Whitewater Kayaking
Whitewater kayaking’s latest news and product reviews. Paddling Life keeps you informed on what’s new in whitewater kayaks, kayak competitions, kayak industry news, and much more.
Paddling Gear
Exclusive PL Interview with Clay Wright about the Jackson Rockstar V
Paddling Life caught a few minutes with Clay Wright, of Jackson Kayaks, while he was in Steamboat Springs CO. for the 2022 Yampa River...
Events
Yampa River Festival 2022 – PL Catches up with Clay Wright of Jackson Kayaks
Paddling Life's Eugene Buchanan catches up with Clay Wright of Jackson Kayaks at the 2022 Yampa River Festival in Steamboat Springs, CO. Clay just finished...
Athlete Stories
Kayaking Community Mourns Death of Idaho, Surf Kayak Legend Jim Grossman
Idaho, and the paddling community, lost one of its most iconic whitewater kayakers with the death of Jim Grossman, 56, of Sun Valley, in...
Paddling Industry News
Can Whitewater be Distilled in a Book? A New Coffee Table Book Thinks So
Whitewater is coming to your coffee table with the publication of, well, "Whitewater," a book about you know what. The book is published by YETI,...
Paddles
Entering the World of Wood: A Review of Shade Tree’s Custom Bent Shaft Kayak Paddle
With my getting older I thought it was time to treat myself to a custom wood paddle design by Shade Tree Paddles. The flex in...
Multi-Sport
Skate Yak: The Movie!
Well, it's that time of year again in the Rockies when skate skiers head to the hills in the early morning to ski on...
Athlete Stories
NRS Releases Brainwaves
Kayaking is all about fun, right? Not all the time. The newest film from NRS and Matt Devlin (@western_pix), Brainwaves, is a story about...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Dire Straits for Glen Canyon Dam; Lodore/Deso to See Higher Flows from Flaming Gorge Dam Releases
Boaters on the Grand this year can expect lower water. And those on stretches above Lake Powell, especially on the Green River in canyons...
Destinations
Breaking News: Ocoee Whitewater Center Burns to Ground
Site of the 1996 Summer Olympics—and its Olympic flame—the Ocoee Whitewater Center, located along the banks of the Upper Ocoee in Ducktown, TN, was engulfed...
Athlete Stories
Werner Paddles Releases “We Are Werner” Vid
We Are Werner! That’s the theme song being echoed by one of the country’s top paddle makers, as Werner unveils its We Are Werner...
Paddling Industry News
RIVERSPORT Whitewater Center in OKC Brings Championship Lineup to the U.S.
Oklahoma City poured its heart - and $45 million - into a world-class, man-made whitewater center, one of the few of its caliber worldwide. This year, that investment is paying off for OKC in a new way with an invitation from the International Canoe Federation to host a number of championship water sport events building up to the 2028 Olympic Games.
Destinations
Bird’s-eye View of the “New” Barrel Springs on the Colorado
While 2020’s Grizzly Creek fire wreaked havoc on the Colorado River’s Glenwood Canyon outside of Glenwood Springs, CO, the resulting mudslides also did the...
Whitewater Kayaking
Watch Nouria Newman Land a World Record Drop in New Documentary, Wild Waters
French kayaker Nouria Newman breaks the record for the first female descent of a waterfall over 100 feet, documented in the new Red Bull film Wild Waters on her experience and momentum leading up to the run.
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
River Surf Town USA? Glenwood Wins Water Rights for 3 New WW Parks on Colorado
It already has the uber-sweet, river-wide Glenwood wave, which has proven a mainstay for river surfers (even if the eddy service is a tad...
Athlete Stories
Little White Salmon Kicks Off Extreme Race Season; Wells Wins for Men, Newman for Women
The year’s extreme kayak race season kicked off with a bang on Washington’s Little White Salmon River on March 26, with boaters crawling out...
Athlete Stories
Meet the USA Freestyle Kayak Squad; Next Stop, England Worlds!
Well, the USA Freestyle Kayaking Team’s Team Trials at Oklahoma City’s RiverSports Whitewater Center are all said and done, after a whirlwind of high-flying...
Paddling Industry News
What to Watch: 2022 USA Freestyle National Team Trials : Updated with video
Updated 4/13/2022: If you missed the 2022 USA Freestyle National Team Trials check out this highlight video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEKaMY0Vdg8 This weekend you can watch the best of...
Athlete Stories
NRS Welcomes Emily Jackson, Darby McAdams and Rush Sturges to Athlete Team
Northwest River Supplies (NRS) is welcoming three new athletes to a growing team of ambassadors that prioritize paddling and whitewater as well as community...
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...
Athlete Stories
ICF Slalom Racer Details Escape from Ukraine
On February 24, Ukrainian slalom kayaker Viktoriia Dobrotvorska was woken by the sound of her phone going crazy, as news broke that her country was under...
Paddling Industry News
Singleton to Retire as AW Head
For as long as most of us at Paddling Life can remember, Mark Singleton has been the life force behind conservation and river access...
Paddling Industry News
Ecuador’s Quijos River Claims Two Lives This Winter, Saddening Boating Community
Ecuador’s Quijos River claimed the lives this winter of two kayakers, saddening the boating community, friends and family members. While unrelated, the two deaths...
Athlete Stories
Getting Barreled in a River Wave? Dane Jackson Weighs In
This fall, Dane Jackson got something even Kelly Slater cherishes: barreled in a wave.
Only Jackson, paddling Zimbabwe's Zambezi River, got his on a river...
Latest news
Quinfecta: Jackson, Marr, Voorhees Bro’s Notch 5 Laps on the Stikine
Cross Canada’s Stikine off the big water bucket list for Dane Jackson. Paddling Jackson’s new Gnarvana creekboat, His Daneness,...
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Kind Design River Topo Sun Hoodie Review
Our friends at Kind Design asked us to test out their latest River Topo Sun Hoodie product. Knowing how...
Sweet Protection Wanderer II and Rocker Top Renowned Virginia Tech Helmet Ratings
The Virginia Tech Biomechanics Helmet Lab impact tests helmets to evaluate their ability to reduce linear acceleration and rotational velocity of the head resulting from a range of impacts a whitewater kayaker might experience.
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Quinfecta: Jackson, Marr, Voorhees Bro’s Notch 5 Laps on the Stikine
Cross Canada’s Stikine off the big water bucket list...
Guess the Winning Time in the 2022 Green Race Contest and Win a Werner Paddle!
Win a Werner Paddle!
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New additions to the Whitewater Hall of Fame!
The list of legends just got longer as the International Whitewater Hall of Fame announced its newest honorees. Coming from the world over these six heroes defined whitewater paddlesports and have made an indelible impact on its future.
What’s Next: Africa? Freya Hoffmeister completes 15,000-mile, solo circumnavigation of South America
Don’t ask her to arm wrestle. Paddling an 18-foot expedition kayak by Sweden’s Point 65, Germany’s Freya Hoffmeister made history by completing the first–ever solo circumnavigation of South America, taking her final strokes into Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Friday, May 1, finishing right where she started nearly four years ago.