Pete DeLosa finnishing up a lower flow Tobin run on the N.F. Feather (photo:Austin Nickell)

Upper Salmon Falls of the North Fork of the Kern River. Photo Sasha Coben

Austin Nickell on UpperBrush photo-Darin McQuoid

Austin Nickell gets his boof on Tied for First. p. Andrew Pernicano

Austin Nickell in Lava Falls on the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River. Photo Chris Baer

Austin Nickell, Giant Slalom, Brush Creek Race 2011. Photo - Sasha Coben

A good rapid on the Middle Tule. Screen Grab- Austin Nickell

Dave Krog, Ethan Monk, Brian Cosgrove Jr. and Austin Nickell run a commonly portaged rapid on Brush Creek. Photo - Sasha Coben

Austin Nickell on the Upper Tule Falls of the South Fork Middle Tule, photo Eric Giddens

Austin Nickell about to faceplant on Dry Meadow Creek Photo - Sasha Coben

Another night shot from camp on Dinkey Creek. Photo- Austin Nickell

Austin Nickell running BitchSlap on the East Fork of the Kaweah. photo- Eric Giddens

Spencer Josif on Cherry Falls, Lower North Fork Kaweah, Photo by Austin Nickell

Austin Nickell on an Upper South Fork Kaweah slide. photo Eric Giddens

Austin Nickell on Traverse Creek Falls Photo- Sasha Coben

Austn Nickell guiding The Vortex rapid on the Forks of the Kern. Photo Ryan Copenhagen

Austin Nickell finnishing the set of slides names Mary and Jane. Upper Brush Creek. Photo - Darin McQuoid

Austin Nickell gets the Pyramid boof on the South Fork of the Yuba. photo - Darin McQuoid

Cody Howard (of huckinhuge.com) captured this magic moment on Deer Creek.

Austin Nickell on the second drop of triple drop of Canyon Creek.(trib. of South Yuba) Photo - Benny Scheib

Austin Nickell on Deadwood Creek Falls. Photo by Sasha Coben

Andrew Matthews and Austin Nickell on the first r2 descent of the Bear River Falls. photo by Sasha Coben

Austin Nickell on Deadwood Creek. Shot by Will Pruett

Austin Nickell on Deadwood Creek. Shot by Will Pruett