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PL Exclusive: Video Interview with Ben Stookesberry!

Ben Stookesberry talks recovering from an injury, The Dynamic of Expedition Kayaking, the state of whitewater kayaking today. Adventure kayaking pioneer Ben Stookesberry, who turned...
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Gauley During COVID: A Personal Account

Essay By Darcy Gaechter It didn't feel like there was a global pandemic raging as we pulled into the Tail Waters launch site -- the...
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Events

Sink, Don’t Think: NRS Debuts “The Mystery” Film Oct. 27

Squirt boaters occupy a peculiar cult in the world of kayaking — those who live to go down beneath surface of the water rather than...
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An Inside Look at Soul Waterman’s Terrible Two Tandem Kayak

When the water warms up and our local Skykomish and Snoqualmie rivers are low, I switch gears to my son’s interest in kayaking. Yes,...
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Paddling Industry News

Inside the Jackson Antix 2.0: An On-water Report from Demshitz’s Jesse Shimrock

What’s the latest antics with the new Jackson Antix 2.0? Plenty, especially when you get the lowdown from freestyle kayaker and Demshitz crew member Jesse Shimrock,...
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An Olympic Adventure: Tshletshy Creek – the Best Whitewater in Washington?

(By Ryan Scott) I’d been looking at the description for Tshletshy Creek in the ‘Paddlers Guide to the Olympic Peninsula’ for 10 years now, wondering and...
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A Consequence of COVID: Kids Slalom Kayaking Growing In Lyons

While COVID-19 has shut down many other outdoor programs throughout the country, it’s proven to be a boon for slalom kayakers — especially younger...
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Events

Quick-thinking Kayakers Rescue Fellow Paddler Trapped Behind W. Va.’s Kanawha Falls

Chalk one up for the camaraderie of kayakers. In a story broken by Fayette County, West Va.’s WCHSTV.com, a Tennessee kayaker was rescued from behind...
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REI Expands Used Gear Biz with Trade-In Program and Pilot of Standalone Used Pop-Up Shops

Although the program is yet to include paddlesport-specific gear, REI Co-op's latest efforts to encourage consumers to upcycle and...
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PL Exclusive: Video Interview with Ben Stookesberry!

Ben Stookesberry talks recovering from an injury, The Dynamic of Expedition Kayaking, the state of whitewater kayaking today. Adventure kayaking...
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Gauley During COVID: A Personal Account

Essay By Darcy Gaechter It didn't feel like there was a global pandemic raging as we pulled into the Tail...
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Sink, Don’t Think: NRS Debuts “The Mystery” Film Oct. 27

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Coleman Exponent FastBack Kayak

The Paddling Life crew loves surprises and nothing surprised us more this summer than the Coleman Exponent FastBack Kayak ($345).
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The North Face founder Doug Tompkins Dies in Chilean Kayaking Accident

The outdoor and conservation world lost a longtime leader when conservationist and The North Face and Esprit co-founder Doug Tompkins died Dec. 8 in Chilean Patagonia in a kayaking accident...
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Team River Runner Adds A New Chapter

Team River Runner's (TRR) idea is pretty basic. To use the power of water and the joy of kayaking to help veterans find, as TRR puts it, health, healing and new challenges. Their new expansion into Augusta, Georgia is just another step in a program that has expanded from its home base in the Washington D.C. to Veteran Affairs hospitals in San Antonio, Boston, Seattle and California. Find out a bit more.
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REI Expands Used Gear Biz with Trade-In Program and Pilot of Standalone Used Pop-Up Shops

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PL Exclusive: Video Interview with Ben Stookesberry!

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Gauley During COVID: A Personal Account

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Send a Tweet, Save a River

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Tweeters can help save the Colorado River. At this year’s Outdoor Retailer Summer Market tradeshow July 30-Aug. 4, river runners and more are being asked to tweet a simple message to former REI CEO and current Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell– who leads the major federal agency that makes policy on the Colorado River – to help save the West's greatest waterway…
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Wave Sport Founder Chan Zwanzig Dies

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Wave Sport founder Chan Zwanzig passed away the morning of July 24 after a...
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More Consolidations: Kayak Distribution Takes Over Cobra Kayak

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Like rivers joining forces, two more kayak manufacturers have aligned to better compete in today’s economy. St-Hubert, Canada’s Kayak Distribution announced it has reached a licensing agreement with Cobra Kayak that will see Kayak Distribution take over the manufacturing and sales of all Cobra Kayaks products globally.
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