Friday December 23, 2011
On the Edge national special
On the Edge is a show all about introducing you to people who push their limits for work or just pleasure. Host Paul Karchut
takes a crack at street luging, hang gliding, water ski jumping and bull riding. He also chats with world-renowned travel author Dervla
Murphy to find out about her approach to adventure and Vancouver-native William
Winram tells us about his unusual career - swimming with sharks for a
living. Perhaps On the Edge will inspire you to get a bit more adventurous, too!
The special airs on February 20th from 4-5pm across Canada on CBC radio one or listen to it here at your convenience...
The special airs on February 20th from 4-5pm across Canada on CBC radio one or listen to it here at your convenience...
And while you're listening, check out this video of William Winram swimming with a great white shark.
Categories: Extreme Canada
Monday August 29, 2011
Kiteboarding a young yet vibrant sport
For the final episode of our summer-long series, Extreme Canada, I'm introducing you to kiteboarding at the beautiful and remote Nitinat Lake on Vancouver Island.
Listen to the story here:
You can also download or subscribe to the Extreme Canada podcast.
And check-out this week's video to see the amazing scenery and skills of these kiteboarders! Keep reading too because I'll tell you how you can win a avalanche safety kit from MEC at the bottom of my blog.
Click here for full screen player.
For more video from Nitinat click here to see some of Mike Foy's amazing kiting footage from Leading Edge Productions.
Blog & photos
The logging roads of Vancouver Island make a winding, dusty, poorly-marked maze for misinformed travellers to get swallowed up into. And for the final episode of our season, I'm picking my way through this network on the hunt for world class wind.
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Listen to the story here:
Download Flash Player to view this content.
You can also download or subscribe to the Extreme Canada podcast.
And check-out this week's video to see the amazing scenery and skills of these kiteboarders! Keep reading too because I'll tell you how you can win a avalanche safety kit from MEC at the bottom of my blog.
Click here for full screen player.
For more video from Nitinat click here to see some of Mike Foy's amazing kiting footage from Leading Edge Productions.
Blog & photos
The logging roads of Vancouver Island make a winding, dusty, poorly-marked maze for misinformed travellers to get swallowed up into. And for the final episode of our season, I'm picking my way through this network on the hunt for world class wind.
Read more »
Categories: Extreme Canada
Monday August 22, 2011
Water ski jumping a wild ride through water and air
For this week's edition of Extreme Canada, I take a shot at the risky sport of water ski jumping. Listen to the story here.
You can also download or subscribe to the Extreme Canada podcast.
And be sure to watch the video to watch both my coach, Kole Magnowski's, amazing jump and my attempts. This is tricky stuff! And keep reading to find out how you can win this week's Mountain Equipment Co-op gear giveaway and our $1000 MEC shopping spree grand prize!
Blog & photos
It took a while to pin down Kole Magnowski. The 26-year-old member of Canada's water ski jumping team has had a busy summer of competing. But on a short stop through Calgary to compete at the Western Canadian championships, we found a time in his schedule and met up at the Predator Bay Water Ski Club.
Read more »
Download Flash Player to view this content.
You can also download or subscribe to the Extreme Canada podcast.
And be sure to watch the video to watch both my coach, Kole Magnowski's, amazing jump and my attempts. This is tricky stuff! And keep reading to find out how you can win this week's Mountain Equipment Co-op gear giveaway and our $1000 MEC shopping spree grand prize!
Blog & photos
It took a while to pin down Kole Magnowski. The 26-year-old member of Canada's water ski jumping team has had a busy summer of competing. But on a short stop through Calgary to compete at the Western Canadian championships, we found a time in his schedule and met up at the Predator Bay Water Ski Club.
Read more »
Categories: Extreme Canada
- December 2011
- Fri., 23 – On the Edge national special
- August 2011
- Mon., 29 – Kiteboarding a young yet vibrant sport
- Sun., 21 – Photo Gallery
- Mon., 15 – Slackliners hone their mental brawn
- Tue., 9 – Soaring above Golden on a hang glider
- Mon., 1 – Indy driving a test of nerves
- July 2011
- Mon., 18 – Mountaineering a test of endurance
- Mon., 11 – Bull riding ranked most dangerous sport
- Tue., 5 – Street luge an obscure adrenaline rush
About Paul Karchut
Paul Karchut is a character well-known to Calgary listeners. He has been the Eyeopener's outdoor
and ski columnist for five seasons now. At 18-years-old, he set off on his bicycle for
a solo trip from Victoria to St. John's. His passion for the outdoors has just
continued to grow: travelling the world in his early twenties as a sponsored
extreme skier; riding into the far and secluded Canadian Arctic with not much
more than an offroad motorbike and a flyfishing rod for four months; and testing
his physical limit as an ultra marathon runner. Paul counts himself as one of those lucky people who
can combine his passions into a job
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