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,...
Canoeing
Freakin’ Fluminkohala! Paddling the Big Island’s Irie Irrigation Ditch
While Hawaii’s Big Island might be known for its surf, snorkeling and lava flows, Class I paddlers also have an option in the 112-year-old...
Destinations
The World’s Top 10 Rafting Trips
Although many guides evoke the image, you don’t have to be a bleach-blonde, toothpaste poster boy to enjoy rafting. Once Covid restrictions lift —...
Destinations
Group Fights to Save Ecuador’s Newest Whitewater Gem: El Rio Piatua
Now, it's getting downright indigenous. In November, a coalition of civil society organizations and law professors submitted an amicus brief to Ecuador’s Constitutional Court calling...
Travel
Watch Epic Russian Rafting Carnage on the Yurunkash River
Think rafting promotes social distancing? Not for these Russians, simultaneously caught in a keeper hydraulic on the Yurunkash river in the former Soviet Union. See the...
Destinations
Small World Adventures Cancels Ecuador Season Due to Pandemic
Now it’s getting personal for paddlers. Due to the global pandemic Small World Adventures is cancelling its Ecuador season of whitewater kayaking. In a letter to...
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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...
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2022 Golden Rodeo Down River Race Results
2022 Golden Rodeo Down River Race On Wednesday, June 29th, the Colorado Whitewater Association hosted a spectacular down river race...
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Paddling Scotland’s Glasgow to Edinburgh Canoe Trail
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“Hiya, where you goin’ thar?” a man...
Kayaking Ecuador: 7 Class IV Jungle Rivers in 7 Days
I’ve learned a new word in Spanish: “Nudillos.” It...
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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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