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Playak Factor 2017: 1,500 points.

Relative: 38.6% of top scorer. Average: 4.1 points per day.

Brands: Kokatat

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Sep 13 Social Instagram The boys are currently in the heart of the Sarijaz in Kyrgyzstan! This epic shot Ari got of me was on our last big expedition in Brazil. ° @gradientandwater #brazil #braziltourism #expedition #caveman #sportnz #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #wilderness #untouched #whitewaterkayaking #paddle #boof #kokatat #earthseasky #shredready #epic
Sep 12 Social Instagram Can't wait to get back on the Kokatahi! °Blair lion #paddling #kokatat #earthseasky #westcoastnz #nzed #hokitika #tourismwc #purenewzealand #remote #helikayaking #aotearoa #adventure #whitewaterismagic #whitewater #whitewaterkayaking #untouched #paddle #nz #westcoastbestcoast #newzealand
Sep 11 Social Instagram Always remember to get that nose up!! @beateroftheday #hokitika #extremekayaking #aotearoa #noseup #nosejob #kayak #paddling #nz #nzed #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #creeking #westcoastnz #westcoastbestcoast #paddling #beatdown #loop #yeaboi
Sep 11 Social Instagram @barnyyoung The famous gates of Argonoth, now minus the gates on the Upper Hokitika river. #kayak #kayaking #nz #nzed #nztourism #nzmustdo #hokitikagorge #hokitika #gorgeous #whitewater #westcoast #westcoastnz #westcoastbestcoast #aotearoa @purenewzealand
Sep 11 Social Instagram Nz definitely has some great whitewater but in my opinion other places have better... For me what makes NZ stand out is our epic gorges and pristine drinkable water° @pyranhauk @kokatatusa @shred_ready_helmets @purenewzealand #westcoastbestcoast #westcoastnz #wernerpaddles #tourismnz #hokitikagorge #hokitika #aotearoa #adventure #gorge #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #pyranhakayaks #paddling #nzmustdo #nzwestcoast #nzed #nz #committed #drinkwater #pristine #untouched #remote #paddle #paddling #tourismwc
Sep 9 Social Instagram @davidpbain dropping in below a sticky one on our #thenorthface first descent of the Westcoasts Karangarua in 2015. @pyranhaus_official @nrsweb @earthseaskyequipment #pyranhakayaks #kayaking #kayak #seallaunch #whitewater #epic #firstdescent #westcoast #westcoastnz #nz #nzed #nztourism #nzmustdo #newzealand #aotearoa #extremekayaking #paddling #foxglacier #franzjosef
Sep 8 Social Instagram @barnyyoung #Wgpng Feature!! Sometimes getting a shot can be more dangerous than actually paddling a rapid. This shot of Colesy paddling the remote Busu river in PNG was one of those moments. At this point the river probably measured close to 80m wide and this vine bridge was the first sign of human inhabitants we had seen in close to 30km.... #kayak #paddling #png #papuanewguinea #wernerpaddles #pngtourism #whitewater #whitewaterkayaking #whitewaterismagic #vinebridge #natgeoyourshot #paddling #epic #remote #dontbreak #dontfalloff #wilderness #pngproud #pngmade
Sep 8 Social Instagram Just finished writing an article for @adventuremagazine. In it I mention that this drop might be one of the most picturesque kayaking waterfalls in the world! I know if your from little white salmon there's no way you'll agree. But on Heath 1 it doesn't matter what angle you decide to shoot from it always seems to work. This shot was taken on my canon 1000d back in 11. @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags @earthseaskyequipment #cali #adventure #dontbreak #california #royalgorge #wernerpaddles #rainbow #boof #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #adventuretime #waterfall #epic #extremekayaking #kayak #kayaking #jacksonkayak
Sep 7 Social Instagram Sometimes getting a shot can be more dangerous than actually paddling a rapid. This shot of Colesy paddling the remote Busu river in PNG was one of those moments. At this point the river probably measured close to 80m wide and this vine bridge was the first sign of human inhabitants we had seen in close to 30km.... #kayak #paddling #png #papuanewguinea #wernerpaddles #pngtourism #whitewater #whitewaterkayaking #whitewaterismagic #vinebridge #natgeoyourshot #paddling #epic #remote #dontbreak #dontfalloff #wilderness #pngproud #pngmade
Sep 6 Social Instagram NZ- Boxed in, tight and committing which is why we love it! Me doing a cheeky probe on one of those Rapids you can't see round the corner on in the Mighty mungo!! ° @gradientandwater @pyranhaus_official @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags #aotearoa #westcoastnz #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #mungo #nzwestcoast #hokitika #hokitikagorge #nzmustdo #nztourism #nzed #epic #gorgeous #gorge #probe #pyranhakayaks #wernerpaddles #paddling #kayak #kokatat #kayaking
Sep 5 Social Instagram The famous gates of Argonoth, now minus the gates on the Upper Hokitika river. #kayak #kayaking #nz #nzed #nztourism #nzmustdo #hokitikagorge #hokitika #gorgeous #whitewater #westcoast #westcoastnz #westcoastbestcoast #aotearoa
Sep 4 Social Instagram Have you ever seen someone get more air in a kayak than this?? @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment @watershed_drybags #boof #send #cali #ca #wernerpaddles #kokatat #fly #redbullgivesyouwings #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #california #epic #graceland #kayaking #kayak #takeoff #launch #launchpad
Sep 3 Social Instagram Some sweet drone footage ari got of me on our @sportnewzealand Brazil expedition. ° @gradientandwater @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags @earthseaskyequipment #whitewaterkayaking #extremekayaking #whitewaterismagic #epic #brazil #braziltourism #waterfall #waterfalls #whitewater #kokatat #wernerpaddles #fly #send #boof
Sep 2 Social Instagram It's almost Turnbull season again!! Cannot wait to be in the kayak and doing laps on this classic run again ° @pyranhaus_official @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment @watershed_drybags #aotearoa #haast #haastpass #turnbullcanyon #epic #nz #nzed #westcoastnz #westcoast #newzealand #nztourism #nzmustdo #classic #westcoastbestcoast #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #wernerpaddles
Sep 1 Social Instagram Stoked to here Mr fix it aka 'Ari the curry' managed to check in two boats after the airlines managed to lose Jordy's enroute to Kyrgy. Sounds like it was a mad hustle and he almost got turned down on taking both of them altogether. The airlines are definitely making this game we play of galavanting around the world to crazy places with our kayaks more and more difficult every year! Who thinks it's about time @pyranhaus_official invents a teleport machine° @kokatatusa @gradientandwater @earthseaskyequipment @shred_ready_helmets @watershed_drybags #paddling #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #epic #earthseasky #kayaking #westcoastnz #wernerpaddles #westcoast #nz #nztourism #westcoastbestcoast #kyrgyzstan #hokitika #harihari #aotearoa
Aug 31 Social Instagram Throwback to when mystics were cool to a shot Korby got of me on the stikine. As always on this run , I find it pretty hard when shooting to do the size of the Rapids justice. In this shot I think Korby does a pretty good job. ° @ckorbulic @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags @shred_ready_helmets @earthseaskyequipment #wernerpaddles #extremekayaking #whitewaterismagic #epic #stikine #kokatat #kayak #kayaking #earthseasky #bigwater #mystic #bc #bccanada°° #cantwaittogoback
Aug 30 Social Instagram I still find it amazing that the Royal Gorge and all of these beautiful waterfalls are right here in my backyard in Truckee. This might be one of my favorite waterfalls I've ever run! ° @barnyyoung . . . . #immersionresearch #astralfootwear #wakabro #boofstorks
Aug 30 Social Instagram The final piece of the puzzle on our Poerua mission last year. Gutted not to be joining the young pups for another GW expedition but hoping they crush it in Kyrgy° @pyranhaus_official @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment #helicopterlife #harihari #franzjosef #epic #seallaunch #pyranhakayaks #westcoastnz #westcoastbestcoast #nz #aotearoa #nzed #nztourism #helikayaking #whitewater #kayak #kayaking #kokatat #whitewaterismagic #extremekayaking #wernerpaddles
Aug 30 Social Instagram Happy hump day from #ChopShopCo and @barnyyoung. ° Poerua River, New Zealand
Aug 29 Social Instagram Can't wait for spring..... so me and the grizzly bear can start busting out laps on the Perth°° °@studio Ridz @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags @shred_ready_helmets #kayak #kayaking #whitewaterismagic #epic #waterfall #boof #nz #nztourism #newzealand #hokitika #franzjosef #wernerpaddles #bringonsummer #perth #helikayaking #helicopterlife
Aug 28 Social Instagram @nourianewman showing the boys how it's done on Jedi mind melt. Fantasy falls #kayak #whitewaterismagic #kayaking #whitewaterkayaking #epic #redbullgivesyouwings #ca #cali #waterfall #kayak #kayaking #watersheddrybags #girlpower°
Aug 27 Social Instagram Bit of a throwback to our last big @gradientandwater expedition in Brazil. Thanks to @mgalizio for finding this drop the day before. Brazil has so much potential to be a world class kayaking destination unfortunately on this trip we encountered a huge drought around much of the country so we were literally driving from riverbed to riverbed with our jaws wide open - thinking 'what if'. Please take me back to this epic country with Muito Aqua!!! @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment @watershed_drybags @tourism_brazil @sportnewzealand #paddling #brazil #muitobom #epic #waterfall #kokatat #earthseasky #wernerpaddles #gobigorgohome #extremekayaking #whitewaterkayaking #whitewaterismagic #aqua #muitobomcara #gata #braziltourism #sportnews
Aug 26 Social Instagram @davidpbain completing the classic final Boof of prices gorge on the upper whitcombe on the #westcoastnz. Unfortunately high rainfall and regular slips mean our rivers here are always changing and last time a huge slip upstream had morphed this Boof into a large siphon and rendered it unpaddleable. @pyranhaus_official @nrsweb @watershed_drybags @earthseaskyequipment #kayak #paradise #epic #hokitika #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #whitewaterkayaking #waterfall #kayaking #nz #nzed #nztourism #gorgeous #gorge #wernerpaddles #paddling #aoteoroa #landslides #helikayaking #helicopterlife
Aug 25 Social Instagram @matiaslopezkayak getting into the groove on one of my favourite little gorges in Cali. Who knows where this is? @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags I #epic #ca #cali #kayak #kokatat #boof #westcoast #whitewater #whitewaterismagic #waterfall #blessed #paradise #jacksonkayak #jacksonkayaks #noseup
Aug 24 Social Instagram The Kokatahi!!! One of my favourite rivers in the whole world, hard not to like it when even the flat stretches are this beautiful ° #whitewaterkayaking #kokatahi #nz #aotearoa #extremekayaking #kayak #nz #nzed #nztourism #gorgeous #gorge #clearwater #blessed #newzealand #paradise #class1 #epic
Aug 23 Social Instagram Getting into the festive season during our first descent of the Poerua last year°Definately felt pretty privaleged to find such a classic run less than an hour from my doorstep when you look at the high calibre of boaters that have called the Westcoast home over the years!! ° @gradientandwater #kokatat #pyranhakayaks #epic #aoteoroa #nz #newzealand #westcoastnz #firstdescents #firstdescent #kayaking #kayak #whitewater #santa #hokitika #helikayaking #waterfall #wernerpaddles #tourismnz #franzjosef #harihari #boof
Aug 22 Social Instagram West coast of NZ style first descents.... it doesn't get much more epic than this!!! Check out the @kokatatusa website for a write up of our poerua trip° @pyranhaus_official @gradientandwater @earthseaskyequipment #nz #gorgeous #westcoast #westcoastnz #kokatat #pyranhakayaks #earthseasky #franzjosef #hokitika #poerua #kayak #kayaking #whitewater #waterfall #watercolor #helikayaking #epic #aoteoroa
Aug 22 Social Kokatat FB This past December, the Gradient and Water​ team made the first descent of New Zealand's Poerua River. 'The river is classic West Coast - steep boulder gardens with stacked sections, most went but we left a few for another day.' Jordy Searle​ Barny Young​ Ari Walker​ Shannon Mast Read about their adventure: https://kokatat.com/expeditions/first-descent-of-the-poerua-river-new-zealand
Aug 22 Social Instagram The waterfall section of Dinkey Creek is the Disney Land of kayaking in California. I think I said, 'This rapid is SO SICK!' above every single rapid on the river (just ask @matiaslopezkayak). The three days @evannmoore, @j_chase_kayak, @barnyyoung, @nourianewman, and I spent on Dinkey were three of my favorite days of the summer. Check out this little teaser of our trip, and stay tuned for the full video and story coming soon! . . . @immersionresearch @astralfootwear @boofstorks @gradientandwater @sierrasouthofficial
Aug 20 Social Instagram @fear_and_boating first run in NZ - The upper Perth, pretty lucky to have the take out to this classic run 15 minutes drive from my house and the put in 10 minutes up stream in a ° @nrsweb @tourism_nz @gradientandwater #franzjosef #perth #heliboating #heliskiing #tourismnz #westcoast #kayak #kayaking #hokitika #river #nz #newzealand #epic #mountains #gorgeous #firstdayofschool #boatingdaily
Aug 20 Social Instagram Well the California season is coming to an end and man what a season it was. From high water Kern to Middle Kings I could not imagine a better season. Big lines were sent all year and some big crashes as well but this is what we live for! Cheers to the best people in the world for making this one for the record books. Fingers crossed for Mother Nature to provide us with another huge winter °°°: @barnyyoung #jacksonkayak #kokatat #immersionresearch #wernerpaddles #sierrasouth #california
Aug 19 Social Instagram King Charles showing the young pups what it was like to catch some sweet air back in 11! @pyranhaus_official @kokatatusa #graceland #stoked #boof #stoked #cali #ca #whitewater #kayak #kokatat #granite #fly #launch #water #epic
Aug 18 Social Instagram Hard not to embrace something so epic!! ° @ckorbulic @pyranhaus_official @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment @watershed_drybags @wernerpaddles #westcoastnz #nzed #hokitika #hokitikagorge #tourismnz #nz #newzealand #kayak #kokatat #kayaking #whitewater #bluewater #epic #stoked #blessed
Aug 17 Social Instagram Classic NZ style boogie° already looking forward to the boys coming home and summer rolling around again! @kokatatusa @pyranhaus_official @earthseaskyequipment @watershed_drybags #nature #hokitikagorge #kayak #kayaking #hokitika #nz #nztourism #wernerpaddles #stoked #bluewater #nzed #westcoastnz #westcoast
Aug 16 Social Instagram Good to see a bunch of the boys are currently out there on the Middle kings!! Back in 2011 we encountered this epic natural snow bridge on our descent. I wish I was a bit better at taking photos back then because the contrast between the water colour and the dimples on the snow bridge was unreal!! #earthseasky #wetandwild #snowbridge #kayak #whitewater #ca #cali #wernerpaddles #backin11 #natgeo #nature #send
Aug 15 Social Instagram What California is all about!! Granite and whitewater as far as the eye can see!! #kayak #kokatat #kayaking #cali #ca #mobtrain #whitewater #granite #fantasyfalls #epic
Aug 15 Social Instagram Things not going quite to plan during a BBC expedition to Papua mid 2016.... trapped and waiting for an extraction... with @davidpbain @barnyyoung @whiteboxmag @alexisgirardet1 @aldokane @stevebackshallofficial @parkerbrownsound @joeyaggi #river #expedition #indonesia #papua #river #whitewater #kayaking #jacket #lost #and #found #help #getmum #bbc #tv #money #free #breakfast #secondbreakfast #nzisntmiddleearth
Aug 14 Social Instagram Jordy the jugonaut of @gradientandwater enjoying his favourite river.... the mighty mungo!! @pyranhaus_official @kokatatusa #committed #hokitika #hokitikagorge #nz #newzealand #kayak #kayaking #adventure #gorge #kokatat #watersheddrybags
Aug 14 Social Instagram #Repost @kayaksessionmag (@get_repost) ・・・ Ari Walker, Jordy Searle, Taylor Weston and Chris Korbulic. Upper Hokitika, NZ °Barny Young. #heliride #southisland #kayaksession #kayak #whitewater #newzealand #westcoast
Aug 13 Social Instagram @ckorbulic - One of the more talented all round kayakers I know! This man can set safety, run the shit, portage like a demon and takes some of the best whitewater photographs I've seen! @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment @wernerpaddles @watershed_drybags #kokatat #kayak #kayaking #hokitika #hokitikagorge #tourismnz #nz #gorge epic #newzealand #adventure #committed #waterfall
Aug 13 Social Instagram Stoked to get back on the water for some mid winter fun with @a_grizzly_adventure today!! #gorge #westcoastnz #stoked #kakapotahi #kayaking #kayak #hokitika #kayak #grizzlybear #pyranhakayaks #kokatat #earthseasky #watersheddrybags
Aug 12 Social Instagram If you come to #franzjosef for a visit pop into the new tourist centre and check out a monster shot of this Kokatahi snap on the wall! @kokatatusa @pyranhaus_official @watershed_drybags #nz #nztourism #doc #kayak #franz #YourShotPhotographer #kayaking #stoked #gorge #kokatahi #kokatat
Aug 11 Social Instagram Jordan throwing down in the new @pyranhaus_official machno on Dinkey creek. #dinkeycreek #machno #adventure #epic #kayak #kayaking #ca #cali #cartwheel #prisonlove
Aug 4 Social Instagram It's my birthday today! And I know id much rather be back on the Stikine charging with @gerdserrasolses but you can't win them all I guess✌️Safe lines out there amigos!! @pyranhaus_official @watershed_drybags @earthseaskyequipment #stikineriver #stikine #kayaking #stikineinn #bc #epic #natgeo #adventure #nextyear
Aug 3 Social Instagram One of the most beautiful gorges in the world! Can't wait to go back! @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags @earthseaskyequipment @tourism_nz @westcoastnewzealand #onlyinnz #westcoast #kokatat #hokitika #hokitikagorge #epic #kayak #kayaking #waterfalls #waterfall #nz
Aug 2 Social Instagram Sick shot @carsonlindsay took of me on breakfast slide on Dinkey creek. Sure beats the banana and muesli I had for breakfast this morning!! #cali #sunshine #breakfast #slide #whitewater #kayak #ray #light #epic #dinkeycreek #kayaking #mist #kokatat #pyranhakayaks #earthseasky #wernerpaddles
Aug 1 Social Instagram Back in NZ!! This is one of my all time favourite shots Jordy snapped of me on our first descent of the Upper Whataroa. Unlike California in NZ often it's quite hard for a photographer to show Just how steep the gradient is. But in this shot I think jordy does a pretty good job! ° @gradientandwater #kokatat #steep #whitewater #nz #natgeotravelpic #hokitika #westcoast #whataroa #newzealand #classic
Aug 1 Social Instagram Pretty stoked on this photo I snapped of New Zealand legend and all around nice guy @barnyyoung dropping in to the breakfast slide on Dinkey Creek. The light shining on the slide this particular morning was incredible! #jahlight #breakfastofchampions @gradientandwater @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment
Jul 31 Social Instagram JV - The man, the myth, the legend - letting of a war cry even brave heart would be proud of right before dropping into the final drop of untouchables!! #beast #legend #untouchables #ca #epic #wernerpaddles #kokatat #fantasy
Jul 30 Social Instagram I was a little nervous above this one at the top... but it went so good!! ° @j_chase_kayak #cali #pyranhakayaks #kokatat #wernerpaddles #boof #noseup #donthitthewall #epic
Jul 28 Social Instagram The day @matiaslopezkayak lost his virginity... ° @barnyyoung #whenyoulandflatonrocks #busted ° . . . . #virgin #boof #oldpups #kiwidomination #kayaking #whitewater #eddyjokes #theimportantplaces #theimportantpeople
Jul 28 Social Instagram TRV Gorge - Total Reality Vortex. One of my favourite stretches of whitewater in the world. ° @barnyyoung #extreme #cali #granite #kayaking #kayak #slide #waterfall #river #contrast #photography #photooftheday @kokatatusa @pyranhakayaks @shred_ready_helmets @freewaters_footwear @kavu @earthseaskyequipment
Jul 27 Social Instagram #Repost @dreamingofwhitewater (@get_repost) ・・・ Daan Jimmink on the first rapid of Fantasy Falls ° @barnyyoung @watershed_drybags @kokatatusa @snapdragondesign @internationalkayaksupply #intothewater #californiaadventure #kokatat #cali #whitewater
Jul 27 Social Instagram Daan Jimmink on the first rapid of Fantasy Falls ° @barnyyoung @watershed_drybags @kokatatusa @snapdragondesign @internationalkayaksupply #intothewater #californiaadventure #kokatat #cali #whitewater
Jul 26 Social Instagram Jordy realising his fantasy° The campsite below this drop is all time, and even comes equipped with pre made flintstone style arm chairs! @pyranhakayaks @kokatatusa @watershed_drybags @gradientandwater #fantasyfalls #kokatat #pyranhakayaks #cali #epic #nextlevel #mobtrain
Jul 26 Social Instagram This is the other side of kayaking. It's so much more than running the stouts and charging as hard as you can. On these overnight trips you get to chill at camp with your good friends and relax. You can look around and enjoy the amazing evening light as the sun fades away and marks the end of your day. I'm super thankful that my dad was able to hike in to the camp at Rattlesnake and enjoy some life styling with us. Cheers for the photo, @barnyyoung @titankayaks @immersionresearch @astralfootwear @boofstorks
Jul 26 Social Instagram Evening Dinkey Creek lap a few weeks back with the crew °°°: @barnyyoung #jacksonkayak #kokatat #wernerpaddles #immersionresearch #sierrasouth #california
Jul 25 Social Instagram As if routing the best whitewater in California wasn't good enough! A couple of weeks ago I arrived in the eddy just in time to help celebrate some very special news with good friends @matiaslopezkayak and @nourianewman #ca #whitewater #virginity #dinkeycreek #epic #specialday #specialmoments
Jul 24 Social Instagram Just got of an epic 2 day raft trip helping shoot a few pics with mr @j_chase_kayak on the forks of the Kern! - A bit different to the heli rafting trips I'm used to safety kayaking on back home... Might even get around to posting a pic of the trip... but for now here's a shot of my favourite Argentinian @matiaslopezkayak on Untouchables° #kokatat #whitewater #untouchables #ca #epic #argentina
Jul 22 Social Instagram What Cali is all about!! Long granite slides and whitewater as far as the eye can see... °@Gradientandwater #granite #kayak #cali #fantasy #kokatat #wernerpaddles #whitewater #pyranhakayaks #epic
Jul 21 Social Instagram Happy to see the Kern river flowing after a couple years of drought. It was good to get to do a few laps on the Cataracts : fun but scary | ° @barnyyoung . . . . . . #whitewater #boofeverything #kayak #kernville #theimportantpeople #theimportantplaces #river #epiclocation #cali #givesyouwings #jknirvana #getoutstayout #naturefirst #globalwarming #drought #flood
Jul 20 Social Instagram Happy days on the Cataracts of the Kern! Water is a little lower now but damn is it still epic. Loving being home with all the mates! #jacksonkayak #kokatat #wernerpaddles #immersionresearch #sierrasouth #california °: @barnyyoung
Jul 19 Social Instagram Something about the Heath gorge on royal stays with you forever! Here's a shot of me on Heath 1. ° : @barnyyoung .. . . . . . #Royalgorge #kokatat #jknirvana #jacksonkayak #paddlehard #boof #followyourdreams #waterfall #scary #mybackstillhurts
Jul 17 Social Instagram Heading out of the three rivers dust bowl and back towards civilisation! But not before dropping into Sky Hook on the East fork of the Kaweah. This rapid is so good!! ° @jchasephotography #kaweahriver #kokatat #epic #pyranhakayaks #kayak #skyhook #dustbowl #ca
Jul 17 Social Instagram The East Fork of the Kaweah is such a treat. So happy to clean up my line of this one from last year°° photo : @barnyyoung .. . . . . . . #jknirvana #followyourdreams #paddlehard #kokatat #kaweah #tripledrop #jacksonkayak #highwater
Jul 16 Social Instagram With Rapids like this it's no wonder they call it Fantasy!! Jordy enjoying the fruits° @pyranhakayaks @kokatatusa @earthseaskyequipment @watershed_drybags #fantasy #ca #kayak #epic #kokatat #natgeotravelpic #extreme #wheresjordy
May 22 Social Instagram Bursting into Monday like... ° Barny Young . . . . . #mondaymotivation #mondays #kayaking #waterfall #kayak #play #expedition #adventure #drybags #watersheddrybags
May 18 Social Instagram It's a long way to the top...if you wanna rock n' roll... @barnyyoung and Jordy Searle on the way to the Put in of the Nass river in #bc #canada ° @davidpbain #kayak #hike #outdoor #whitewater #multiday #kayaksession
May 18 Social Kokatat FB Kokatat whitewater Ambassadors Jordy Searle, Barny Young, Ari Walker and expedition team member David Bain navigate through the First Descent of the Karangarua River on the West Coast of New Zealand. The expedition involved two days of scouting and four days to complete the First Descent and was supported by The North Face - Australia & New Zealand Adventure Grant.
Mar 1 Social Instagram Our good friend Barny Young (@gradientandwater) expressing the feeling of exiting the total commitment, objective risk, and self-inflicted fear of paddling a locked in gorge is part relief, satisfaction, and overwhelming desire to go back in. ° & words @ckorbulic - it’s unparalleled in anything else I have done, and like many risky things is increasingly addicting. #bomberwhitewater #kayaking #newzealand #whitewater
Feb 8 Social Instagram #WhitewaterWednesday from the West. An old shot from the archives, but a nice one for the #Winter. Barny Young, fingers crossed through the snow bridge. Middle Kings, California. @barnyyoung @gradientandwater #whitewaterkayak #WernerPaddles

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