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by Eric Jackson | Oct 7, 2014 | 2013 Karma, 2014 WW Competition, Whitewater, wrap ups
The Alps are an impressive range of mountains. The Tirol section of Austria is a rugged, beautiful Alpine mountain area, with quaint villages, glacier fed rivers, like the Oetz, where the Sickline World Extreme Championships are held each year in early October. It...
by Eric Jackson | Sep 13, 2014 | 2013 Karma, 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 WW Competition, Creeking, Fitness, Instructional, The Athlete, Whitewater
Racing isn’t something everyone does, but training for racing is something everyone can do. Any motivation to improve the status of your body, improving strength, endurance, muscle mass, lowering fat, tightening up joints to withstand daily life and activities...
by Eric Jackson | Jun 6, 2014 | 2014 WW Competition, Creeking, Karma, Whitewater
Just t0 so you know the answer- I didn’t compete today, I watched and cheered from shore. It was a long day and hard to do, but I think I chose wisely as my shoulder injury yesterday in practice was severe enough that I was going to do more damage. However,...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 15, 2014 | 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, The Athlete, Whitewater, wrap ups
New England Championships were on Saturday and the Triple Crown on Sunday. No awards for individual events on Sunday, instead the focus is solely on how well you can do in all three combined. All around kayaking skills based on Slalom Racing, Downriver...
by Eric Jackson | Apr 13, 2014 | 2013 WW Event Coverage, 2014 RockStar Competition, 2014 WW Competition, EJ Thoughts, Fun Tour, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, Whitewater
This is the 5th year that that New England Championships and “T’Ville Triple Crown” have been held on the Farmington River in CT. The Brainchild of Jamie McEwan, this one event brings Wildwater, Slalom, and Freestyle events and athletes to one place. It is one of...
by Eric Jackson | Jan 17, 2014 | 2013 Karma, 2014 WW Competition, Creeking, Fun Tour, JK Family Posts, JK Team Posts, Mexico Creeks, On The Road, park n huck, The Athlete, Whitewater
On the plane ride home from Mexico, I put this edit together of our Mexico trip in the Jackson Karma using GoPro Studio. We took my Phantom Quad on the trip and got some epic shots, of which I am not putting all of them here, but you’ll get a taste of it! ...
