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Accessories
Exclusive Review and Video: New Stohlquist Descent Rescue PFD
Stohlquist adds second generation Descent Rescue PFD to it's line, wets paddlers appetite for new products
With the help of Nick Hinds and Luke Spencer,...
Destinations
Bad News for Black Canyon Boaters in Colo: Road Closed for 2021
Hoping to up your game and kayak the Black Canyon of the Gunnison in Colorado this year? You’ll have to wait another year. As reported...
Accessories
When was the last time you practiced setting up a Z-Drag?
So you've got your Z-Drag kit prepped with rescue rope, webbing, pulleys, carabiners, and cordage. But when was the last time you actually took...
Whitewater Kayaking
Red Bull Athlete Aniol Serrasolses Hits 60 MPH on Snow Before Waterfall Double Kick Flip Launch
Red Bull athlete and Spanish whitewater paddler Aniol Serrasolse landed a world-first waterfall double kickflip on Chile's Captren river. The footage has just been...
Destinations
Celebrating 50 Years in Business, Madawaska Kanu Centre Launches Student Essay Contest
Known globally for its unique approach to canoe and kayak instruction, modeled after a European ski school concept, and its incredible riverside setting in...
Athlete Stories
Breaking Down the C-1 Crossbow Draw (with Video!)
So you’re already a cartilage-missing miscreant who enjoys paddling a single blade more than a double. We won't hold that against you. Half 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....
Athlete Stories
Yacht Surfing with Dane Jackson
With plenty of idle time on his hands to dream up ideas during the pandemic, Jackson Kayaks' Dane Jackson came up with a doozie:...
Athlete Stories
A Paddler’s Ode to His Dear Friend Alan Panebaker
This water sport I love has given me so much, but it also has tested me in ways I could never have fathomed. Kayaking...
Paddling Gear
Special Pre-release Pyranha Scorch Review (with Sweet Video)!
Special Pre-release 2021 Pyranha Scorch Video Review
(by Nick Hinds) Check out more of Nick's detailed Scorch review for more texture...
I can’t fit in a Waka...
Canoeing
Charlotte, NC, to Get Yet Another Whitewater Park
The kayaking and rafting in Charlotte, N.C., is about to get even better. Thanks to Duke Energy, the region is about to boast another major...
Apparel
Special Video: Level Six Emperor Drysuit Unplugged!
While Level6’s new Emperor drysuit is fast making waves in the world of watersports, it’s now also making it onto the airwaves, as witnessed...
Paddling Gear
Getting Silly with Fusilli: Pyranha Paddler Dave Fusilli Talks Scorch Kayak Design(Special Video and Q&A)!
Paddling Life sits down for a question and answer session with longtime Pyranha and White Salmon, Wash., paddler Dave Fusilli, an ageless wonder still...
Whitewater Kayaking
Whitewater Athlete Sadat Kawawa Joins Kokatat Global Team
Kokatat announced that it has signed Uganda National Team paddler Sadat Kawawa to its Global Team. The whitewater athlete from Jinja, Uganda -- who grew...
Kayak Fishing
Jackson Releases “We Are Family” Video
Everyone knows that Jackson Kayak has always been all about family, with founder, world champion and Olympian Eric Jackson employing his kids Emily and...
Apparel
PL Exclusive: Inside Level6 with Founder Stig Larsson
What started for Level6 founder Stig Larsson “as an idea on a little surf beach in Costa Rica” has blossomed into a full-blown paddlesports...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Photo Caption Contest Winners!
OK, so the writers of the below might be better kayakers than they are comedians, but like stepping up to run a big drop...
Athlete Stories
Catching Up With: Aniol Serrasolses on the Pandemic, His New Kids Program and More
One of the most accomplished paddlers of our time, Spain’s Aniol Serrasolses fell in love with kayaking at a young age and has been...
Athlete Stories
Pyranha Launches Boat Raffle/Cancer Fundraiser for Athlete Fiance
The paddling world is pretty tight knit and comes together when someone’s in need. That’s the case with Pyranha, which is launching a boat...
Athlete Stories
PL Q&A Exclusive: Filmmaker Scott Blankenfeld Releases New Vid of Cali’s South Silver First Descent
First run in the late ‘90s, California’s South Silver drains the Sierra Nevada in a torrent of cascades, creating one of the best granite-lined,...
Whitewater Kayaking
Level Six Exposes Counterfeit Drysuit Ring
In the ultimate unboxing video, Level Six president Stig Larsson purchased a counterfeit Level Six dry suit from Amazon — from a brand that...
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...
Paddling Industry News
Denver to Get New River Park at River Mile
Downtown Denver, Colo.’s largest mixed-used development, The River Mile, will soon be getting new river park amenities as part of a dynamic restoration of...
Canoeing
Extreme Slalom in the Olympics?
The International Canoe Federation is one step closer to adding extreme canoe slalom to the Olympic program. The ICF Board voted to include men’s and...
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Exclusive Review and Video: New Stohlquist Descent Rescue PFD
Stohlquist adds second generation Descent Rescue PFD to it's line, wets paddlers appetite for new products
With the help of...
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CN’s Magpie River Declared a “Living Entity”
Ranked by National Geographic as one of the world’s top ten whitewater rivers, the Quebec’s Magpie River now has...
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...
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Exclusive Review and Video: New Stohlquist Descent Rescue PFD
Stohlquist adds second generation Descent Rescue PFD to it's...
Red Bull Athlete Aniol Serrasolses Hits 60 MPH on Snow Before Waterfall Double Kick Flip Launch
Red Bull athlete and Spanish whitewater paddler Aniol Serrasolse...
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