Whitewater Kayaking
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Events
I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar: 2020 Green River Takeover Goes Virtual, Worldwide Aug. 22
There might be fewer gals on the Green this Aug. 22 than years past, but that doesn't mean you won’t see or hear them...
Accessories
Top 6 River Adventure Books (and One to Grow On)
(Compiled by Michael Hughes/Northwest Rafting Co.) With the pandemic cutting into shared time outdoors, now is the perfect time to start in on the reading...
Whitewater Kayaking
Would You Solo Kayak the Gnar? Watch Nouria Newman Test Herself.
Solo kaying can mean a lot of things. But starting out in the middle of the Himalayas with freezing glacier runoff, Class V rapids,...
Paddling Industry News
Wave Sport Founder Chan Zwanzig Dies
Wave Sport founder Chan Zwanzig passed away the morning of July 24 after a long battle with cancer and other ailments, leaving the whitewater...
Whitewater Kayaking
Country’s Best Whitewater Self-support? Consider Idaho’s South Fork Salmon
Want wilderness and whitewater? Set your sights on the South Fork Salmon. Forget for a second that Idaho's coveted South Fork used to harbor...
Events
Author Joe Booth Hosts RESILIENCE – Using Lessons from the River to Cope with Addiction (July 28, 5:30 pm)
One-hour Live Stream event to raise funds for American Whitewater, First Descents, and Team River Runner (RESILIENCE: July 28, 2020, 5:30-6:30 p.m. PST) For longtime paddling...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Ouch! Stookesberry Blows Shoulder on Old Man’s Creek
It was an aptly named creek for it to happen. After running more than 130 first descents all around the world, adventure kayaking pioneer Ben...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Foam Boat or Actual Grom? 6-Year-Olds Rip the River in Tiny Kayaks
Whitewater kayaking at 6-years-old?
Soul Waterman founder Corran Addison thinks so, as illustrated by his recent video showing kids having a blast river running and...
Paddling Industry News
Brad Taylor Joins Jackson Adventures as VP of Sales
Brad Taylor is welcomed this week by Jackson Adventures as the company's new Vice President of Sales. Brad brings 25+ years of experience in...
Paddling Life Trips
Level Six Sends Kids to Kayak School for Free: Apply Now!
When the classrooms are cancelled, send em to kayak school!
That's what Level Six is saying when they're offering to send 13 kids to kayak...
Paddling Life Exclusives
A Corona Kayak: How Hitting the Water for the First Float of the Season Saved My Sanity
It was late-March and I decided to do it: round up my gear for the first float of the season. Call it a corona...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Sun Valley’s Buey Grossman Kayaks North Fork’s Juicer Rapid…Blindfolded
Kayaking the North Fork of the Payette scares the living daylights out of most boaters. But Sun Valley, Idaho, local Buey Grossman just ran its...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Silver Linings: Things I See When I Surf
It struck me while surfing one of the first glassy green river waves of the season, when you’re there in the Zen-like moment, mind...
Multi-Sport
Shane Benedict’s Gut-Busting Solo Corona Shuttle on the Green
Well, that’s one way around social distancing while still kayaking. Liquidlogic kayak designer Shane Benedict came up with a unique approach to maintaining distance while...
Destinations
The Russian Way: A Kayaking Expedition Through Siberia (By Brian Berger/Courtesy NRS)
Up ahead, Egor pops his skirt and takes a big, fire-charred pot out from between his legs. He places it on the deck of...
Whitewater Kayaking
Like Father, Like Son: Kailix Addison Introduces Rio Corona Padding Film
Rivaling even his father Corran's legendary Paddle Quest film produced during whitewater's heyday, quarantined boaters will be inspired by the next generation of kayakers...
Destinations
Help Save the Zambezi’s Batoka Gorge!
Anyone who’s ever paddled the Zambezi River’s Batoka Gorge realizes it’s some of the best action-packed whitewater on the planet, packing an entire Grand...
Canoeing
BC Parks Closed to Boating
Planing/hoping to paddle British Columbia to escape the covid doldrums? Don't. British Columbia Parks had originally closed all of their campgrounds back on March 21st, but have...
Whitewater Kayaking
Most Whacko Kayak Vid Ever? Bogner’s Take on the Ultimate Kayak Race
For your viewing pleasure...the kayaking scene from Bogner's 1990 Fire, Ice and Dynamite action film. It's what happens when you put a multi-million-dollar estate at...
Canoeing
Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic Games To Be Held July/Aug 2021
After announcing their postponement, the IOC and Japanese organizers said the Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 2021, while the...
Destinations
S2O Design Drops New “Whitewater Park Toolkit”
Want to get a whitewater park built in your community, like so many others are doing around the country? (Salida, Buena Vista, Eagle, Glenwood...
Destinations
A Corona Note from an Outfitter: We’re all Paddling a First Descent
The world finds itself in uncharted territory in the crisis of the coronavirus pandemic. Longtime river adventurer Rafael Gallo gives some words of comfort...
Canoeing
Olympic Update: Olympics Postponed (as well as US Olympic Team Trials)
In breaking news, USA today reports that the 2020 Olympic Games will be postponed by one year because of coronavirus. The news comes just...
Destinations
Grand Canyon, Canyonlands, Dinosaur Closed to River Running
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread around the southwestern United States, the following is an update on closures and restrictions throughout the...
Latest news
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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