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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 with a thirst for novel...

Tales from the Cripps Podcast: A Trifecta with Nathan Werner

Paddling LIfe podcast partner Kevin Cripps sits down with expedition paddler Nathan Werner for a three-part podcast, including Shouldering Boats and Exploring Wyoming, Designing...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 33. Part 3: Tragedy in Mexico with Nathan Werner

Nathan discusses a life altering paddling accident in Mexico and his physical and mental recovery from it. 33. Part 3: Tragedy in Mexico with Nathan...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 32: Part 2: Shouldering Boats and Exploring Wyoming with Nathan Werner

I continue my conversation with Nathan Werner, this time delving into his transition into expedition kayaking and finding love for exploring the Rockies of...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 31: Part 1: From BV Drainage Canals to Whitewater Park Designer with Nathan Werner

Nathan Werner has been a perennial whitewater kayaker across the Colorado and Southern Rockies regions for many years, until a tragic accident derailed his...

Aniol Serrasolses Unplugged: (Exclusive Podcast Transcript!)

Miss, or don’t have time to listen to, the Tales from the Cripps podcast with legendary kayaker Aniol Serrasolses? Fear not. Below, we bring it...

Tales from the Cripps Episode 30: Beyond the Amazon with Darcy Gaechter

Darcy Gaechter generated a lot of talk when she became the first women to kayak the Amazon river from source to sea. That's why...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 29: Coffee Hour with Stan Prichard

For some southeastern boys, the world is too big to stay in one place. Stan Prichard discovered a love for kayaking and the outdoors...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 28: Chasing Dreams with Pedro Oliva

Pedro Oliva had a dream when he was just a kid, that he was going to see the world and do something great. A...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 27: Jammin with Will JAMBOY Griffith

From humble childhood float trips on the Colorado River to navigating some of the stoutest whitewater in Ecuador, Will Griffith has some stories to...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 26: Being Emily Jackson, with Emily Jackson

Best interview with Emily Jackson of this year, or best interview with Emily Jackson ever? Take a listen, and you can be the judge. Emily is...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 25 – A Spiritual Journey through Poland Creek with Evan Stafford and Leif Anderson

Do we become more humble with age? My guest Leif Anderson says he has, but humility did not come easily. Let's go back to...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 24 – A Chat with Aniol Serrasolses

When people talk about the best whitewater kayaker in the world, the list is understandably short. But I doubt there's a list out there...

TALES FROM THE CRIPPS: Episode 23 – Paying It Forward with Andrey Coto Robles

Coto is back! It's been almost a year and a half since doing one of my favorite interviews with Andrey Coto in episode 9....

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 21: Getting brown with Dave Fusilli

Whitewater kayaking doesn't get much more homegrown than the Demshitz. Episode 21. Getting brown with Dave Fusilli MAR 11, 2024 EPISODE 21 In this episode I sit down...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 20: How Playboating Can Stop Malaria and Other Useful Kayaking Tricks with Dr. Jessie Stone

Jessie Stone, a kayaker with a doctoring problem, joins me to talk about some of the adventures that she's stumbled into by following her...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 19: Beautiful Rivers & Beautiful Minds with Benny Clark

In this episode we explore the world with Benny Clark. Benny kayaks to find peace and Benny kayaks to survive. We explore how Benny's...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 18: I Do All My Own Stunts with Brad Higginbotham

Who is Brad Higginbotham: Stunt man? Mad man? Lover? Naturalist? Cover boy? Educator? Family man? Find out that and more in this episode of Tales...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 17: Hard Core Tales with Mike Nash

Hard Core Tales with Mike Nash DEC 16, 2023 EPISODE 17 I had the good fortune to sit down with paddle maker, fitter and turner, kayaker, sailor,...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 16: Falling Down on the Jarbidge Bruneau

As David Olson put it, when running the Jarbidge Bruneau section, a series of remote canyons in southern Idaho, "we always thought, ... what...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 15 : The Grand Canyon with Orin and Rowan Gartner

In late June through early July Orin and Rowan Gartner made their first descent down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in kayaks....

Tales from the Cripps: Bonus Episode 14.5 : The Canadian’s Foss River Rescue with Adam Frey & Ben Holzman

This bonus episode is a companion piece to episode 14 with Abe Herrera. When Abe described his experience with a rescue on the Foss River, he...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 14: Boof Sessions with Abe Herrera

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 14: Boof Sessions with Abe Herrera JUL 20, 2023 EPISODE 14 Kayak Session coverboy, HBO documentary logistics man, swiftwater safety instructor, Ecuadorian...

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 13: How to Become an Overnight Tubing Success with Rolf Kelly

Episode 13. How to Become an Overnight Tubing Success with Rolf Kelly MAY 30, 2023 EPISODE 13 In this episode, Tales from the Cripps goes tubing with...

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