And his name is Remi Meum. We look forward to seeing him out here this coming winter of 2008 and to give an idea of how good he is, here’s a snapshot of his last couple of years’ results.

• 1^st Norwegian Cable Cup
• 1^st Norwegian Snowkite Championship 2006
• 2^nd Corona Extra World Cup (total ranking) 2006
• 2^nd Corona Extra World Cup (third stage) 2006
• 4th Corona Extra World Cup (second stage) 2006
• 1^st Montana Snowkite Rodeo Freestyle 2006
• 1^st Montana Snowkite Rodeo Boardercross 2006
• 1st Corona Extra World Cup (first stage) 2006
• 1^st Norwegian Snowkite Championship 2005
• 1^st Norwegian Snowkite Cup 2005
• 2^nd Norwegian Cablepark Championship 2005
• 2^nd Corona Extra World Cup (total ranking) 2005

The pic below is why we beat the commies. FTR hates commies, fascists and other totalitarian douche-bags that prevent this type of thing!

Enough cash, a van, some boats and mates and the open road. As good as it gets here.

Always wondered what a whitewater Novelty Cheque is? Yappa takes time out from eating to give more info here

Run by Luis Pedro in Portugal, his site showcases this part of the tribe at play here.

Lots of different nationalities, surf spots, pics, videos and gear; it's well worth dropping in and seeing this side of kayaking, with some superb pics in the Images area. 

Have your Portuguese phrase book handy, unless the translation of lines like:

"Podemos dizer, sem receio de exageros, que existem dezenas de modelos de caiaques com as mais variadas formas e feitios de acordo com as exigências de cada canoísta" is locked into your frontal lobe.

And courtesy of Luis and www.playak.com  we've added an interview here of iconic female paddler Nikki Kelly.

“Via Ferrata” meaning “iron road or way” in Italian, was conceived during World War 1 when the Italian and Austrian forces were engaged in ferocious battles to gain control of their frontiers mainly in the mountainous Dolomite region.

Read a little story on this form of mountain travel and compare the text with the Chinese madness images …. here

That Lasko guy again. Instead of thinking he’ll be thrashed like the family mule if he screws up any part of this line, he’s actually thinking what he should have for lunch and then maybe have a little sleep afterwards.

In fact he has neither, here for more …