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Whitewater Parks Still Making Waves: Mountain towns transforming riverfronts into recreational and revenue hotbeds

A wave of whitewater parks continues to roll into river towns like swells undulating toward a shoreline, ushering in a new era of recreation...
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Paddlesports Trade Coalition Colab Event Huge Success in OK City

The Paddlesports Trade Coalition Colab, billed as a new type of industry gathering, went off without a hitch Sept. 4–6 at the Riversport OKC whitewater park...
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Competition

The Power of Slit Blades

There’s a new paddle in town, pilgrim, one its designers say will propel you faster and more efficiently than ever. In short, the tech...
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Paddlesports Trade Coalition Announces Colab Event in Okla. City Sept. 3-6

PTC Colab at Riversport OKC September 3-6, 2024. The new Paddlesports Trade Coalition (PTC) is moving and shaking in the world of paddlesports business, recently announcing its...
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Athlete Stories

Sea Kayaking, Whitewater, Climbing, Suffering and Love: Check out New Erik Boomer Baffin Vid!

We know Valentine's Day has passed, but that doesn't mean you have to write off romantic sufferfests for the year. Or maybe, not so...
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Multi-Sport

Covet Corner: New Gear from NRS!

Northwest River Supplies (NRS) has launched a suite of new products, all designed to help paddlers get after it on the water. Designed with...
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Competition

Rapid Media Announces 2024 Paddling Film Festival Winners!

Let’s call it the Oscars of paddlesports. That’s what the Paddling Film Festival has become, with the 19th Annual Paddling Film Festival World Tour premiering 2023's...
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Canoeing

Hauling Hints: 9 Tips for Tying Your Boat Down

This article is inspired by the things I have seen after many years of canoeing, rafting, c-1ing and kayaking whitewater. Boats can fly off...
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Multi-Sport

Aniol, Who? Glacier Kayaking’s Got Nothing on Skate Yak: The Movie!

With Aniol Serrasolses making headlines recently with his amazing Red Bull-sponsored feat of kayaking a glacial waterfall in Norway, we couldn't help but take...
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Apparel

Water Boot Roundup 2023

Let’s face it, having the right footwear no matter what kind of outdoor pursuit you’re doing can really make or break the experience. Paddling...
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Multi-Sport

Patagonia Continues to Reveal More Truth About Dams Through its Latest Book: CRACKED

Cracked: The Future of Dams in a Hot, Chaotic World, by Steven Hawley, published by Patagonia, is now available. Throughout history, mankind has dammed rivers...
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Events

On Your Marks: GoPro Games Off and Running in Vail, CO

Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the GoPro Mountain Games are off and running, hitting Vail, CO, June 7-12, with a slate of paddling events once...
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Multi-Sport

Skate Yak: The Movie!

Well, it's that time of year again in the Rockies when skate skiers head to the hills in the early morning to ski on...
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Events

Blisters, Anyone? AR Panama Race Tests Mettle (Including 145KM of Sea Kayaking)

With Covid concerns slowly easing, Adventure Racing, with its finger-blistering and shoulder-blowing sea kayaking component, is coming back bigger and better than ever. Case in...
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Canoeing

Canoecopia Back on Track Mar. 9-11

It's baaaacckkkk! After cancelling the show at the last minute when the pandemic first hit in 2020, and changing last year’s in-person show into...
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Accessories

A PL Q&A with Mustang Survival’s Josh Horoshok

Forget singing that catchy little song "Mustang Sally" by the Committments. Established in 1967 by Irv Davies, the inventor of the world’s first Floater...
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Kayak Fishing

Impress your Friends! New Book: The Ocean 

Paddlers curious about the sea will find something to love in the new book The Ocean, a veritable treasure trove of information, inspiration, and wisdom...
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Multi-Sport

NRS, AW Release Paddle Wise “Responsibility Code” for Paddlers

NRS and American Whitewater have released a new responsibility code for paddlers. Called Paddle Wise, the program outlines what all paddlers should do to help be...
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Multi-Sport

Influencers and Ambassador Programs in the Paddlesports Industry: an Op-Ed from NRS’s Mark Deming

We got this note from our friend Mark Deming over at NRS last week, and wanted to share it with you here. We welcome...
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Multi-Sport

Paddleboarding and Pet Safety with the Founders of Earthly Pet

Spyq Sklar is living on Tomales Bay, California, for the summer, with kayaks and paddle boards and pups in tow. Sklar is the co-founder...
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Accessories

Teva Launches First TevaForever Recycling Program

In 1984, Teva created the world’s first sport sandal on the banks of the Grand Canyon, and spurred a cultural phenomenon and a new...
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Multi-Sport

Op Ed: NRS Marketing Director Mark Deming on Lower Snake River Dam Removal

Paddling Life checked in with NRS Marketing Director Mark Deming as he shares his thoughts on the restoration of salmon and steelhead by removing...
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Destinations

Top 5 Whitewater Rafting Day Trips

Got some pent-up pandemic jones to go rafting? You're not alone. Try one of the following five top rafting day trips in the country... Chattooga...
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Events

Excuse Me, Is This Your Disco Ball? Whacko Items Found on River Cleanups

Every year around the country, river advocacy groups, outfitters, paddling shops and more host river cleanups to pick trash out of their local waterways....
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Hurricane Helene Wreaks Path of Havoc and Destruction in SE; Swells Rivers to Record Levels

Some events put recreational pastimes like paddling into perspective. Such is the case with Hurricane Helene, which made landfall...
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Destinations

Pisco Sours, Coca Leaves and Paddling Peru’s Marañón, the “Grand Canyon of the South”

“Buenas lineas,” says Luigi. “Good lines.” Seconds later, Luchin passes me a bag of coca leaves and I cram...
Athlete Stories

5X World C-1 Champ Jon Lugbill to Retire from Richmond’s Sports Backers

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐉𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐠𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐥 a five-time C-1 Whitewater Slalom World...

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