http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/images/stories/NewBox_black.png http://fiveten.com/ http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13365-norway-magic-chris-korbulic http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13365-norway-magic-chris-korbulic There are some places with magical associations and almost mythical character; Norway is one of those places to me. Endless sunlight, cliff-lined fjords, lightning blue rivers flowing from glaciers into the sea, it’s easy to see why. Since I started kayaking I have seen and heard about this Scandinavian kayaking oasis and its unbelievable rivers, but I never thought I would get to paddle here. It is one of the most expensive places to travel, and for a kayaker used to sleeping in the back of a mid-90’s hatchback, this fact was extremely daunting. This is where our friend... ]]> Fri, 17 Aug 2012 00:30:00 -0400 13365 2012-08-17 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2.1-cko-5522-2-1345163443.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_2.2-cko-8895-2-1345163443.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_6-cko-1524-3-1345163444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_alesocci-ben-entering-lagan-river-rapid-first-descent-1345163444.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_9-alesocci-greenpixel-kaiak4-4543-1345163444.jpeg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_13-cko-2643-2-1345163445.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_alesocci-greenpixel-kaiak4-5263-1345163445.jpeg http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13045-shasta-boyz-brush-creek-2012-for-rg-shon-bollock http://fiveten.com/community/blog-detail/13045-shasta-boyz-brush-creek-2012-for-rg-shon-bollock My life has been chaos as usual rolling into midterms before the Brush Creek race outside Kernville, CA. The race went well with some fast racers laying it down and I ended up taking 6th place in the short boat division off the couch from pushin pencils. We did a showing of Slippery When Wet Saturday night after the race and overall it was an amazing weekend with all da homies remembering the life of our friend Randolph Green. (Photos courtesy of River Krimmer and Laura Farrell). RG was someone who always loved his Brush Creek laps... ]]> Wed, 23 May 2012 17:00:00 -0400 13045 2012-05-23 http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_389606-292363530846154-100002175287555-696574-156367834-n-1336581641.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_540304-292363407512833-100002175287555-696573-639753160-n-1336581641.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_549405-292364044179436-100002175287555-696579-1935238834-n-1336581641.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_524342-292360624179778-100002175287555-696558-219655473-n-1336581642.jpg http://fiveten.com/images/stories/jreviews/_578325-292361040846403-100002175287555-696562-1339955766-n-1336581642.jpg