Here is some pics again about the last 2010 session on the Malate wave.
Nice present with 550 cubics and for sure it was a perfect water level... :)
more photos clic here :
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| Malate 23 decembre 2010 |
jeudi 30 décembre 2010
mercredi 29 décembre 2010
Here is a short video with gopro camera.
Check more movies on DK web site
Check more movies on DK web site
Stefun Gopro video from DKayaking on Vimeo.
jeudi 16 décembre 2010
Last 2010 Wave Session
First heavy snow fallen in France and Just before prepare the ski for the winter season, We started put away the paddle and boat but the mild spell arrived at the beginning of the last week. The snow melted quickly and the floods stared to run which was a great opportunity for me and some friends, to put up our ass in a freestyle baot for the last time this year and enjoyed an awesome session on the big wave like La Scie and La Malate.
Enjoy the pics by Luc Goujon
First heavy snow fallen in France and Just before prepare the ski for the winter season, We started put away the paddle and boat but the mild spell arrived at the beginning of the last week. The snow melted quickly and the floods stared to run which was a great opportunity for me and some friends, to put up our ass in a freestyle baot for the last time this year and enjoyed an awesome session on the big wave like La Scie and La Malate.
Enjoy the pics by Luc Goujon
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| La Malate et la scie decembre 2010 |
mardi 14 décembre 2010
dimanche 21 novembre 2010
JURASICK PARK
Here are some pics on one of the most trip in the Jura area with some good friends, one German guy Gert Spilker and the russian guys Tomass Manircs and Alex Amarax and it’s was a good opportunity for me to welcome the russian guys to taste the local food for their first time ;-) .
During our four days we did the upper Lemme, l’Anguilon, La Loue, l’Ain, the lower lemme and La Saine rivers and we enjoyed perfect water level on the Lemme and Loue rivers , on the last day we did a waterfall section on the Ain and Lower Lemme river.
The lower Lemme only had a 800m runable section (two water fall and one drop) but We did more hiking and climbing to exit of this section. “just for Fun” ;-)
The last waterfall of La Billaude is not runable !!
Enjoy the pics from Romain Guirao, Gert Spilker and Franck Guilbault.
Here are some pics on one of the most trip in the Jura area with some good friends, one German guy Gert Spilker and the russian guys Tomass Manircs and Alex Amarax and it’s was a good opportunity for me to welcome the russian guys to taste the local food for their first time ;-) .
During our four days we did the upper Lemme, l’Anguilon, La Loue, l’Ain, the lower lemme and La Saine rivers and we enjoyed perfect water level on the Lemme and Loue rivers , on the last day we did a waterfall section on the Ain and Lower Lemme river.
The lower Lemme only had a 800m runable section (two water fall and one drop) but We did more hiking and climbing to exit of this section. “just for Fun” ;-)
The last waterfall of La Billaude is not runable !!
Enjoy the pics from Romain Guirao, Gert Spilker and Franck Guilbault.
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| Jurasic park 2010 |
dimanche 24 octobre 2010
The area chestnuts
Last week, we were with some friends on the Dourbie river, a great French classical river of class IV V, located in the beautiful Cévennes area.The plan was to kayak the Dourbie from Prunaret village to St Jean de Bruel. The section is not too long (17 kms) but the river in the Valgarnide’s deep gorge never stop. This grade V/ V+ section is one of the most difficult of France. It takes one hour to kayak one kilometer, considering this fact we decided to do it in a multiday trip.
After we looked for over one hour a good take out near St Jean de Bruel, we started to kayak the river at eleven o’clock. All the team knew the first part until the “Bubble Bazar rapid” (le Bazard à bulle in French) wich is the normal take out of the gorge, but the second part has been very rarely paddling and I wonder why ! It is really beautiful…
So, after the “Bubble bazar” rapid we had been paddling during one hour then we make a base camp in the middle of the wood where the floor looked flat.
We make a fire, then we picked up some chestnuts in the wood in order to make a good Apero with some the ;-). The end of the second gorge until St Jean de Bruel is more easy, ten kilometers of class IV V in an awesome parent rock environment, still there are always some good, technical and difficult rapids.
It’s under the sun that Valentin Corote, Valentin Grolemund, Raphael Thiebault and Stephane Pion spent two days on the one of the most beautiful and technical river of the Cévennes area in the middle South of France.
If you are interested to come, you can check a usefull guidebook called “Kayak Cévennes” written the local paddler Henry Denis.
Video of this trip :
Here is some pics :
Have fun.
Stefun
Last week, we were with some friends on the Dourbie river, a great French classical river of class IV V, located in the beautiful Cévennes area.The plan was to kayak the Dourbie from Prunaret village to St Jean de Bruel. The section is not too long (17 kms) but the river in the Valgarnide’s deep gorge never stop. This grade V/ V+ section is one of the most difficult of France. It takes one hour to kayak one kilometer, considering this fact we decided to do it in a multiday trip.
After we looked for over one hour a good take out near St Jean de Bruel, we started to kayak the river at eleven o’clock. All the team knew the first part until the “Bubble Bazar rapid” (le Bazard à bulle in French) wich is the normal take out of the gorge, but the second part has been very rarely paddling and I wonder why ! It is really beautiful…
So, after the “Bubble bazar” rapid we had been paddling during one hour then we make a base camp in the middle of the wood where the floor looked flat.
We make a fire, then we picked up some chestnuts in the wood in order to make a good Apero with some the ;-). The end of the second gorge until St Jean de Bruel is more easy, ten kilometers of class IV V in an awesome parent rock environment, still there are always some good, technical and difficult rapids.
It’s under the sun that Valentin Corote, Valentin Grolemund, Raphael Thiebault and Stephane Pion spent two days on the one of the most beautiful and technical river of the Cévennes area in the middle South of France.
If you are interested to come, you can check a usefull guidebook called “Kayak Cévennes” written the local paddler Henry Denis.
Video of this trip :
Here is one of the most beautiful and difficult Valgarnide deep gorge located in the Cévennes area.
Class IV V.
Here is some pics :
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| Dourbie multidays 2010 |
Have fun.
Stefun
mardi 7 septembre 2010
La Malate Wave August 2010
I just come back from russia and the rain fall a lot at home, I check the water levels on the Doubs river and it look’s awesome !!!
I haven’t freestyle boat , so I take my Scud creek boat and joins my friends on the malate wave with 400Cubics.
Here are some pics :
And the video ;-)
I just come back from russia and the rain fall a lot at home, I check the water levels on the Doubs river and it look’s awesome !!!
I haven’t freestyle boat , so I take my Scud creek boat and joins my friends on the malate wave with 400Cubics.
Here are some pics :
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| La Malate august 2010 |
And the video ;-)
RUSSIA 2010
During one month I have enjoyed the most spectacular scenery on the Altay region close to China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
It is through these landscapes in the middle of nowhere that the ADIDAS team paddled on the most mythical rivers of grade IV V V volume.
A first time for me to be able paddling such biggest rivers, live unforgettable stories
in a corner of Russia where the wild life of peoples and villages still reigns.
We crossed the Altay area to get the most beautiful and largest rivers like
the Chulishman, Argut, Bashkaus, etc. ....
Some rivers can be done in one day, but most require several days and that is why
we had two mini vans 4X4 to go in this desert of mountains on dirt tracks, sand,
gravel or mud. Not forgetting the two drivers and our guide Tomass Manics (Member of Team Adidas) that very familiar with the roads, stores supplies, local laws, the behavior of
people and of course the rivers to guide us for the better through these vast extended.
A great trip and great time kayaking with some pictures and scary stories!
You can read more about this story by Sam Sutton on the adidas web site ;-)
Adidas sick-line Team
Here is some pics :
During one month I have enjoyed the most spectacular scenery on the Altay region close to China, Kazakhstan and Mongolia.
It is through these landscapes in the middle of nowhere that the ADIDAS team paddled on the most mythical rivers of grade IV V V volume.
A first time for me to be able paddling such biggest rivers, live unforgettable stories
in a corner of Russia where the wild life of peoples and villages still reigns.
We crossed the Altay area to get the most beautiful and largest rivers like
the Chulishman, Argut, Bashkaus, etc. ....
Some rivers can be done in one day, but most require several days and that is why
we had two mini vans 4X4 to go in this desert of mountains on dirt tracks, sand,
gravel or mud. Not forgetting the two drivers and our guide Tomass Manics (Member of Team Adidas) that very familiar with the roads, stores supplies, local laws, the behavior of
people and of course the rivers to guide us for the better through these vast extended.
A great trip and great time kayaking with some pictures and scary stories!
You can read more about this story by Sam Sutton on the adidas web site ;-)
Adidas sick-line Team
Here is some pics :
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| Russie 2010 |
vendredi 28 mai 2010
Between the French Pyrenees and Spain
Photos: Val Grollemund and Piere Mahé
When we go paddling, you never know what the water level and the weather will be like… Our journey started at the third French competition (Free Kayak Tour) to St. Pé de Bigorre near Lourdes. A weekend between cool weather, rain and sun, but the wave was there and atmosphere was cool - everything you need for a great contest. For more info about the contest check out Mat’s article.
A big thanks to the organisation who stopped the race for 6 minutes so all competitors could watch the show on French national TV:
kayak-tessin from thiebaut raphael on Vimeo.
After the weekend we decided to go to Spain and look for some steep rivers with Eric Deguil and Val Grollemund. However, just before we went to the other side, we had a good opportunity to do the Carol River which rarely has a good water level! Then, on the way to Spain, we did a short section on the Rio Ribagorçana, it was short but steep. At the first drop I broke my paddle and got a little hole in the nose of my boat! “A good paddler and a paddler alive” ;-)… So I stopped my run and took some footage of Eric in the final part where he also broke his paddle in a 15m high waterfall. Those were some expensive few metres on the river…
I followed the Spanish Pyrenees with my family, tested the local food “Tapas” and visited Huesca city and the quaint village of Aguero, located below the fascinating rock formation of the Mallos de Riglos in Aragonth where you can watch vultures soar above the peaks. Near this place, we did a big water, the Rio Callego, where the landscape was beautiful and I taught my son and daughter how to kayak before going back to France for the “Pyrenees Buddies Race”… The climate change was quite radical, from +17°C in Spain to 0°C in France, near Laruns village… An awesome first French extreme competition, very well organised. It almost didn’t take place due to the snow (fifteen cm snow fell in May during three days, completely unheard of…) Finally, the “frozen frogs race” did take place with more than forty competitors coming from Belgium, Ireland, Spain and France. We had a nice sunny Sunday afternoon to complete the very cool weekend in style!
You can check out the video filmed and edited by myself on Kayak Session. It’s called “Pyrenees Buddies Race”
Pyrenee Buddies Race 2010 from Kayak TV (Kayak Session Mag) on Vimeo.
More pics clic on photo :
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| Espagne et pyrénées |
lundi 3 mai 2010
Easter Corsica 2010
photos :Raph Thiebaut et Eric découvretoi for the OC1.
The Plan was simple, NO PLAN … ☺
Organized by Raph Thiebaut, KS and CKM with the same concept as last year, took place the 2010 easter Corsica Kayak on April 4th-10th.
With an awesome river and beautiful scenary, Corsica is really a good place for novice and distinguished paddlers and to bring friends and familly.
Evenings, at the Ernella base camp "Chez Milou" all kayakers sharing water levels of the day in order to preparing next river plan. Eat some local food, beer and wine in front of old Corsican video. "allez Bernard"
all people came over the world enjoyed the Island of beauty and Traditional song with a super Sokkhom DJ for the party.
I took the second week with my familly, visited Bonifacio and Propriano village in the South of isle, did some sand castle, make a painkiller and ran the Rizzanese river for the last time ...
here is the Easter Corsica kayak video.
Footages and editing by myself ;-)
Then we go back in France and we gone in drôme valley where I learned the OC1 on the grade II III with a beautiful landscape!
Web site event : http://www.opencanoefestival.com/
More photos here (clic on the pics)
Stefun
The Plan was simple, NO PLAN … ☺
Organized by Raph Thiebaut, KS and CKM with the same concept as last year, took place the 2010 easter Corsica Kayak on April 4th-10th.
With an awesome river and beautiful scenary, Corsica is really a good place for novice and distinguished paddlers and to bring friends and familly.
Evenings, at the Ernella base camp "Chez Milou" all kayakers sharing water levels of the day in order to preparing next river plan. Eat some local food, beer and wine in front of old Corsican video. "allez Bernard"
all people came over the world enjoyed the Island of beauty and Traditional song with a super Sokkhom DJ for the party.
I took the second week with my familly, visited Bonifacio and Propriano village in the South of isle, did some sand castle, make a painkiller and ran the Rizzanese river for the last time ...
here is the Easter Corsica kayak video.
Footages and editing by myself ;-)
2010 Easter Corsica Kayak Sessions from Kayak TV (Kayak Session Mag) on Vimeo.
Then we go back in France and we gone in drôme valley where I learned the OC1 on the grade II III with a beautiful landscape!
Web site event : http://www.opencanoefestival.com/
More photos here (clic on the pics)
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| Corse 2010 |
Stefun
dimanche 14 mars 2010
French Tour 2009
French Tour 2009 from Kayak TV (Kayak Session Mag) on Vimeo.
http://www.kayaksession.com/newsletter/bestofwebKS5.html
Big thanks to Kayak Session ;-)
See you
dimanche 7 mars 2010
New paddling magazines!!
The French paddling magazine « Canoe Kayak Magazine » CKM N° 214 has just arrived in our letter boxes, with a lot of advice on the sea kayak and an article written by myself about creeking in the Jura mountains.
JURA’CREEK PARK
Then, on the international level, Kayak Session Magazine published some awesome pics of me with a nice article on the upper vecchio, article written by CKM and KS during the Corsica event last year.
Moreover, included with this KS N° 33, you get a free DVD “Corsica Video Guide” to show what kind of rivers you can find int the deep gorges of Corsica.
I’m very happy to have participed in the shooting of this DVD, a great film edited by Marc Gacon from Switzerland.
The CKM and KS team awaits you for the second Corsican kayak festival which will take place from April the 4th until April the 10th.
More info here
Have fun
Stefun
The French paddling magazine « Canoe Kayak Magazine » CKM N° 214 has just arrived in our letter boxes, with a lot of advice on the sea kayak and an article written by myself about creeking in the Jura mountains.
JURA’CREEK PARK
Then, on the international level, Kayak Session Magazine published some awesome pics of me with a nice article on the upper vecchio, article written by CKM and KS during the Corsica event last year.
Moreover, included with this KS N° 33, you get a free DVD “Corsica Video Guide” to show what kind of rivers you can find int the deep gorges of Corsica.
I’m very happy to have participed in the shooting of this DVD, a great film edited by Marc Gacon from Switzerland.
The CKM and KS team awaits you for the second Corsican kayak festival which will take place from April the 4th until April the 10th.
More info here
Have fun
Stefun
mardi 19 janvier 2010
Incredible end of the year !!
Heavy rains in the Franche-Comté valley since December 23th, awesome session on 24th on the Malate wave at 400 cbs, another one session on december 30th at 300 cbs and last one on December 31th at 550 cbs (the best water level). Followed by a long session on the La Scie wave with some friends, Inouk, Val, Kiki, Boulox and Marmak team to finish the year well !!
Many thanks to Jo for the pics
See ya
CAUTION !!! The Malate wave is running (it not changed !! cool !!) but there is still a ban on navigation because the footbridge is not yet finished… so, it’s possible to paddling on the wave the weekends and days off .
Thanks.
More photos here :
dimanche 3 janvier 2010
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