Team Pyranha Blog

cold monday

toro — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:56:07 +0000

Monday last week, 14th April: Due to maintenance work on a hydropower facility, there was water in a normally dry creek with some bigger drops, so we had to ignore the weather forecast and go…

Our new Drysuits did fully pay off, as the VIDEO shows.

Freestyle in the News

toro — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:51:56 +0000

Sunday morning in the bakery, half asleep, aching body, we picked up the local newspaper, and were surprised to see us on the frontpage, almost bigger than soccer…

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how to do it longer and better

toro — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:58:43 +0000

With a “knee rest”, you can sit more relaxed and get better control.

read on for fitting instructions.
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Mid Season Report: Flem to Schöllenen-Reuss

toro — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:32:44 +0000

I am way too lazy on reporting, but before i head off to norway next friday, i try to sum up and recall what happened:

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Black forest weekend

toro — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 09:23:15 +0000

Since my last post, some kind of winter did come by, we had a few good days in the snow, but i never stopped dreaming of paddling.
This weekend was rainy and warm again, so i called up two friends, ron and luc, and quickly we decided to head to marco schlink in freiburg, and go paddle in the black forest, where rivers generally only get water in wintertime.
I was specially excited, because it would be my first time in my AMMO S. (more…)

Alternatives to snow

toro — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:32:12 +0000

My new home is 250m from the Ski Station, and the season pass is here, but not jet the snow. While i wait for the snow to come, i have to talk some friends into it, that there are still some possibilities for paddling around. Now, i could convince some, and we even found an un-run stretch…

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