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nJon is a great guy. He has the ultimate positive attitude and travels the world seeking bigger playgrounds. In the past year he has fired up Canada, USA, UK Europe and Uganda paddling some of the worlds biggest waves and rapids. While on the World Cup of Freestyle Kayaking tour he beecame a great mate to everyone and as more people cheered him on than any other competitor. Jon loves to paddle and more recently has dominated the UK with his freestyle moves. He is off again to Uganda where he will take on one of the most netoriusly dangerous rivers in the world, the White Nile.
As for Monique, she is also on top of the world breaking many records. She travels the world seeking harder routes and describes her passion being 'onsight' climbing. Onsight means to climb a route on your first attempt without falling and without detailed prior knowledge of the difficulties. She was the first person to onsight the legendary Totem pole in Tasmania, a 65 metre free standing dolerite column. She was the first Australian woman to onsight a grade 32 route, and is also the Australian Difficulty Climbing National Champion. Monique has recently returned home after climbing at Joshua Tree National Park USA, a rockclimbers mecca. She continues to dominate climbing and breaking records and is a very exciting person to keep tabs on. But enough talk, the pictures say a whole lot more.
Check out this ultimate paddling picture.
Mexico Update: I just got back from the first ever completed decent of the Alceseca, from Alta Tonga, to the Tomata Falls. It was a 35 km of big drops, tight canyons, sketchy caves, huge falls, technical lines, and tons of fun. Most of the river fed through tight canyon walls, making it nearly impossible to scout, and no possibility of returning after entering. The canyons would get up to 200 feet tall, making some portages only possible with repel gear, and being fearless of heights. After we got on the river, we encountered some truly magnificent waterfalls, being able to run most of them. The drops that were 100+ ft. we all chose to portage, which either included a 100 foot cliff jump, or a 200 ft. repel. Another amazing aspect was that a lot of the drops where first decents. This added a unique feeling, knowing that no one had ever been in that exact place ever before. All our lines where pretty good, with only one truly sketchy swim, when I swam into a cave. Though after all is said and done, I ended up fine only loosing a paddle and not a life. The first decents also included some mandatory falls, including a 60 footer that couldn't be portaged, and was only scoutable from 200+ ft. above on the cliff side. At the time we where guessing it to be around 30-40 feet. Another great first decent was the Cascada de trucha, which was a series of two drops. A 20 footer, leading into a tight alleyway, which leads directing off a 65+ ft. nearly vertical slide. It was a bit nerve racking, being that the first 20 foot drop had a bit of a beefy hole, and a swim into the 65+ foot slide would be horrific. Though all went well, and we continued down the unrun sections. Overall it was a great trip, and was completed only because of our great team of expert paddlers. Check out the teaser video of the trip at http://www.jacksonkayak.com/jkvideos/alcesecateaserhigh.mov as well as some great pictures. Here are some, the first being me completeing the first decent of Cascada de Trucha, the second being me doing the wel known Tomata Falls. Stay tooned for more pictures coming. Nick
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A quick trip to Canberra to check out Wetspot and to drop off some gear turned into an epic day. Up early, load stuff, drive, drive, drive. Mick from Wetspot owns Canberra and seems to know everoyone down there. Wetspot now has a brand new Rocker, an All Star and a 4 Fun on the racks. They also have our full line of Entropy Gear Optics with our new Sevens line. Get out there and check it all out. Entropy Gear is happy to be associated with Wetspot. Cheers guys. Stay tuned for some pics of the trip.
The Concrete Classic was lots of fun and a great competition. Check out the Jackson Kayak Website http://www.jacksonkayak.com/articles07/article.cfm?article=200611023
Entropy Gear Sevens VII have been released and are availaible around Australia. Check them out
As for a mexico update we just got back from an overnighter on this class 5 creek. There was a mandatory 40 footer that we couldn´t scout, which made it interesting. I styled my run, but that can´t be said for the rest of the group, a total yard sale. Anyway i got really really horribly sick today, so i´m going to go to sleep and hopfully get better. Peace out, Nick,
2006 Australian Boatercross Championships http://www.adventurepro.com.au/forums/yabb2/YaBB.pl?num=1155372198
Onto the exciting news, we would like to introduce you to our latest team member, Nick Troutman. I met Nick while on tour and realised very quickly that he needed to be a part of Entropy Gear. Nick is a great ambassador of Kayaking, always positive, always wanting to paddle and a very contagious attitude.
Some of Nick’s achievements include: - World Cup Champion 2006
Nick is heading off to Mexico to paddle, stay tuned for some amazing pictures of his trip.
If you are in Australia and looking for a whitewater boat, now is the time to buy. We have 2006 All Stars, Funs and Rockers in. All are amazingly durable as they are made from Cross Linked plastic, very light, are extremely comfy and so easy to roll. Whether your a beginner or pro, these boats do it all from being the easiest boat to roll, to the 2005 World Championship/2006 World Cup winner. The Rockers have the same features and have a super safe foot system with no gaps in the bulkhead for your feet to slip through. Jackson Kayak is now the number one
selling boat in North America, and there is good reason for this.
What more could you want in a kayak.
Time to relax
World cup number three at Rock Island, where the parties were awesome and the location spectacular. This time a hole/wave feature was on the cards, with a huge range of moves being able to be completed.
Find out about our blogspot at http://www.worldkayaktour.blogspot.com Info on the Jackson Kayak Team Bus and all the randomness associated.
We have a new Fun 1 for sale and only $1300, thats right no longer $1795 but we only have the one for all of Australia. So if you are interested email info@entropygear.com
Ok, so we have been hard at work trying to develop some new outdoor gear and we are kicking things off with our very own travel hammock. It's portable, lightweight and strong and comes with its own straps so you can rig it up to a couple of trees, and fall asleep anywhere you hang it.
We have just received our shipment of Jackson Kayaks and they are exactly what the rivers of Oz need. Such an amazing boat, with all the new outfitting. All Star, 4 Fun and the first Rockers in Australia are here ready for purchase. Now here is the cool part. We have worked hard with Jackson Kayak and done a whole lot of research to bring you an unbelievable price. We are throwing all notions of business having to make large profits, instead giving the whitewater paddlers of Australia the best deal around.
This price does not include freight but usually we can work out something with our stores to keep this price solid. So stop dreaming, and start paddling. The All Star is the World Champion Freestyle boat with EJ winning the World Champs in Australia. The 4 fun is considered the best river/play boat on the market while and will always win the easiest boat to roll test while the Rocker is the best creeker in the world winning more river competitions every week. For more information on these boats including specifications, dimensions, and all you need to know check out www.jacksonkayak.com To get your hands on one, drop into one of our stores around Australia and ask for a Jackson, or email info@entropygear.com
Well the Australian National Freestyle Comp was held at Phillip Island Victoria, using the surf at the beach to try to gear up for wave competition rather than hole rodeo coinciding with the worlds at Bus eater, Canada. So in saying this we unfortunately could not predict mother nature as the first day saw conditions flatter than your average breakfast pancake. That lead to a great night of DVD watching, giveaways and a little sporadic socializing at the campsite. The next day was indeed that. A whole new day, with waves around the 5 foot range. Boats took flight out the back, massive donkey flips and helix's were pulled off along with some huge dumps. Jake paddling an All Star got third in the Juniors however was pummelled by a dumping wave that he tried to catch. He leant back as much as possible but the 6-7 foot lip curled over. As the lip pushed over his stern it finally picked him up and dumped him head first upside down. He eventually rolled after a few failed attempts, realizing his paddle had snapped. This makes 13 paddles now he has snapped in 2 years. I'm sure this is some kind of record. As for me, I managed to score National Champion for both C1 and OC1. I'm kind of stoked about this. I have to admit there were a few big C1 names that didn't make it to the competition but I will none the less take the crowns. Can't wait to convert an All Star to C1, I'm sure this will float my boat. Thanks to Yap and Boz for putting the event together and Ailsa for the amazing pics. Awesome job guys. Keep on boating, jez
Horizon Line Penrith and Wetspot Canberra have just been shipped a bunch of Jackson gear including happy foot systems and DVD's. Check out these stores for the latest in whitewater paddling gear.
We have a small shipment of Jackson Kayak boats on the way which include the brand new boat armor outfitting. This has been reviewed as the most comfortable outfitting ever with the Happy feet system and Sweet Cheeks (Padding for your butt) We have the 4 Funs, All Stars and the new Rockers which will be available at our usual retail stores. These boats are on the container making their way to Australia right now, very limited stock, so if you want to reserve one email info@entropygear.com
Well yet another Concrete Classic was
held at Penrith Whitewater Stadium with a huge turnout. One of the
largest we have seen with people from many states making the trip
to the man made course. The event was great with most focusing on
fun rather than competition. A second place in the Gift by default
and second place in the ball race made my comp satisfactory, however
the freestyle event really was inspiring to see cheers for all competitors.
A great event with a whole lot of enjoyment by all.
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