are completetly off their rockers. This is extreme kayaking in all it’s glory. Not for the feint hearted by any stretch of the imagination. Filmed in Colorado’s Glenwood Springs and surrounding areas. It features Scott young, Gary Edgeworth, Jeremy Signorini and many more.

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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2010/02/these-extreme-kayakers-are-totally-mad-part-of-creatine-levels-video-series/feed/ 0     Daily Ocean Rowing, Kayaking and Water Expeditions News Roundup Fri 27 Nov http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/daily-ocean-rowing-kayaking-and-water-expeditions-news-roundup-fri-27-nov/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/daily-ocean-rowing-kayaking-and-water-expeditions-news-roundup-fri-27-nov/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:07:07 +0000 Luke Bream http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=1445
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    • ]]>     ocean rowing newsWelcome to CrazyJourneys ocean rowing, sea kayaking and water expedition news roundup. For all the latest information on training, psychology and inspirational stories to help you row, paddle, sail or swim longer and faster.

    Today’s highlights include 40 minutes of high definition video footage of Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic kayaking in India and an article by Roz Savage highlighting characteristics of successful ocean rowers.

    1. James Ketchell makes final preparations for this years Atlantic Rowing Race and thankfully lands a sponsorship deal with Speedo.
    2. Mick Dawson and Chris Martin reached San Francisco on 13 November 09 having rowed unsupported from Japan. 189 days of hardship, rowing in 2-3 hour shifts, 24 hours a day they covered a staggering 4,500 miles as the crow flies, but with all the wind and currents they have actually rowed about 6,930 miles in total.
    3. Greg Kolodziejzyk has put together an excellent article detailing the reasons that previous ocean rowing expeditions have failed. He goes on to discuss possible strategies for handling each situation as he prepares for his challenge of pedaling 4300km from Canada to Hawaii in a human powered boat.
    4. Douglas Wilcox has some beautiful sea kayaking pictures taken exploring the coastline and mountains of Scotland.
    5. Global Paddlers Thanks for this great kayaking video.

    6. Sea kayaking at night An excellent article covering all aspects of night kayaking from equipment through to safety precautions.
    7. Matthew Grey expedition coordinator for Plastiki an ambitious project to build a boat out of plastic bottles and sail from San Francisco to Sydney gives interview on progress to National Geographic
    8. Ben Stookesberry and Chris Korbulic attempt a complete self supported kayaking descent of the Twang Chu River in a remote area of India. This fantastic article includes over 40 minutes of high definition video footage of this extreme kayaking expedition.
    9. Roz Savage discusses the 7 habits that bring success for wannabe ocean rowers. If you are training or tempted by ocean rowing this article is a must read.
    10. Lewis Pugh Arctic swimming video.


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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/daily-ocean-rowing-kayaking-and-water-expeditions-news-roundup-fri-27-nov/feed/ 0     10 Ultra Marathon endurance events I want to complete before I die http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/10-ultra-marathon-endurance-events-i-want-to-complete-before-i-die/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/10-ultra-marathon-endurance-events-i-want-to-complete-before-i-die/#comments Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:08:52 +0000 Luke Bream http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=1028
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    • ]]>     The most popular article on this site so far has been “this is the way to experience life – 100 goals in 100 weeks”. I have decided to follow Ian Ushers lead and write my list of 10 endurance events I want to complete before I die. So no more excuses, it’s time for me to take action!

    No ExcusesAnd in the process to ask for your help. Can you help me reach any of these goals ? Do you have any of the same ambitions ? Would you like to do one of them together ? Do you have the skills or experience to guide, teach or advise me and help me to reach any of them? I’m keen, hungry and willing to learn.

    1. Race RAAM Solo

      Arguably the world’s toughest endurance race. RAAM is 3000 mile bike race across America. Solo riders cycle up to 22 hours per day and must complete the route in under 12.5 days. For more information www.raceacrossamerica.org

    2. Row the Atlantic Ocean Race

      Covering a distance over 3000 nautical miles this event tests body and mind. Taking around 50 days competitors face a constant battle of sleep depravation, salt sores and the physical extremes. For more information www.woodvale-challenge.com

    3. Run Marathon des Sables

      Considered the world’s toughest footrace, it is a six-day, 156 mile ultra marathon through the Sahara dessert. Equivalent to 5.5 regular marathons in 6 days, carrying a load with temperatures of up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit. For more information www.darbaroud.com

    4. Climb the 7 Summits

      The holy grail for the average mountaineer. The 7 summits includes the highest mountain peak on each of the planets 7 continents. For more information www.7summits.com

    5. Bike Iditarod Trail Invitational

      The world’s longest winter ultra marathon race across Alaska. Competitors battle 1100 miles of snow and ice with temperatures reaching -40C. For more information www.alaskaultrasport.com

    6. Cycle Around the World

      An average round the world cyclists completes 18,000+ miles and takes anything from 6 months to 20 years to complete. For me this would be a slow journey of discovery rather than a record attempt. For more information www.cyclingaroundtheworld.nl

    7. Walk to the North or South Pole

      To follow in the footsteps of the world’s greatest explorers has always fired my imagination. The poles have been a magnet for adventurers for the last century or so and continue to test the planet’s finest explorers to this day. For more information www.thepoles.com

    8. Sea Kayak Around the UK

      The 3000 mile British coastline with it’s harsh and dangerous waters have always inspired and scared me in almost equal measures. For more information www.seapaddler.co.uk

    9. Boulder Font 8A in Fontainebleau

      This is not strictly an endurance event but since I have been working on this for the past 2 years and hope to achieve it before the London Olympics in 2012 I feel 5 years of effort make it qualify! For more information www.bleau.info

    10. Set up the CrazyJourneys Foundation

      10% of all profits that CrazyJourneys.com makes will be directed into a charitable foundation with the objective of funding and helping young and disabled explorers and adventurers to reach their goals. It will provide expedition funding, help with marketing and sponsorship negotiations, planning and mentoring particularly with regard to generating media coverage.

    Can you help me?
    What are your top 10 must do goals before you die?

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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/10-ultra-marathon-endurance-events-i-want-to-complete-before-i-die/feed/ 3     Sea Kayaking Adventure Tour explores North West Coast of Greenland http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/sea-kayaking-adventure-tour-explores-north-west-coast-of-greenland/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/sea-kayaking-adventure-tour-explores-north-west-coast-of-greenland/#comments Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:27:21 +0000 Luke Bream http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=922
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    • ]]>     Self supported sea kayaking expeditions share many similarities to long distance bike trips. Participants have the ability to transport with “relative” ease all that they need and have the opportunity to explore over quite large distances. In 2008 Alan Brook and Kobi Sade spent 4 weeks exploring the North West coast of Greenland. An amazing kayaking trip which has a great balance between extreme conditions, beautiful surroundings and interesting local people.

    I hope you enjoy this sea kayaking video of Alan Brook and Kobi Sade paddling the Greenland coast over 1000 miles inside the Arctic circle – Please take a moment to comment afterwards and give your thoughts on the film does it inspire you to plan your own sea kayaking trip, exploring the wilderness of Greenland’s coast yourself ?

    For more information on this sea kayaking adventure tour of the Greenland coast please visit northkayak.blogspot.com

    North West ExpeditionCredits for the images used in this article about a sea kayaking adventure tour of the Greenland coast belong to Alan Brook and Kobi Sade.

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    ]]> http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/sea-kayaking-adventure-tour-explores-north-west-coast-of-greenland/feed/ 0 Ocean kayaking expedition 850 miles on the Sea of Cortez http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/ocean-kayaking-expedition-850-miles-on-the-sea-of-cortez/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/ocean-kayaking-expedition-850-miles-on-the-sea-of-cortez/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:41:09 +0000 Luke Bream http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=841
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    • ]]>     For those with a passion for the ocean it is an inspiring though sometimes formidable place. Tamara Jacobi is a female explorer with a thirst for adventure and a philosophical view about life. In 2007 she along with her father and brother kayaked 850 miles self supported through the Sea of Cortez.

    I hope you enjoy this ocean kayaking video of Tamara Jacobi paddling the 850 mile Sea of Cortez – Please take a moment to comment afterwards and give your thoughts on the film does it inspire you to start training for ocean kayaking or maybe to kayak the Sea of Cortez yourself ?

    For more information on this top female adventurer please visit www.tailwindoutdoor.com or to read a great article by her www.athleta.net

    Sea of CortezCredits for the images used in this movie about kayaking the Sea of Cortez belong to Tamara Jacobi and others. See image credits

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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/11/ocean-kayaking-expedition-850-miles-on-the-sea-of-cortez/feed/ 0     Do you know when to admit defeat? Do you have the character to try again? http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/10/do-you-know-when-to-admit-defeat-do-you-have-the-character-to-try-again/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/10/do-you-know-when-to-admit-defeat-do-you-have-the-character-to-try-again/#comments Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:46:09 +0000 Luke Bream http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=776
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    • ]]>     Admitting defeat and knowing when to say enough is enough is a vital life saving skill for any adventurer who is pushing the boundaries of what the human body is capable. This doesn’t make it any easier to implement nor any easier to deal with the waiting media and sponsors on homecoming. Chris Bray and Clark Carter are two young Australian adventurers who had to face just such a situation in 2005. Their true strength and character was demonstrated when in 2008 they went back again to get the job done. Well done lads !

    I hope you enjoy this incredible expedition video – Please take a moment to comment afterwards and give your thoughts on the film does it inspire you to launch your own expedition, can you imagine battling against such difficult terrain?

    For more information on this amazing adventure expedition across Victoria Island and to read about their latest expedition plans please visit the web site www.1000hourday.com

    1000 hoursCredits for the images used in this movie about an adventure expedition battling mud, water, ice and snow belong to Chris Bray and Clark Carter.

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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/10/do-you-know-when-to-admit-defeat-do-you-have-the-character-to-try-again/feed/ 2     This is the way to experience life ! 100 goals in 100 weeks http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/10/this-is-the-way-to-experience-life-100-goals-100-weeks/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/10/this-is-the-way-to-experience-life-100-goals-100-weeks/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:00:02 +0000 Luke Bream http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=592
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    • ]]>     How many of us have written a list of goals, only to let it gather dust in a bottom drawer. Not Ian Usher. This modern experience explorer is living the dream. He sold his possesions on Ebay and set off to experience and reach 100 goals in 100 weeks. I love this man and his concept. So simple, so fun and what a blast he is having. Sitting in London I can’t help feeling a pang of envy, I may just spend the afternoon “pen and paper in hand” !!

    I hope you enjoy this adventure video – Please take a moment to comment afterwards and give your thoughts on his journey, have you helped him along the way, does it inspire you to write your own list of goals and go for it ?

    For more information on Ian Usher and to follow his amazing journey to reach his goals please visit the website www.100goals100weeks.com

    Credits for the images used in this movie about adventure travel and living in the moment belong to Ian Usher

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    ]]>     http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/10/this-is-the-way-to-experience-life-100-goals-100-weeks/feed/ 5     Legacy of a True Adventurer..Last Haunting Picture http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/03/legacy-of-a-true-adventure/ http://crazyjourneys.com/2009/03/legacy-of-a-true-adventure/#comments Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:26:49 +0000 Luke Bream http://crazyjourneys.com/?p=31
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    • ]]>     THIS is the last haunting self- portrait of Andrew McAuley, a man and his kayak, alone. All around, a vast seascape of emptiness. The green-grey Tasman Sea heaving, the horizon a cruel circle. For 30 days and nights, wherever the Australian adventurer turned his salt-rimmed eyes, he understood his aloneness.

    Andrew McCauley
    Paddling by day, drifting at night when he slept in a protective cocoon (illustrated below), McAuley, 39, crossed 1500 kilometres of ocean. On Friday, February 9, he was within 30 nautical miles or 54 kilometres of the South Island of New Zealand, close enough to take photos of high mountains.

    Some time the next day, he expected to make landfall and achieve a long-held ambition to become the first man to take a kayak across the Tasman Sea. At 7.15pm, the New Zealand Coastguard picked up an almost indecipherable distress signal from a vessel that identified itself as Kayak 1. There were two clear words: “help” and “sinking”. Then silence.

    The following evening, his upturned seven-metre kayak was seen from the air. It was recovered but McAuley’s body has never been found, and it is believed he drowned in 15-degree water when the kayak capsized while he was asleep.

     

    Months later, in the wind and wet, Andrew McAuley’s family and friends stood silently as he told them a final tale about the most “full-on” adventure he’d ever had. A tape recovered from McAuley’s kayak after it was found floating empty in the Tasman Sea earlier this month was played at his memorial service in Sydney.

    In it, McAuley wonders if he’s “bitten off more than I can chew”, after capsizing in 30 knot winds and huge swells and bailing 100 litres of water from his kayak. His wife, Vicki, told about 500 mourners at the open-air service overlooking the ocean off Sydney’s South Head that some people might find the recording upsetting.

    “But to me it demonstrates the real essence of you, it demonstrates what a truly amazing man you are,” she said. The McAuley’s three-year-old son, Finlay, sat up on his mum’s lap as his adventurer father joked and sang while reflecting on the hardships of his ill-fated voyage.

    The recording was believed to have been made in the final days of the 39-year-old’s bid to become the first person to kayak from Australia to New Zealand.

    “I’ve learned the meaning of the word ‘extreme’, this really is extreme,” he said. “It’s full-on man, it’s fuckin’ full-on. It’s an excellent adventure – provided I make it. “It’s something that’s really out there – it’s more full-on than anything that I ever imagined. “It’s just wild, but it’s a true, true stunning adventure.

    “I just hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew.” McAuley went on to say he hoped he would reach New Zealand “really soon”. “Right now I just want it to be over, to be truthfully honest.” he said.

    “When it’s all over I’ll look back and I’ll be stoked, I’l be stoked, stoked, stoked that I did it. “I’m looking forward to finishing because it’s hard, it’s hard going, but it’s kinda fun at the same time. “I was quoted in an article the other day as an ‘extreme kayaker’… I guess this makes me extreme, if liking this stuff makes me extreme, maybe I am. “I just like it, it’s, I dunno, better than liking soap operas or something.”

    Andrew slept beneath a special constructed dome as illustrated in the picture below:

    During the service, McAuley’s father, Peter, brother Michael, sister Juliet and members of the sea kayaking and mountaineering communities recalled a man who lived for adventure.  McAuley twice won Australian Geographic adventurer awards. Last year, he paddled 850 kilometres to the Antarctic rim. He paddled across Bass Strait three times and the Gulf of Carpentaria once. He climbed in the Himalayas, Patagonia, Europe and New Zealand.

    You can read more about this inspirational adventurer by visiting his website: www.andrewmcauley.com

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