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Nat’l Geo Weighs In On New Amazon Source

With Peruvian river explorer Rocky Contos maintaining that the Mantaro is the new "source" of the mighty Amazon, National Geographic weighs in on the waterway's birthplace...
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One Stroke Forward, Two Strokes Back: Yellowstone Paddling Bill Passes House, But AW Withdraws Support

The tumultuous political waters of trying to open Yellowstone National Park to paddling is akin to nailing a line in whitewater, only to later get stuck in a hole -- while the bill recently passed a House vote, AW has withdrawn its support...
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National Parks Traveler Releases Guide to Paddling

Talk about timing. While paddling in Yellowstone National Park is getting all the attention these days with House Bill 3492 recently passing by unanimous vote in the House, National Parks Traveler has introduced the first comprehensive guide dedicated to paddling in our nation's national parks....
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Bill Introduced to Allow Boating in Yellowstone

There’s a chance kayakers might finally be able to paddle in Yogi country. Wyoming Rep. Cynthia Lummis recently introduced HR 3492 which would eliminate longstanding federal regulations that prohibit paddling on rivers in Yellowstone National Park and on some waters not currently open in Grand Teton National Park. The final say over which rivers would be opened to paddling would rest with park managers...
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Protection for Browns Canyons Now in the Works

Senator Mark Udall introduces legislation that would safeguard one of the country's most treasured paddling venues.
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U.S. Men, Women, Seventh at World Raft Champs, while Brazil Grabs Gold

While the U.S. Men’s team pinned their hopes on a podium finish Down Under, it was Brazil for the men and home-country New Zealand for the women winning the overall crowns at the 2013 World Rafting Championships Rotorua, New Zealand. As for bragging rights between the two U.S. teams, there won’t be any; they both came home with a 7th place showing overall.
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Grand Gets CFS Boost from Experimental Release

Okay, we’ve all heard enough about the shut-down in the Grand Canyon. Now let’s hear it for a little opening up…of the flood gates. While not quite at Kenton Grua’s 70,000 cfs level when he set the record speed descent run as documented in Kevin Fedarko’s acclaimed The Emerald Mile, river runners reveled in a nearly 37,000-cfs experimental release in mid-November, bringing monstrosities like Lava, Crystal Hermit and more roaring to life…
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KEEN Launches KEEN Effect Grant

Keen to get outdoors and help the environment? KEEN Footwear makes it easier by unveiling The KEEN Effect a, fan-activated grants program designed to support non-profits fueling people’s passion for protecting the environment and promoting responsible outdoor participation...
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Not-so-fine Fine: River Runners Hiking in to Phantom Ranch Fined for Joining Grand Trip

Book ‘em for the Big Ditch, Dan-o. That was the sentiment of NPS rangers when they charged Brian Kehoe and John Boone with federal trespassing charges for running the Grand Canyon during the closure and government shut-down – Kehoe for hiking in to meet his trip at Phantom Ranch and Boone for allowing him to as trip leader...
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Protect the Flows Hosts Water Conference to Protect Colorado

What was OARS founder and president George Wendt doing on the 38th floor of Denver’s Grand Hyatt the day after the government shutdown ended, and his company was scrambling to resume raft trips on the Grand Canyon and other closed waterways? He was doing his part to ensure something even more important than river access … water.
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Grand Pain in the Derriere

Paddlers putting in on the Grand Canyon on Tues., Oct. 1, might well have its hallowed canyon walls all to themselves for the duration of their trip. Thanks to the government shut-down, other permit holders, meanwhile, are facing a trip leader’s nightmare by not being allowed to start their trips...
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Team 8 Ball to Represent U.S. Men at World Rafting Championships

Fresh from a win at the National Rafting Championships on the Arkansas River’s Royal Gorge, Vail, Colo.’s Team 8 Ball is looking to put teams from 40 other countries behind the eight ball at November’s World Rafting Championships in New Zealand.
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Gauley Fest: A Festivus for the Restivus

Practice up your Roshambo. Yep, it's Gauley Fest season, American Whitewater’s biggest fundraiser, held every third weekend in September. This year's even will be held Sept. 17-19 on West Virginia’s Gauley River, where, if you're lucky, you can beat the grandmaster Woody Callaway of Liquidlogic Kayaks at his own game of Rock, Paper. Scissors...
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Dates, Location Set for 2013 Whitewater Symposium

Want to talk shop and learn from the whitewater industry’s top paddlers, retailers and instructors? The dates and location have been set for the 2013 National Whitewater Symposium, where you can hob-knob, brush elbows, paddle and drink beers with the best of them…
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NRS Acquires WRSI Helmets

Partnering to bring safer, more affordably priced helmets to the paddlesports community, NRS hopes to increase the production and distribution of WRSI's revolutionary helmet.
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CROA Reports Family-Friendly Conditions

The Colorado River Outfitters Association announced a slew of family rafting opportunities throughout the state as well as more advanced stretches of river still running in its weekly report
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Voluntary Flow Program In Full Swing on the Arkansas River

Local paddlers and fishermen can rest assured they will have water in the scenic Upper Arkansas River drainage for the remainder of the summer, despite lower reservoir levels.
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Amazon Update: Special PL Q&A with Amazon Expeditioner Rocky Contos

It’s been a helluva year for expedition kayaker Rocky Contos. First descents in Peru, the discovery of a possible new source of the Amazon, a race down the world’s longest artery, a book coming out, a feature in Canoe & Kayak magazine, and more. We caught up with him during a brief moment out of his skirt for the low-down on his latest South American shenanigans…
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100 Extraordinary Paddling Experiences Now At Your Fingertips

The newly released Ultimate Canoe and Kayak Adventures is an illustrated compendium of the world’s top paddling hot spots.
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Landslide Causes Oil Spill into Ecuador’s lower Quijos River

While a large landslide in Ecuador has spilled crude into the popular Quijos River, it hit the river downstream of most of the best kayak and rafting runs…
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Colorado Creekin’: PL Creek Race Wraps Up Yampa River Festival in Steamboat

Down home fun is what you could call the 33rd annual Yampa River Festival in Steamboat Springs, Colo., held this year June 1-3. And wrapping it all up on the Monday afterward between the Lyons and GoPro Games in Vail was the eighth annual Paddling Life Creek Race, sponsored by the City of Steamboat Springs, Rocky Mountain Remedies, Kokatat, Rhino-Rack, Canoe & Kayak magazine and more...
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Colorado’s River Outfitters Rejoice as Late Snowfall Boosts Snowpack, Runoff

With spring snow boosting the snowpack to normal levels across the state and delaying the start of seasonal runoff, the Colorado River Outfitters Association (CROA) celebrated a strong start to the opening of rafting season.
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Hoochee Mama! Chattahoochee Gets New Play Park

Put Georgia and Alabama’s Chattahoochee River on your Southeast hotspot paddling list alongside such other Southeast boating hotbeds as the Ocoee, Nantahala and Chattooga. It just got a brand spanking new whitewater park with one of the biggest waves in the region...
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PasddleFest Comes to Buena Vista May 24-26

Kicking off river festival season in the Rockies, the 2013 CKS Paddlefest heads to Buena Vista, Colo.'s Arkansas River May 24-26 for a fun-filled event for everyone from pros on up to grandma...
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Ocoee River Sees Historic Flooding

Historic Flooding Hits Ocoee River Region, Shattering Water-Level Record It's not just the desert Southwest of the Rockies getting record...
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Jacobi Retires as CEO of USACK

From winning the C2 gold medal at the 1992 Olympics to serving as CEO of USA Canoe/Kayak, Joe Jacobi has been a constant supporter of slalom in the U.S. Now he’s stepping down from his post at USACK to stroke into different waters, while still supporting the slalom cause…
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Former Confluence CEO Sue Rechner Appointed President of Merrell

From floatcraft to footwear. That sums up the recent career trajectory of Sue Rechner, who, after stepping down as CEO of paddling powerhouse Confluence Outdoor was recently named president of shoe giant Merrell…
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Chris Stec Resigns as ACA COO

After nine years in the position, Christopher Stec announced...
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