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Freeburn Posts 2nd Downriver Win at FIBArk… in 20 Years
Next up, a Geritol sponsorship. Mike Freeburn turned on his own burners to win this year's 26-mile FIBArk race on the Arkansas, a whopping 20 years after first winning it in 1991. Meanwhile, Gary Lacy of Recreation Engineering & Planning took second, with Freeburn awarding him the title of "Legend" for competing in 36 straight events...
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Troutman Nabs Top Honors at Paddling Life Pro Invitational
Barfing, Bullwinkle and big air. One contestant puked at the end of the extreme race on Fish Creek, two moose joined the spectators on the sidelines, and big air was the name of the game at the freestyle event.
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Thompson River University Adventure Guide Diploma Program builds leaders on and off the water
Students at TRU earn college credits while exploring the rivers of Nepal and help Nepalese Sherpas with funding to continue their own education
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TEVA Mountain Games Announces 2010 Whitewater Events
The Teva Mountain Games are the nation’s largest celebration of mountain sport, lifestyle and music featuring top professional and amateur athletes from around the world. The environmentally-friendly adventure sporting event hosts approximately 2,000 adventure athletes, along with an estimated 40,000 spectators. Athletes converge on Vail’s mountains and rivers to compete in eight sports and 24 disciplines for over $100,000 in prize money. Events include kayaking, rafting, mountain biking, road cycling, World Cup Bouldering, amateur climbing, fly-fishing, trail and road running and stand up paddling.
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Philanthropists Unite to Save the Colorado River
A coalition of seven corporations and foundations driven by sustainability have united to raise funding and awareness for the environmentally threatened Colorado River.
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Robe Offers Battle for the Gnome
Some events have money, others schwag or even a stained glass. The annual Robe Race in Washington has a bathrobe and a gnome.
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COVID, Schmovid: Dane Jackson, Great Britain’s Robinson-Shaw Take World Freestyle Kayak Crowns
Even COVID-19 couldn’t keep kayak phenom Dane Jackson from winning his fourth World Freestyle Kayak Championship.
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British freestyle paddler Ottilie Robinson-Shaw completed...
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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...
Break Out the Popcorn: HBO/TGR “Edge of the Earth” Series Debuts
Get ready to be on the edge of your seat for "Edge of the Earth," a new HBO and...
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COVID, Schmovid: Dane Jackson, Great Britain’s Robinson-Shaw Take World Freestyle Kayak Crowns
Even COVID-19 couldn’t keep kayak phenom Dane Jackson from...
Break Out the Popcorn: HBO/TGR “Edge of the Earth” Series Debuts
Get ready to be on the edge of your...
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