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NRS Launches Leaders in Environment, Access and Diversity (LEAD) Ambassador Program
Northwest River Supplies (NRS) is disrupting influencer marketing in the outdoor industry with a new kind of athlete-ambassador network called the Leaders in Environment,...
Destinations
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 the same rights as other...
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...
Events
Vail GoPro Games Moving Ahead with June Dates, Athlete Registration Opens April 9
The GoPro Mountain Games are officially on for June 10-13, 2021. “We are back, and we could not be more excited to bring some joy,...
Destinations
Top 5 Whitewater Rafting Day Trips
Got some pent-up pandemic jones to go rafting? You're not alone. Try one of the following five top rafting day trips in the country... Chattooga...
Paddling Industry News
Rafting Community Loses a Legend with the Passing of Rafael Gallo
The international rafting community lost one of its biggest stalwarts and promoters with the passing Tuesday, March 23, of Rafael Gallo, founder of Costa...
Whitewater Rafting
International Rafting Federation Launches First Internationally Recognized Para Rafting Classification and Rules
The International Rafting Federation (IRF) has now officially recognized the need to make raft racing available to as wide a group of people as...
Events
Excuse Me, Is This Your Disco Ball? Whacko Items Found on River Cleanups
Every year around the country, river advocacy groups, outfitters, paddling shops and more host river cleanups to pick trash out of their local waterways....
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...
Paddling Industry News
End of an Era: Famed Costa Rican Rafting Outfitter Rios Tropicales Closes Down
The pandemic has hit home for river runners—especially those who love paddling Costa Rica’s beloved Pacuare River. Ríos Tropicales, a pioneer on the Pacuare and...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Choo-choo Chew on This: Colorado’s Browns Canyon Threatened by Oil Trains
Paddlers taking to Colorado’s beloved Browns Canyon of the Arkansas could soon see the iconic wilderness whitewater run jeopardized by trains full of heavy crude...
Destinations
It’s River Permit Time! (Link to Resources Here!)
It's river permit season, all you freeloading dirtbags.
Ensure your chance to keep getting invited on river trips by actually applying for, and hopefully pulling,...
Destinations
New River Gorge To Become National Park
Get ready to raft in a new national park. West Virginia’s New River Gorge is set to become the nation’s newest national park, thanks to...
Evergreen
Top Rafting Reads (for this COVID Christmas)
Looking for some great rafting reading to get you through this COVID-confined Christmas, and spark your juices for the upcoming paddling season? Our friends at...
Destinations
The World’s Top 10 Rafting Trips
Although many guides evoke the image, you don’t have to be a bleach-blonde, toothpaste poster boy to enjoy rafting. Once Covid restrictions lift —...
Travel
Watch Epic Russian Rafting Carnage on the Yurunkash River
Think rafting promotes social distancing? Not for these Russians, simultaneously caught in a keeper hydraulic on the Yurunkash river in the former Soviet Union. See the...
Inflatables
CKS Top Gift Ideas for Rafters
Got a rafter in your life? Rafters can always use gifts, and there’s no better time to help them stockpile up than the holidays. The...
Paddling Life Exclusives
NRS Releases “River of Return” (Bonus Q&A with Producers!)
As part of its ongoing efforts to educate paddlers about issues of importance to them, NRS is proud to release River of Return, highlighting...
Destinations
Dams Getting Closer to Coming Down on Cali’s Klamath
When two tribes, two states and Warren Buffett step up and commit to the world’s biggest dam removal project – it’s a big deal. So...
Paddling Industry News
River Advocate Herm Hoops Passes Away; Watch NRS Film The Salad Days
Herm Hoops, a long time river runner and advocate for the Green and Yampa rivers near Dinosaur National Monument, once wrote, “A river trip...
Paddling Gear
Canyon Cooler Prospector 103 – Best Rafting Cooler Ever?
Touted as "A premium expedition-sized cooler for rafting & demanding adventures".
A cooler built specifically for whitewater rafting.
What does that even mean, built specifically for...
Destinations
Lord of the Fork Race (Spoiler: Dane Won) Kicks Off KY’s Biggest Kayak Weekend
It’s East Coast extreme kayaking race season, COVID be damned. And it kicked off the last weekend of October on Kentucky’s Russell Fork. Every...
Paddling Industry News
“He Could Sell Shit to a Cow:” Watch Tribute Video to Martin Litton
Some say he rowed with an angel on his shoulder. But renowned conservationist and dory aficionado Martin Litton was the angel on the shoulder of...
Paddling Life Exclusives
How to Use, Setup, and Clean a Groover.
Groover duty. It's a dirty business but someone has to do it.
Bringing a groover on a river trip is a necessary evil and many...
Latest news
Emily Jackson Comes Clean on Kayak Fishing
You might know Emily Jackson as a perennial powerhouse when it comes to freestyle paddling. An executive at Jackson...
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Hard Core Paddles: A Three-month Review and Why I Made the Switch (By Chris Baer)
(By Chris Baer) Let me be blunt: Hard Core Paddles are awesome. Their durability is solid, they have a ton...
NRS Launches Leaders in Environment, Access and Diversity (LEAD) Ambassador Program
Northwest River Supplies (NRS) is disrupting influencer marketing in the outdoor industry with a new kind of athlete-ambassador network...
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NRS Launches Leaders in Environment, Access and Diversity (LEAD) Ambassador Program
Northwest River Supplies (NRS) is disrupting influencer marketing in...
CN’s Magpie River Declared a “Living Entity”
Ranked by National Geographic as one of the world’s...
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River Outfitters Stymied by Animas River Toxic Waste Spill; American Rivers Chimes In
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