Coto is back! It's been almost a year and a half since doing one of my favorite interviews with Andrey Coto in episode 9. When we last left him, he had dreams of starting a kayak school in his home town in Costa Rica, in order to pass along all the benefits he's received from kayaking to the next generation.

Coto fills us in on how to go to the Little White race and come home with wad a cash, how to check 5 kayaks onto an airplane and get a discount at that. And to cap it off is an update on how the Jaguar Kayak School is progressing, as well as his latest vision for an exchange program.

You can contact Coto at:
https://jaguarkayak.com/
andreycoto@jaguarkayak.com
+506 7245 7762
https://www.instagram.com/andrey.coto.robles/
https://www.facebook.com/andrey.c.robles

And don't miss his great edit of running Escalante Creek in Colorado last year.


Today's episode's sponsors:

4Corners Riversports
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Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at taylor@brokerintheboat.com.

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In this episode I sit down with Cody Howard for a ride through the undulations of life. Join us as we discuss: learning to kayak in the backyard pool, living through a piece of history in Fallujah, unlocking whitewater runs in the elusive canyons of Arizona, witnessing the world record waterfall descent in a kayak, and that's just scratching the surface.

0:00 Introduction
6:00 Learning to kayak in the desert
29:50 Abbreviated college life
34:30 Marine Corps
45:30 Returning to civilian life
56:00 Huckin Huge
1:00:30 Arizona Kayaking
1:10:25 Exploring the West Coast
1:34:00 Palouse Falls with Tyler Bradt
1:42:55 The gorges of Japan
1:51:00 Accidents and adaptations

There's a ton of media out there around Cody's adventures. If you want to find out more, here are a few to get you started:
Arizona mishaps:
https://paddlinglife.com/paddling-life-exclusives/definition-of-an-epic/

The account Cody referenced involving Jason Craig's very serious injury: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6vzcp5

A random collection of clips from the Huckin Huge vimeo account:
https://vimeo.com/huckinhuge

Find additonal photos on Tales From the Cripps Facebook page or Instagram talesfromthecrippspodcast

Today's episode's sponsors:

4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com

Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at taylor@brokerintheboat.com.

This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.

For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
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Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.

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Whitewater kayaking doesn't get much more homegrown than the Demshitz. In this episode I sit down with one of the Demshitz founding fathers Dave Fusilli who proves that you can run the shit and not take yourself too seriously. Find out how Dave fulfilled his dream of living in a van down by the river and more.

If you just crawled out from a hole and this is the first time you've heard of the Demshitz, the internet is teeming with great old school Demshitz videos. I didn't bring up most of these largely because the stories are already out there. Here are a few to get you started:

Demshitz Yule Creek 2010... Fusilli's huge crash

Perhaps the most epic save ever caught on video:
Kayaker saved just before swimming over a 60 foot waterfall!!

And of course, the origin of the Brown Claw.

0:00 Introduction
4:00 A brief Demshitz quiz
9:16 My Jah Gorge story
13:52 The origin story
44:02 Busted in Missoula
51:50 Green race in a sea kayak
55:51 Good times on Upper Cherry
1:01:20 Creating the Scorch X
1:12:45 The new Pyranha ReactoR
1:19:40 The relationship between boat design & paddling style
1:26:46 Closing questions


Today's episode's sponsors:

4Corners Riversports
4Corners Riversports is located in Durango, Colorado. They are a full service paddlesports retail and rental store! If you are looking to get on the water, look no further than 4Corners Riversports. Call them at 970-259-3893 or visit their website www.riversports.com

Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
I have known and paddled with Taylor for years. If you're interested in purchasing a property in the Steamboat area, Taylor is happy to share his expertise and help you find the perfect property. You can reach him at 336-314-4353 or by email at taylor@brokerintheboat.com.

This podcast is being featured in the podcast section of paddlinglife.com. If you haven’t already visited the site, check it out for news, stories, reviews, and just about anything related to the paddling life.

For comments, questions, or if you have a story worth sharing, pitch it to me:
talesfromthecripps@gmail.com

Send me a text message with any comments, questions, or suggestions.

Support the Show.