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Paddling Industry News
NRS, Pyranha Form Strategic Partnership: Combine Sales, Marketing in Europe
Northwest River Supplies(NRS), a leading supplier of equipment and apparel for water recreation, safety and rescue, has announced a strategic partnership with kayak manufacturer Pyranha to...
Canoeing
Midwest Mountaineering Closing Doors
After more than 50 years, iconic Minneapolis paddlesports and outdoors retailer Midwest Mountaineering announced it is closing its doors.
According to the Minnesota Star Tribune,...
Paddling Industry News
New River Read: “Threading a Kayak Down the Mississippi”
In 2005, Dennis Van Norman climbed into a kayak for the first time to spend an afternoon “Huck Finning” down the Mississippi River with...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Holy Blisterfest: Paddler, 65, Completes 11,000-KM 268-day “Greater Loop Circuit”
After 268 days in his kayak, 1,643 hours of paddling and a journey of almost 11,000 km, 65-year-old Mark Fuhrmann completed his epic “Reverse...
Paddling Industry News
1,000-km Tongait “Place of Spirits” Sea Kayak Expedition Takes Off
In early July, four sea kayakers set off on a 1,000-km kayaking journey to the ‘Place of Spirits’ in the Canadian Arctic. Over the...
Destinations
Paddling in the Wake of Anne Frank
(By Devon Barker): My journey to paddle in front of the Anne Frank house started in 2011 when I first read The Diary of...
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Paddling Life Exclusives
Yippeekiyay! Arctic Cowboys At It Again for 2nd Attempt Kayaking Northwest Passage
A year after logistical complications and a slower-than-anticipated pace forced them to cut their expedition short, West Hansen and the Arctic Cowboys are gearing...
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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...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Multiple Records Broken by Australia Circumnavigator Bonnie Hancock
After 9,400 miles paddling her surf ski around mainland Australia, former ironwoman Bonnie Hancock is set to break multiple records for badassedness.
While still being ratified,...
Paddling Industry News
Feelfree Kayaks Open West Coast Distribution Center
Feelfree US Expands with Multi-State West Coast Distribution Center
Swannanoa, North Carolina'sFeelfree US, LLC recently announced the opening of its newest regional distribution center in...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Second Time’s a Charm: Aussie Richard Barnes Becomes 2nd Person to Solo Kayak Across Tasman Sea (Bonus Q&A!)
On his second attempt and paddling a kayak he built by himself, Australian kayaker Richard Barnes successfully paddled 2,000km across the Tasman Sea, between Australia...
Paddling Life Exclusives
New Oscar Chalupsky Book: No Retreat, No Surrender
Long distance, surf ski and sprint paddlers rejoice: South African paddling legend Oscar Chalupsky, along with co-author Graham Spence, have a new memoir on...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Thought Soup (and Other Games Paddlers Play on a Long Expedition)
Thought Soup (and Other Games Paddlers Play on a A Long Expedition)
By Ken Campbell
I spent a summer one year paddling around Newfoundland, three months...
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Paddling Life Exclusives
Plastic Tides: Using Sea Kayaks to Help Rid the Ocean of Waste
(By Ken Campbell) My name is Ken Campbell and in addition to being a long-time kayak guide and instructor, I am the director of the...
Destinations
Holy Eye Candy! AquaBound Releases Norway: A Kayaker’s Playground Video
Want to see what it’s like to kayak Norway?
AquaBound has you covered with its new video release Norway: A Kayaker’s Playground. But a word...
Canoeing
Wind, High Water and One Whacko Race: 10 Records Set at 2022 Yukon River Quest
Crushing wind, unrelenting rain, high water levels, and dangerous debris are just some of the adverse conditions that made the 2022 Yukon River Quest...
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Destinations
Paddling Scotland’s Glasgow to Edinburgh Canoe Trail
By Corey Buhay
“Hiya, where you goin’ thar?” a man shouted from the shore. I looked up from my paddling and spotted him—a perplexed-looking, middle-aged...
Athlete Stories
One More Time…With Feeling: Cyril Derreumaux Set to Try Again Kayaking from California to Hawaii.
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That’s the sentiment of French-born U.S. citizen Cyril Derreumaux, who, in June, will try to...
Canoeing
The Dusi: A Doozey of a Race
Chaos, carnage and camaraderie ruled at this year’s Dusi Canoe Marathon 2022 in South Africa, with champions crowned but others struggling to cross the...
Athlete Stories
A PL Q&A with Adventurer Jon Turk on New Book “Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu”
Lifelong adventurer Jon Turk has written a lot of paddling books, including “Crocodiles and Ice,” “In the Wake of the Jomon” and “The Raven’s...
Paddling Industry News
Hellooh 2022: Slew of Acquisitions Lead to Changing Face of Paddlesports
In the past few years, there’s been a changing of the guard of sorts in the paddlesports sector, with new CEOs and companies behind...
Camping
An Icelandic Odyssey: Sea Kayaking Hornstrandir Nature Reserve
It’s my daughter who should’ve been the writer.
“Dad, look, there’s a chandelier of jellyfish down there!” she exclaimed. We’re on day four of a six-day...
Paddling Gear
Sneak Peak: Bent Shaft, 4-Piece Breakdown from Aqua-Bound; Bonus: Beyond the Paddle Vid!
Aqua-Bound (and sister company Bending Branches) consists of a tight knit group of more than three-dozen dedicated paddlers that walk through a factory door each day...
Paddling Industry News
PL Q&A: Solo Stove’s CEO John Merris Discusses Acquisition of Oru Kayak, ISLE SUPs
There’s a new paddlesports conglomerate in town, built by fire. Southlake, Texas’s Solo Stove has been lighting a fire under fire pit and campstove sales...
Latest news
Inside France’s Paddle Sports Show: New Gear and Video Recap by Bren Orton!
You might have had a hard time getting ahold of company heads and designers at the end of September...
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YETI LOADOUT GOBOX 30 GEAR CASE GIVE-A-WAY
YETI and Paddling Life have teamed up to give away a new LOADOUt GOBOX 30. Enter daily for your...
Tahiti Host 30th Annual Hawaiki Nui Va’a (Outrigger Canoe) Race Nov 1-4
Get your outrigger on. Tahiti’s 30th annual Hawaiki Nui Va’a race will take place in the Islands of Tahiti, from ...
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Holy Blisterfest: Paddler, 65, Completes 11,000-KM 268-day “Greater Loop Circuit”
After 268 days in his kayak, 1,643 hours of...
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