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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...
Multi-Sport
Skate Yak: The Movie!
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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...
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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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...
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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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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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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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...
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...
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...
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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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....
Accessories
Smokeless Fire Made Possible with BioLite’s FirePit+
Ideal for cool quarantine nights, BioLite’s FirePit+ makes smokeless fire possible in any environment. Review by Shae Laplace When I say that the FirePit+ from BioLite...
Multi-Sport
It’s Official: Led By SUPs, Paddlesports Sales Swelling
Paddlesports sales are swelling like the waves their followers paddle on. As part of this year’s Outdoor Retailer Winter Online tradeshow Jan. 6, that’s what...
Destinations
Baffin or Bust: An Alpacka Packraft Paddle and Climb Expedition
Where can an Alpacka packraft take you, you ask? How about to Baffin Island, for a paddling and climbing expedition? Read on for just...
Multi-Sport
REI Expands Used Gear Biz with Trade-In Program and Pilot of Standalone Used Pop-Up Shops
Although the program is yet to include paddlesport-specific gear, REI Co-op's latest efforts to encourage consumers to upcycle and purchase used gear is still...
Canoeing
National Rivers Project Lists National Wildlife Refuge Paddling Trails
Want to paddle one of the country’s 18 national wildlife refuges and 103 official water trails?
It’s easier than ever now, thanks to the National...
Multi-Sport
Colorado Ski Country Kids and Adult Pass Products on Sale for the 2020-21 Season
With the first major snowstorm in Colorado this week and drainages running low, a lot of paddlers out West are beginning to look ahead....
Canoeing
National Rivers Project Details Info on Wild & Scenic Rivers
Want to paddle a Wild & Scenic or other picturesque river? It just got a whole lot easier.
Put out by the River Management Society,...
Destinations
Kayaking Near Me: Great Southwest Trip Ideas from Alpacka!
Looking to avoid travel, but still want to have fun? Not all adventures require flight travel or long distances. Avoid the crowds, hop in...
Camping
Taking to the Trout Laden Waters of the Idaho-Wyoming Border
Sometimes the only reason to go paddling is to get out on the water and wet a line. Sometimes. Especially if you are in...
Accessories
Top 6 River Adventure Books (and One to Grow On)
(Compiled by Michael Hughes/Northwest Rafting Co.) With the pandemic cutting into shared time outdoors, now is the perfect time to start in on the reading...
Multi-Sport
American Whitewater Accident Summary from January to June 2020
Stay safe out there, folks. You don't want to become part of AW Accident Database Manager Charlie Walbridge's semi-annual Accident Report, as highlighted below:
Report from...
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Behind the Scenes with the founders of GoRafting and Far Out River Maps
Hasta luego, soggy paper river maps and huhlooo a new digital app alternative with the FarOut App from GoRafting,...
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Tales from the Cripps Podcast Preview: Nick Wigston (Special PL Q&A!)
Retired Swiftwater Rescue instructor Nick Wigston has been wet behind the ears a few times in his paddling career....
Tales from the Cripps: Episode 6. Safety Third with Nick Wigston
6. Safety Third with Nick Wigston
NOV 01, 2022 EPISODE 6
Kevin Adventures are good, but misadventures make great stories. From rolling instructor...
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On Your Marks: GoPro Games Off and Running in Vail, CO
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the GoPro Mountain Games are...
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