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Wednesday 15 October 2014

PeakUk 2014 Collection by Andrej Bijuklic (EN)

During winter time, while the rivers were running high with perfect flows, I had to patiently watch the kayaking winter season passing me by! Due to several infections after the Colombian expedition, I was forced to watch all the precipitations and sunshine that were emerging from the sky above.
PeakUk meanwhile didn`t rest and the new 2014 collection was launched on the international scene. While my order was on the way to Slovenia, my annoying skin infections were getting better. Finally I was on the way to get released off the hook that held me from the water this whole time…

When the PeakUk package came, there were some very nice and cool things inside! The completely redesigned 2014 collection with the new creek life vest, a one-piece, spraydeck and a creek jacket, brightened my day and made me forget about my other problems, there were no more excuses, water was waiting. Except for a few adventures and misadventures I had that day, I was finally on the way to the river…

ONE-PIECE
The new dry suit is a work of art, it is all about simplicity, reliability and dryness. They kept the 4 layer nylon with 25m waterproofing on the jacket and upgraded it on the pants. Pants, elbows and knees are articulated with bent cuts, which take care of comfort in and out of the boat. Reinforced shoulders, knees, bum, elbows and ankles are taking care of heavy use and impacts. Socks are breathable and stretchy for a better and more comfortable walking. The new super-stretch neo cone outer seal around the neck + latex make the movement smooth. Another upgrade was made on the wrist closing, which is now even more reliable. The patented Tzip leg easy entry design is now already a trademark which is part of every one-piece. Using it on the water is very comfortable, without any agility problems and it stays completely dry.

RIVER GUIDE VEST
The very new life jacket is “the precious” of the whole collection. Redesigned and based on comfort and durability. For me the best thing on this life jacket is the higher volume center, which allows you to lean forward over the deck on boofs or just on normal paddling. It is simple, comfortable and easy to adjust and very strongly built. It is designed in the way that you can place all the basic things to carry for safety while on the river: twin karabiners, slings, a knife , a whistle and eventually you can squeeze in some power bars and even a sandwich if you are very hungry.

CREEK JACKET
The new creek jacket offers the same quality as the preceding models. The design is new though, and for me the highlights are the wrist and belt closures, which offer a better grip. Another simple and good solution is the super soft neo outer cone neck seal. It is much comfortable on the neck movement yet with the same protection against water leaks and cold.

I finally had a chance to get to the river to enjoy the new equipment and have some fun!






Tuesday 14 October 2014

BellaCiao - Creeking in Piemonte and Ticino

Almost every year we come back to the fabulous rivers and creeks in Piemonte and Ticino. This year it was a special trip because we were joined by some good friends from across the pond. After they had guided us down some of the High Sierra runs last year it was a great feeling to return the favor and show them some of "our" runs. So here are some classics from Italy and Switzerland!


Bellaciao - Creeking in Piemonte and Ticino from GBP Productions on Vimeo.

Paddlers:
The Austrians: HaraldGlanz ReinerGlanz LorenzHolzerJürgenMeier LukasSeitner
The Americans: DanielBrasuell DianeGaydos DavidTaylorMaurierEmmeKing KevinSmith LauraFarrell
The Japanese: YoshihiroTakahashi
The Germans: JonasGrünewald SebastianBetz ThomasDimke
The Canadian: EvansParent

Music: Alt-J - Hunger of the Pine rjd2 - Ghostwriter Alt-J - LeftHandFree

Thanks to: Liquidlogic Kayaks, AlpinAction, SweetProtection, Kokatat, °hf, toasted
and everybody on the trip!