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Ken Sleight, River Guide Who Inspired Edward Abbey’s Seldom Seen Smith, Dies at 97

Ken Sleight, the river guide who inspired Edward Abbey's...
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Utah’s John Wesley Powell Museum to Induct 3 into River Runners Hall of Fame Oct. 2-3

For all you paddlers out there, the Powell Museum...
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B-Flow Sessions Podcast Joins Paddling Life, Adds Road Show

Paddling Life is now the official media partner of B-Flow Sessions: The Whitewater Kayaking Podcast, hosted by longtime industry...
Business

PTC Collab Scrambles After Montgomery Whitewater Center Announces “Temporary Closure” Before Oct. 14-16 Event

The Paddlesports Trade Coalition is scrambling for an alternative venue after Alabama's Montgomery Whitewater Center announced it is "temporarily closing"...
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Want a Free 6-Day Kayaking Trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations’ Sweepstakes!

Yes, you heard right. Want a free six-day kayaking trip to Costa Rica? Enter Amazing Vacations' Sweepstakes! They’re running...
Business

PTC Collab ’26 Hits Montgomery Whitewater Center Oct. 14-16

A lot can get done over a beer and a paddle blade. The Paddlesports Trade Coalition is holding its...
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NRS Releases New “Futureproof” Marketing Campaign (and “World’s First Robotic Raft Guide” Video

To help celebrate guides and other champions “of the irreplaceable human spirit of the outdoors,” — and to show...
Inflatables

New Razor Kayaks Edge Pro1 IK Review!

There’s a new inflatable kayak company making waves stateside, employing SUP dropstitch technology in the hull — including floor,...
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Kokatat’s New Blast Shorty

Let’s just say I tend to go through shorty paddling jackets pretty quickly. That’s mostly because I trade them...
Paddling Industry News

Kokatat Names Ted Keyes Sales Lead, Realigns Canada Sales

Kokatat has named Ted Keyes as head of sales and marketing and introduced a new sales structure for the...
Accessories

Idaho’s Main Salmon River: A Family Trip Done Right (Plus Gear That Helped!)

    With most private trips on a gem such as...
Sweepstakes

Yeti Hopper Flip 18 Soft Cooler Sweepstakes

New and improved YETI Hopper Flip 18 Soft Cooler...
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Paddling Industry News

Life Jacket Tech Helping Save Lives 

Life jacket technology has advanced dramatically since the early 1800s, when mariners first began stuffing canvas vests with blocks...
Paddling Industry News

Tales from the Cripps Podcast: 35. Lightening Your Load with Dan Thurber

From rubber to hard shells to packrafts, Dan has test-driven his fair share of vehicles on the river. So...
Accessories

Level Six To Introduce First Coast Guard-Approved, Ultralight Level50 PFDs

Level Six has just unveiled a new line of ultralight PFDs built to the U.S. Coast Guard’s new Level...
Films & Books

Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

There’s a new vid out highlighting Cali’s American River,...
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Events

That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.
Whitewater Rafting

Strange But True: SOTAR Sets Raft-Stack Record!

Okay, so it might not exactly be in Guinness....

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That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.
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Utah’s John Wesley Powell Museum to Induct 3 into River Runners Hall of Fame Oct. 2-3

For all you paddlers out there, the Powell Museum in Green River, Utah, is...
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B-Flow Sessions Podcast Joins Paddling Life, Adds Road Show

Paddling Life is now the official media partner of B-Flow Sessions: The Whitewater Kayaking...
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Gear I Used on Peru’s Yavero River

What kind of gear do you bring down on a seven-day, Class III-IV kayaking/rafting trip on a river like Peru’s Paucartambo/Yavero? We took the trip from Colorado to find out.
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A Guide to Paddling New York’s Thousand Islands

First of all, the name is a misnomer. There...
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Canoeing

Boundary Waters Receives Huge Protection

While Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has been...
Athlete Stories

Hearn and Others Cleared on Reflecting Pool Vandalism Charges as DOJ Admits “Botched Installation”

According to multiple national news sources, Federal prosecutors asked...
Canoeing

Defending Champ Mecklenberg, with partner Myer, Win Grueling 120-mile AuSable River Canoe Marathon

Do the math…they were paddling just slightly less than...
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Level Six To Introduce First Coast Guard-Approved, Ultralight Level50 PFDs

Level Six has just unveiled a new line of...
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Dustin, Scott Lindgren Work Water Magic to Film New “Redemption River” Video

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That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.
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Mustang Survival Taku Dry Top Sweepstakes

Stay dry this season and enter daily to win...
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