29/10/11

Riding the goods in Mexico

After a lot of time surviving in Canada I finally got to come back to my favourite place on the world for creeking it’s cheap and sunny down here, this country just fits perfectly with me.
bukaki put-in
I am here together with team compadre Mathias Fossum #papa#   and the resto f the Sauvage crew, consisting on Tino Specht from America, Lachie Carracher from Australia, the peruans daniel and Juanito, and the frenchie Jules dominic we are having a great time, paddling everyday amazing waterfalls, sick sections and enjoying the pleasure of be travelling with a group of good friends just doing what we love: KAYAK!
7 sisters, lower tomata gorge
 We pretty much have run all the classics in the Tlapacoyan area just Messing the Ahuacate section and the lower truchas wich we will be able to do soon I hope.
stoked at the bottom of tomata I
I am really excited about my new projects, Tino Specht is recording the next unknown episode on me, this is a 15 min online video that shows the lifestyle that I am living and some great kayaking footage freestyling in canada and creekboating in Mexico., I really think is going to be great, teaser coming up soon!
tomata I sequence made by my friend Lachie Carracher 
dropping into tomata 1 
freefalling down with perfect angle
stomping tomata on my favourite line
tomata 2 from the seal-lunch, crazy out of control!
tomata huckfest crew! 

26/9/11

Quebec road trip

Quebec is a great whitewater area, it has everything. Big waves, good creeks and lots and lots of water. We had a great trip hitting habitat 67, lachine rapids, chute de plasaince and Hogsback back in otawa city.
Enjoy!
Cobra going down in chute de plasaince.
Happy summer days! so good to be in the water
hot chicks en Canada's day.

10/9/11

Rider of the year II

The Rider of the Year Awards celebrate and showcase the best in whitewater.  The event combines athlete submitted videos of hard drops and big tricks with nomination based entries for the premiere categories.
clean blunt on c-dub.
photo tino specht
El rider of the year, organizado por Tribe riders muestra las mejores corridas en aguas bravas. Los atletas suben sus propios  videos de difíciles saltos, grandes trucos, carnage...
Mira la lista de nominados a rider of the year aquí: NOMINATIONS
Aniol Serrasolses nomination
cobra!
photo tino specht
Check the preview here:


Rider of the Year II PREVIEW from Tribe Rider on Vimeo.

9/9/11

Canadian cup 2011

Yeah life is still as great as always in the Ottawa valley! Last weekend was a busy one, we had the Canadian cup in Garburator wave. It was a bit foamie but lots of people show up to give their best, there was a lot of level with competitors all around the world. Everybody did great with many spectacular rides, big tricks... lot of fun! 

La vida esta genial como siempre en el valle del Ottawa! El fin de semana pasado estuvo muy ajetreado, tuvimos la copa de Canada en la ola de Garburator. Estaba muy pegajosa pero mucha se acerco a competir, mucho nivel con competidores de alrededor del mundo. Todo el mundo lo hizo genial, con rondas espectaculares, grandes trucos.... estuvo increíble!

waiting in the eddy with one of my favourites mexicans, fucking bruno!!
photo: matt baker
The judges
photo: tyler curtis
I had a few good rides on my preliminaries luckily getting in the finals on 4th place, then competed against freestyle master capos Nick Troutman, Stephen Wright, Devyn Scott and Joel Kowalski, yes kind of a freestyle worlds finalists except of me. 

Tuve un par de buenas mangas en mis preliminares, no se ni como metiendome en finales en 4ta posición, contra los capos del freestyle Nick Troutman, Stephen Wright, Devyn Scott y Joel Kowalski, una final llena de finalistas al campeonato del mundo excepto yo claro..

Joel Kowalski throwing a massive helix,
not too fair looking at the new boat he just got...
photo: tyler curtis
Tyler Curtis going for an airscrew
photo: tyler curtis courtesy
Buena onda Lalo!! nos vemos en Mexico!
In the end Nick Troutman won the senior k1 killing everybody else by far, sick job men! He was followed by Stephen, then Devyn, Joel and me. Dane Jackson won the k1 junior and Emily the k1 womans. Congratulation everybody, was a great event!

Thanks to Adam Scott and Ryan Whetung for making it all happen.

Nick Troutman arraso en k1 senior, seguido por Stephen, Devyn, Joel y después yo. Dane Jackson gano en junior sin problemas y Emily igualmente en k1 damas. Felicidades a todos, un evento de puta madre!


Gracias a Adam Scott y Ryan Whetung por hacerlo posible!



Canadian cup 2011 from SB Productions on Vimeo.

22/8/11

Summer day in the Ottawa valley

Después de un buen viaje al Quebec, volví al Ottawa valley con Ali. Nuestro plan: buscar un buen sitio donde acampar al lado del río, vivir en la isla era cojonudo, pero era mucha movida transportar la comida, traer agua... pero sobretodo buscábamos un sitio donde no tuviéramos que pagar por dormir en el suelo y estar viviendo muy cerca del río y así no necesitar auto (cosa difícil en Canada).

After a sick trip to Quebec, I came back to the Ottawa valley with Ali. Our plan: try to find a good spot to camp next to the river, the life in the island was amazing but it was just too hard to transport the food, water... but most of all we where looking for a really cheap way to live, not having to pay for sleep in the floor and living close to the river so we don't need car (something difficult in Canada).
Cobra browning the shit of one of the biggest rapids we ran in Quebec.
photo: tino specht
El spanish camp !
La plataforma que construimos para levantar
 la tienda unos cuantos cm. del suelo
ya que el amigo racoon se había encarnizado con
ella y estaba llena de agujeros.
Después de estar viviendo en el bosque por más de casi 3 meses, aguantando los mosquitos, la lluvia, la poca comida, el rollo de caminar kilómetros y kilómetros para ir al pueblo y etc y etc... 
De alguna manera el jefe se entero de que estábamos viviendo en su bosque. Se acerco una mañana y nos echó de nuestro campamento.

After more than 3 months living in the woods, battling hard against mosquitos, rain, racoons, low food, having to walk kms. and kms to go get everything and etc and etc... Somehow the boss of the land noticed that we where living there, came one morning and kicked us out of his place, totally fair but pain in the ass to have to move after having all set...
all we have is this.
Empaquetamos todas nuestras pertenencias dentro de los kayaks y empezamos a remar río hacia arriba en busca de otro spot para vivir..

We did put all our things in our kayaks and started to kayak up the river looking for another cool place to stay.
time to move.
Me encanta la sensación que experimentas cuando avanzas hacia otra aventura, pero esta vez estaba muy cabreado, sin dinero ni un sitio donde vivir estaba hasta los mismísimos de Canada. Sin embargo una vez tocas fondo solo puedes ir hacia arriba! Remando por el río conocimos a un señor que después de enterarse de nuestra mala suerte se ofreció a dejarnos acampar en su jardín, justo al lado de los Keeners y de corner wave!!! Probablemente el mejor sitio para vivir en todo el Ottawa Valley.

I love the feeling of advancing to another adventure, but this time I was pissed, with no money and any place to live I was tired of everything! But you know when you go so deep that you touch the bottom you can only go up! Paddling in the river we met a guy who let us camp in his cottage!! Thanks a lot David! 
la ali, el cobra y la princesa! we are family.
Desde entonces los días pasan muy deprisa y sin darme cuenta ya me queda poco más de un mes en Canada. Las cosas van mejor que nunca, tengo trabajo, comida y el dinero suficiente para sobrevivir! El nivel del río a bajado y por fin se han aparecido las tan prometidas olas (garburator, corner wave, baby face , push button... el Ottawa river es una pasada para el freestyle).

Since then life is great, days pass so fast and without even notice I'm on my last moth In Canada. Things are going sweet , I got some work, food and enough money to survive, the level has dropped enough so we have all this sick waves (garburator, corner wave, baby face, push button... the ottawa river is sick for freestyle!).
macho move en Phils hole.
cobra en waikiki wave!
photo: todd Zillwood-Hunt

happy to clean our clothes after months without....
Esta siendo un verano increíble, sin horarios, ni jefes, mis únicas preocupaciones son que me salgan los trucos, que los animales no me roben la comida, que las olas sigan funcionando... lo se... living the dream!


I'm having a great summer, with no , no boss, my only worries are getting the tricks, not getting robbed by the racoons, the waves keep working... I know... living the dream!
clean blunt in corner sick wave!!
photo: marcos gallegos
Aquí os dejo con el último video de SBP, un día normal y corriente en el Ottawa Valley! Disfrutalo, motivate y sal a remar!!! Pues es el camino a la felicidad!

Check out the last of SBP video, a normal day in the ottawa valley! Enjoy it, get excited and go kayak! Because is the way to happiness!


Summer day in the Ottawa valley from SB Productions on Vimeo.

aniol

7/8/11

Spring Sort 2011 video

Aquí va un pequeño vídeo de esta primavera remando en Sort. Buenas sesiones con los locals! Que ganas de curarme y volver a remar a Sort!
Here's a little video of this spring in Sort. Some good sessions and great times with the locals! Can't wait to heal and paddle back there!

28/7/11

Whitewater grand prix video

Echalé un vistazo al nuevo video de SBP, algunos de los mejores momentos en el whitewater grand prix, una competición con 6 eventos distintos (freestyle y creek) disputada en Quebec, Canada esta primavera pasada.

Check some of Aniol Serrasolses highlights on the whitewater grand prix, a 6 stage competition held this last spring in Canada with 25 of the best paddlers in the world. Sorry to all who are not in the video, my footage was so limited!

Serrasolses brothers recording.