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Canoeing
Mtn Goat Movement Getting Kids Out on the Water (and Outside in General)
Greg Morrissey, founder of Mountain Goat Movement, is on a mission. His organization is dedicated to providing transformative adventures for young people while connecting them...
Travel
Canadian River Expeditions Offers Trips on Horton River for First Time in 12 Years
Since 1972, Nahanni River Adventures / Canadian River Expeditions has been guiding world-class vacations on the top rivers in northern Canada and Alaska. Now, the premium-class rafting and paddling expeditions outfitter is running canoe trips on the Horton River for the first time in 12 years.
Paddling Life Exclusives
Holy Surging Glaciers, Batman: Alsek’s Lowell Glacier Surges, Clogging Lake for Paddlers
Lucky enough to be heading to Alaska’s Alsek (only one of the greatest and most dynamic rivers on the planet)? Be prepared to dodge...
Destinations
Boating and Bears: PBS’s Expedition with Steve Backshall Tackles Kamchatka’s Kronotsky
Modern-Day Explorer Ventures Deeper into the Unknown
Season Two of PBS’s popular documentary series, EXPEDITION WITH STEVE BACKSHALL, has returned this summer with six episodes, uncovering even...
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...
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...
Destinations
Kayaking Ecuador: 7 Class IV Jungle Rivers in 7 Days
I’ve learned a new word in Spanish: “Nudillos.” It means “knuckles,” and that’s exactly what the sloth is extending us, or at least three...
Athlete Stories
Special Excerpt/NRS Duct Tape Diaries: 10 Ways to Die on the Blue Nile River
“Welcome to Africa my river people. You must begin to exercise your flexibility in all ways: mentally, physically and spiritually. When we push off...
Destinations
Small World Match: Outfitter Pledges to Match Donations to Ecuadorian Rivers Institute by 4/15
Outfitter Small World Adventures is putting its money where its river mouth is. The company announced that for all donations to the Ecuadorian Rivers Institute made by...
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...
Paddling Industry News
Holiday Doubles Down on DEI
Holiday River Expeditions is doubling down in terms of DEI, with a new series of trips designed for the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities. Following two...
Destinations
6 Days/6 Rivers: A Costa Rican Kayaking Odyssey with Amazing Vacations
“Buenas Lineas,” says our guide Arnaldo Cespedes. “Good lines.”
We just finished scouting a Class IV rapid called Robin Hood on Costa Rica’s Rio Naranjo...
Evergreen
It’s River Permit Time: 10 Tips from our Friends at CKS!
The Selway. Middle Fork. Yampa. Lodore. Deso/Gray. San Juan. Cataract. Salt. Grand. Those are just a few of the iconic western rivers up for...
Accessories
The Best All-Around Accessories for Your Summer Adventures
Summer 2021 is shaping up to be a big one. But before the adventures are in full swing, you need to pick up all...
Canoeing
Catching Up With Author Natalie Warren on Her Book, “Hudson Bay Bound: Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic
Unrelenting winds, carnivorous polar bears, snake nests, sweltering heat, and constant hunger— those are a few of the hurdles overcome by Natalie Warren and...
Destinations
New Film from NRS Fishing: A Resilient Paradise: Florida Keys
Combining Caribbean vibes with easy access from the mainland, the Florida Keys emit a unique energy—from the bustling patios of Duval Street to the...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Costa Rica Flashback: A Recap of an Epic Down the Patria
They say Costa Rica has been done
For years the Costa Rican town of Turrialba was a whitewater destination for boaters from around the world....
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...
Sweepstakes
Win a Lost Travel Adventure for Two Valued Up To $775!
After you've entered to win a Lost Travel Adventure for Two, check out these other packraft and camp essentials. Lost Travel Adventures
The 20...
Paddling Industry News
Rafting Community Loses a Legend with the Passing of Rafael Gallo
The international rafting community lost one of its biggest stalwarts and promoters with the passing Tuesday, March 23, of Rafael Gallo, founder of Costa...
Paddling Industry News
End of an Era: Famed Costa Rican Rafting Outfitter Rios Tropicales Closes Down
The pandemic has hit home for river runners—especially those who love paddling Costa Rica’s beloved Pacuare River. Ríos Tropicales, a pioneer on the Pacuare and...
Destinations
New River Gorge To Become National Park
Get ready to raft in a new national park. West Virginia’s New River Gorge is set to become the nation’s newest national park, thanks to...
Canoeing
How One California Outfitter Has Weathered 4 Fires (and now COVID)
For river outfitter Russian River Adventures, located in the heart of Sonoma Valley wine country in Healdsburg, Calif., adversity has come with the territory...
Canoeing
Nation’s Top River Sojourns
To "sojourn" is "to dwell in a place temporarily." If you throw in the word "river" beforehand, and then treat sojourn as a noun,...
Latest news
The Fantasy Flash: PL Checks In on Dane Jackson’s Speed Run of Cali Classic
Well, he's done it again. Jackson Kayak's Dane Jackson is turning heads and dropping jaws again, this time in...
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Missing Kayaker Arrested in Georgia After Faking His Own Death By Drowning
Kayaking made the headlines in Georgia recently, but not for the usual reasons. According to a press release issued by...
Paddling, Not Prisoners, Top of Mind for Iran Slalom Kayaker
While the world is wrapped up in the news of the five U.S. citizens being freed from prison in...
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Mtn Goat Movement Getting Kids Out on the Water (and Outside in General)
Greg Morrissey, founder of Mountain Goat Movement, is on a...
Holy Surging Glaciers, Batman: Alsek’s Lowell Glacier Surges, Clogging Lake for Paddlers
Lucky enough to be heading to Alaska’s Alsek (only...
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Playstation Courage! Pedro Goes Loco, Running 82-footer in Amazon
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