Monthly Archives: October 2009

From Pool Roll to Combat Roll

By dave | Published: October 22, 2009
One the most common difficulties my students have is increasing their success rate rolling in whitewater.  Nothing is more rewarding for a beginner than getting their first combat roll.  And nothing is more frustrating than continuing to swim.  Solidifying your combat roll of gives paddlers an unbelievable level of confidence.   Here’s how to [...]
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McKenzie River Paddlefest

By dave | Published: October 19, 2009
Last weekend a group of paddlers from Portland and Salem headed down to the McKenzie to indulge in a little bit of fall paddling. Chris, a student of mine, has been telling me about how awesome the McKenzie for as long as I’ve known him.  He organizes a huge group camp-out every fall and I [...]
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Best Days Kayaking 2009

By dave | Published: October 12, 2009
Best Days Kayaking 2009 from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo. Check out some of the best days I had paddling in 2009.  And really, I was quite lucky this year, getting a lot of days on a lot of quality whitewater. With this sick weather forecast for Portland, I am going to have a couple more great days [...]
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California Whitewater – NF Toulumne

By dave | Published: October 6, 2009
In early summer I took a trip to California for some Sierra whitewater awesomeness. This is my last trip report — just a little delayed. High water on the South Fork of the Merced ended our last opportunity for a multiday trip in the Sierras. With the Merced spiking up uncontrollably, our friends and their friends [...]
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