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Events

Tales from Helene: Record Flows, and the Paddlesports Industry Helping Out

When a tragedy strikes involving water and rivers, the tight-knit whitewater community is often quick to respond. No better example exists than the efforts...
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Destinations

Pisco Sours, Coca Leaves and Paddling Peru’s Marañón, the “Grand Canyon of the South”

“Buenas lineas,” says Luigi. “Good lines.” Seconds later, Luchin passes me a bag of coca leaves and I cram some in my mouth for...
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Sweepstakes

Astral Indus High Float Life Jacket Giveaway

Don't miss this chance to win a high float PFD from ASTRAL. Enter daily for your chance to float above the rest in your...
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Conservation

Dam Project Complete! Cali’s Klamath Runs Free!

The Klamath is now running free. The largest dam removal project in US history was completed at the end of August, after crews demolished the...
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Paddling Life Exclusives

Good Gauley, Miss Molly: AW’s Gauley Fest Sept 19-22!

Good Gauley, Miss Molly! American Whitewater's Gauley Fest is Turning 40, Complete with an '80s-theme party! Get ready for some of the best whitewater in...
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Destinations

Viva the Vic! Famous Salida, CO, Watering Hole to Reopen

River runners will meet rednecks again in Colorado’s most booming river town, with the infamous Vic (Victoria) bar re-opening in downtown Salida, Colo., at...
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Accessories

Downriver Equipment Co.’s Labor Day Sale

Need to update your river gear after the summer season? Take advantage of Downriver Equipment Co.’s Labor Day Sale, running thru Sept. 8. The...
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Competition

Confluence of Support: IRF, WRF Announce Unification Plans

Marking a milestone in the history of rafting, the International Rafting Federation (IRF) and the World Rafting Federation (WRF) are embarking on a journey...
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Paddling Industry News

Denver’s Confluence Kayak & Ski Buys CKS Online

CKS Online has a new owner and home. The online, E-commerce site for paddlesports was recently purchased by Jon Kahn and Brian DeFouw of...
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Events

2024 Ocoee River Carnage Party Sept. 1

Like carnage? It doesn’t get any better than at the Ocoee Carnage Party September 1 at Highway 64 Gym in Copperhill, Tennessee, an annual...
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Travel

New Book: “What the River Knows: Essays from the Heart of Alaska”

There's a new book out, with Alaskan rivers playing the starring role. Edward Abbey, who never much liked Alaska, called it “our biggest, buggiest, boggiest state.”...
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Canoeing

Empowering Indigenous Youth with Canadian River Exp/Dinjil Zhuh Adventures

Indigenous youth up north are getting a helping hand in becoming river guides. Whitehorse, Yukon's Canadian River Expeditions is continuing its partnership with Dinjii Zhuh...
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Competition

From Segregation to Recreation: Montgomery, Ala., Spurs Growth with New Montgomery Whitewater Park

“Make me an angel, that flies from Montgomery,” croons John Prine in his classic folk song “Angel from Montgomery.” Town officials in Montgomery are hoping...
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Whitewater Rafting

Flash Flood Sweeps Away Rafts on Utah’s San Juan

Usually when parties float Utah's San Juan River they expect a leisurely, relaxing Class I-II float through some of the best scenery in the...
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Skills

Charlie Walbridge Releases “Whitewater Rescues: True Stories of Survival, Bravery, and Quick Thinking”

Ever have a close call on the river? The types that stories at the bar are made of? You'll find some of the best...
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Canoeing

Paving the Way: Chattooga Celebrates 50 Wild & Scenic Years (Special AW Tribute)

Beginning as a small stream in the Appalachian Mountains near Whiteside Mountain in North Carolina, the Chattanooga River travels 50 miles to its end at...
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Events

Rig Like a Pro with Down River Equipment

Want to score sweet deals on river gear? Head to Down River Equipment or visit them online over Memorial Day to kick off the...
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Inflatables

Fish On! A Review of SOTAR’s Strike 13’6″ Fishing Raft

The 13’6” SOTAR Strike is a platform that allows every tributary angler to achieve any angling ambition. Paired with the simplicity and effectiveness of...
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Whitewater Rafting

Man (and His Dog) Who “Huck Finn’s” It on Grand Reported Missing

A man who reportedly build a homemade raft made of wooden planks and launched it onto the Colorado River at Lee's Ferry with his...
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Inflatables

NRS Expands Fishing Raft Lineup

Fisherpeople rejoice. Northwest River Supplies (NRS), has expanded its fishing raft line-up for 2024 with the all-new Approach Fishing Series and the upgraded Slipstream...
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Conservation

What a Busy Year: American Whitewater’s Recent Accomplishments of Note

Want to know what river advocacy group American Whitewater has been up to recently, helping protect the rivers we all love? The list is...
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Travel

OARS Releases Western River Outlook for ’24

The 2024 rafting season has commenced, and with it outfitter OARS has released its annual Western Rafting Outlook, highlighting current snowpack totals in the...
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Conservation

Fedarko, Author of “The Emerald Mile,” Releases New Grand Book: “A Walk in the Park”

Fan of "The Emerald Mile"? Then you’ll love this latest release by its river-running and not-afraid-to-hike-a-canyon author, Kevin Fedarko, who is at it again,...
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Travel

Wanna’ Buy a Recirculating Whitewater Park? WISP For Sale/Minimum Bid $2 Million

Want to own your own whitewater park? The country's first recirculating whitewater park, McHenry, Md.'s Adventure Sports Center International, was recently put on the...
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Destinations

Pueblo, CO, Gets New Whitewater Park (Built By REP)

There’s now great paddling in Pueblo. Pueblo Water announced the grand opening of its new Pueblo Waterworks Park on...
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Podcast

Tales from the Cripps: Episode 29: Coffee Hour with Stan Prichard

For some southeastern boys, the world is too big to stay in one place. Stan Prichard discovered a love...
Accessories

Fall Schwag Roundup!

Schwag-o'rama! It’s that time of year again—time to provide our two cents on gear we put through its paces...

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Tales from Helene: Record Flows, and the Paddlesports Industry Helping Out

When a tragedy strikes involving water and rivers, the...
Destinations

Pisco Sours, Coca Leaves and Paddling Peru’s Marañón, the “Grand Canyon of the South”

“Buenas lineas,” says Luigi. “Good lines.” Seconds later, Luchin...
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Women Take Top Cash Spots at Cash-ridden Payette Games; Wright Takes Freestyle Crown for Men

All we can say is that’s a lot of shuttle money. While climbing, disc golf, volleyball, dog fetch, fitness, golf, fly casting, even axe throwing and log rolling in the lumberjack division all made a splash at the Payette Games and Idaho Whitewater Championships held June 21-23 in Cascade, Idaho, it was paddling – complete with a whopping $54,000 cash purse between SUP, sprint and freestyle -- that stole the show…
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Local Ryan Casey Wins Coveted North Fork Payette Race

Talk about a race down a badge of courage. Last weekend, Idaho’s North Fork of the Payette drew some of the best kayakers in the world to Idaho for the first-ever, large-scale kayak race down the notorious stretch of Class V. In the end, local Ryan Casey took top honors, followed by Tyler Bradt and Mikkel St. John-Duncan.
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Yacht Surfing with Dane Jackson

With plenty of idle time on his hands to...
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