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Definition of An Epic

One thing is certain about Arizona paddling: If there's water, you best be out there gettin' er' done. Early December brought epic rains to the Grand Canyon State and Cody Howard laid down the guantlet, finishing a first descent of the aptly named Snafu Gorge. Paddling Life publishes his trip report.
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One on One with Brett Heyl

At first glance, Olympic slalom kayaker Brett Heyl, 26, and badminton don’t have much in common. Yet, both Heyl and Olympic badminton hopeful Howard Bach, as well as athletes from other sports with low media profiles (fencing, anyone?), now share the common denominator of starring in a series of ads for Bank of America...
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The Last Descents Film Crew Checks in From the Field

Scott Ligare and his crew of paddling buddies are on a worldwide escapade to kayak Earth’s whitewater gems that are about to be dammed. Following is the latest from Nepal’s Marsyangdi River.
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Letters from Tibet – Salween First Descent

In September, Colorado-born brother and sister Eric and Jennifer Ladd were part of a team that finished a 200-mile first descent on the upper section of the Salween in Eastern Tibet. Paddling Life was lucky enough to receive correspondence from them both.
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More Drama on the Open Seas

The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that Tasman voyagers James Castission and Justin Jones have run into trouble. Cuts and blisters have infected their skin and the vessel's solar desalination machine for making fresh water has lost power under overcast skies.
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Testing C4 Waterman’s Inflatable Paddle Board

Want to try the latest rage of paddle boarding, but don’t have the garage acreage to stash your board? Rest easy, oh space-deprived one. C4 Waterman’s new 11-foot Uli is a breakdown, inflatable paddle board that handles nearly as well as its more traditional, non-breakdown cousins. We put it through the test from Baja to the alpine lakes of Colorado...
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The Paddling Life : Episode 3

PGA golfer Will Mackenzie, a longtime kayaker and former Gauley River guide, has made more than $2.2 million by trying to get into holes rather than staying out of them. A PL look at his dirtbag kayaking background...
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Another Trans-Tasman Mission

Aussies James Castrission and Justin Jones set off from Forster Marina Boat Ramp near Sydney yesterday in their quest to become the first people to propel themselves across the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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Grand Canyon Gear Review

The Grand Canyon is the grand daddy of all river trips featuring three weeks of raging and river-running. The big water, bigger canyon and, hopefully, good friends, all add to its mystique. If you’re lucky enough to get on a trip, you’ll need the right gear. Paddling Life’s Nick Hinds was one of the lucky few this year, testing out everything from coozies and cutlery to fleece and flip-flops. Here’s what he and a few loyal testers found out:
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Andrew Holcombe, Robin Betz win 12th Annual Green River Race

The 12th Annual Green River Narrows Race near Asheville, North Carolina was as successful – and as gnarly – as any of its predecessors apart from one thing: most of the existing course records were destroyed by this year’s group of talented paddlers.
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Special PL NRG College Tour Update!

Post college life can be scary. Recent graduates Dave Hoffman and Andy Maser are avoiding the real world this fall – spending five weeks at selected college campuses in the southeast, organizing a paddling film festival and conducting free pool clinics. It’s called the eNRG Southeast College Tour, and Paddling Life is proud to be a sponsor...
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Legacy Paddlesports CEO Andy Zimmerman

Andy Zimmerman is a long-time waterman. His paddlesports roots run deep. The former Confluence head left the corporate world in 2001. Four years later, he started over with Legacy Paddlesports, the parent company of Heritage Kayaks and Native Watercraft. Earlier this year, Legacy merged with Liquidlogic, adding some serious street cred and well roundedness to the growing company. Paddling Life talks with Zimmerman about Legacy, the recent merger and the health of the paddlesports industry.
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Tallulah Release Cancelled as SE Drought Continues

Hopes for boaters in the Southeast recently dried up even more with the recent cancellation of releases on the Tallulah River, capping the end of one of the worst paddling seasons in the Southeast on record...
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Kokatat Women’s GORE-TEX Meridian Dry Suit

Kokatat’s highly regarded GORE-TEX Meridian dry suit ($1,000) is specifically designed for kayakers, and now, women.
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Shred Ready Freestyle Audio MP3 Package

Shred Ready (SR) has teamed with Freestyle Audio to bring your music to the river.
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Wilderness Systems Ride 135

The Ride 135 ($800) is a modified version of its predecessor The Ride and will definitely maintain its popularity with anglers.
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New Book Highlights Paddlers

Adventurous Lives, Adventurous Dreams, a new book by Canada’s Jason Schoonover, finally gives paddlers their due, listing 23 boaters alongside a veritable Who’s Who of 120 living adventurers recalling the youthful dreams that launched their remarkable lives. Names like Cousteau ring a bell?
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Whitewater Hall of Fame Inductees Announced

Think you're a good enough paddler to get into the international whitewater hall of fame? You've got some stiff competition, buck-o, as illustrated by this year's list of inductees (Walk Blackadar, anyone?)...
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Tao on the Creeking World Championships

In early October, 171 of the best creek boaters in the world met on Austria’s Oetztaler Auch River for the Adidas Sick Line Extreme Kayaking World Championships. Unfortunately, the event was canceled after water levels were deemed too high and German paddler Tim Weinmann was killed training on a section above the race course in the days preceding. We talked with Tao Berman – who was competing – to get the low-down on the events incredible potential, and sad cancellation.
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PL’s World Rafting Championships Preview!

Both the men's and women's U.S. Rafting Teams hail from Vail, Colo., and are captained by the husband/wife duo of Chris and Lisa Reeder. With a third- and sixth-place showing at the last Worlds in Ecuador, respectively, both are hoping for top podium spots when the Worlds head to Korea at the end of June...
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5th Annual WW Symposium Slated for Oct. 19-22

Want to hang with the big boys of the whitewater world and pick up paddling tips from the likes of EJ, Ken Whiting, Mary DeReimer and squirt-meister Woody Callaway (and even paddle the Upper Yough with them)? There's still time to sign up for the Fifth Annual Whitewater Symposium in McHenry, Maryland, October 19-22, 2007...
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The Last Descent

The Last Descent film doesn’t come out until spring 2009, but for Scott Ligare and the rest of the Last Descent crew, the mission starts now.
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Royal Robbins Garb

Before you disregard Royal Robbins clothing as preppy street garb, remember the man who made the brand. Robbins completed more than 30 first descents from Chili to California, including Devil’s Postpile of the San Joaquin, an overnighter that is tough by today’s Class V standards.
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World Class Kayak Academy Loses Student on Gauley River

The whitewater community was dealt another heavy blow this past weekend when Max Lentz, a 17-year-old from Missoula, Mont., drowned on West Virginia’s Gauley River. Lentz was attempting to run a “creeky” line on the river right, two drops above Class V Sweet’s Falls, when he became trapped in a “crack” while inside his kayak.
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