Leif Anderson
Sponsors: Fluid, H2O, Snap Dragon, WRSI
Birthday: Jan 28, 1983
Height: 6’6”
Weight: 200
Inseam: 34”
Shoe Size: 14 Men's
Homebase: Fort Collins, CO
Hometown: Glenwood Springs, CO
Started Paddling: 1996
Countries Paddled: US, Canadia, Zambia/Zimbabwe
Specialty: Playboating (and talking smack about creekboating, then going playboating instead)
Current Boat Quiver: Large Flirt, Large Solo
Films: Lank Agro (a sweet bunion production, 2004)
Production Company: Sweet Bunion Productions (sweetbunion@gmail.com)
Favorite Kayaking Film: "Who's Your Daddy?" Good Gravy Productions
Favorite River: Slave
Favorite Creek: Pauley Creek, CA
Favorite Playspot: South Canyon Wave, CO. Not the best wave in the world, I know, but maybe the best wave in CO, so everyone there is always having a blast.
Favorite Wave Move: Front-surf! No, sorry. The good old donkey flip.
Favorite Hole Move: The Loop; big, simple.
Favorite Fast Food: Subway
Favorite After Paddling Restaurant: Aforementioned Way of the Sub.
Favorite Kayaking Event: FIBark
Favorite Quote: "Flatwater sucks" Yampah River Improvements Comittee, circa 1990.
WW Certifications: ACA whitewater instructor
Role Models: Bobby Miller when writing, Steven Wright when kayaking, Shaft when being a bad mother- shut yo' mouth - talking about Shaft.
First Descents: Fourmile Creek (which runs through my backyard)
Last Significant Thrashing: Uhh, I don't actually want to talk about that right now. I swam out of Molly's Nipple on the Slave.
Musical Taste: Suprisingly, I've found that I don't hate country as vehemently as I used to. Maybe the Mullet is sinking its roots into my brain.
Other Interests: I've been a badass nitta (talking 'bout Shaft) for some time now, but lately I've started more crochet, and I've also almost finished my first quilt. Oh, that and "rockin' shows and bangin' ho's." Apparently that's what all the cool kids are doing these days.
Longest Drive to Paddling Destination: From Pinedale Wyoming to the Slave. I tried to find out how far it was, but according to google maps, there are no roads North of Edmonton, which is about the halfway point, at 1,000 miles. So, around 2-3,000 miles.
Longest Trip to Paddling Destination: Well, that would be a toss up between the Zambezi and California. I know, California seems closer, but I did that entire drive in one push, with no copilot: 22 hrs behind the wheel.
Competition History Before Joining Fluid: 2004 fibark CO 2nd expert, 2004 Gunnison CO 1st expert & 1st expert big trick
Media: Yeah, ah, I was on the cover of National Geographic, one time. It was this photo of me doing a big panam, uh, on the ah...Tsang Po. Alright, that's a lie. I was doing a loop.
Email: famousleif@gmail.com
