Madamax

Water is flowing in Madagascar and the young guns enjoy a week of good weather while YVAN, the next cyclone of the season is aiming towards the East Coast.

As they have a few insane creeks lined up, the boys are getting all excited.

They came back in town to celebrate (infamously, I have to confess) Rush’s Birthday!…

The ones who heard about mada’s nights can imagine how loose it all ended!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

despite those urban delights they took time to reveal a new pearl for rain season.

We had rafted and kayaked most of that river excepted a central section, definitely too radical for us.

The Mazy is a small river running around lake Itasy, 10 kms from Lilly (and eventually joining 40 kms further west).

During dry season, it is definitely too dry to paddle the upper part and the lower part is somehow flat.

Now, when rains are abundant, this is a beautiful day run and sweeeeet by Tyler’s standard.

Enjoy those 3 shots of this new descent and sharpen your blades for next season.

As a special treat for Valentine’s lovers, down below is an historical shot by Patrick : Edmond, the first malagasy creeker after a horrifying swim between the 2 Lilly’s waterfalls. The most impressive is probably that he manages to pull a grin on his beated up face. I swear I’m gonna buy him a full integral helmet.

Encourage him, he is the very first local to paddle drops and serious rapids.

Tags: kayak, madagascar, raft, rush sturges, tyler bradt, young guns