Is my whitewater helmet. Man did it save my butt last night (or rather my head, which are associated together if you talk to certain people). I was having a bad night for running rapids (my surfing was good, I just couldnt run to save my life) so I kept rolling. My roll is almost bombproof now, so rolling in a rapid is no big deal. Unfortunately the Elbow river (like most easter slope creeks) is very shallow and very rocky. So in the second last rapid, as I'm upside down setting up my roll thinking, man, it's shallow here, I hope I dont hit a rock, what happens? That's right, gooned by a rock on the side of the head. Hard enough to make me see stars. If I wasn't wearing a helmet it woulda broken something and I'm sure I'da been unconscious or worse. There's a wicked scar on the side of my helmet now too :D Luckily whitewater helmets, unlike say bike helmets, are made for multiple impacts. They're just a very hard shell with padding, so I don't need to replace it, which makes me a happy boy.
Good times anyway, and I still rolled up after the crank on the cranium, so hooray for that.
On the Kan on saturday, can't wait for that.
Friday, June 23, 2006
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Found - 2 New Rolls
Yup, got it back. Actually, I took a kayak rolling class and learned a new way to do it. I like it much better than the old C to C. It's a sweep roll, and when it works right, it's nearly effortless. I even got it on my off side which is awesome. The instructor was very happy with my progress. I'm ready to try it in some moving water now! Maybe next weekend if I'm not working.
Also went hiking yesterday. We went up to Nihahi Ridge. Like all the way up it. 800m climb, and lemme tell ya, it's a little freaky at the top. Karen and I climbed to the second peak along the ridge and you could see forever. We could even see downtown calgary on the horizon. Got loads of great pics too. I'm a bit sore today, but not as much as I thought I'd be given that it was the first hike of the year and it was hard. I wasn't doggin' it anywhere near as much as I thought I'd be though, so that makes me super happy too. I'm in way better shape this summer than I was last for sure.
Yay for recreational time!
Also went hiking yesterday. We went up to Nihahi Ridge. Like all the way up it. 800m climb, and lemme tell ya, it's a little freaky at the top. Karen and I climbed to the second peak along the ridge and you could see forever. We could even see downtown calgary on the horizon. Got loads of great pics too. I'm a bit sore today, but not as much as I thought I'd be given that it was the first hike of the year and it was hard. I wasn't doggin' it anywhere near as much as I thought I'd be though, so that makes me super happy too. I'm in way better shape this summer than I was last for sure.
Yay for recreational time!
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