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Events
On Your Marks: GoPro Games Off and Running in Vail, CO
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the GoPro Mountain Games are off and running, hitting Vail, CO, June 7-12, with a slate of paddling events once...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Athlete Stories
NRS Releases “Changing the Flow” Film
A story spanning nearly a decade, NRS Films’ Changing the Flow shows the world what can happen when women defy strict societal norms to find...
Paddling Gear
Down River Equipment Launches Used Gear Program
Used paddling gear just got easier to find. Wheat Ridge, Colo.'s Down River Equipment, a leading river equipment supplier and manufacturer, just launched a new...
Accessories
NRS Movin’ and Shakin’
Moscow, Idaho’s Northwest River Supplies (NRS) is making moves with big internal developments including promotions in senior leadership, expansion of the product development team...
Whitewater Rafting
OARS Presents Dory Land, New Film Celebrating 50 Years of Idaho Dories
Many river runners say there is no better way to experience a river than by dory. Beyond their stout, thoughtful design, these wooden boats...
Paddling Industry News
Holiday Doubles Down on DEI
Holiday River Expeditions is doubling down in terms of DEI, with a new series of trips designed for the LGBTQ and BIPOC communities. Following two...
Destinations
6 Days/6 Rivers: A Costa Rican Kayaking Odyssey with Amazing Vacations
“Buenas Lineas,” says our guide Arnaldo Cespedes. “Good lines.”
We just finished scouting a Class IV rapid called Robin Hood on Costa Rica’s Rio Naranjo...
Evergreen
It’s River Permit Time: 10 Tips from our Friends at CKS!
The Selway. Middle Fork. Yampa. Lodore. Deso/Gray. San Juan. Cataract. Salt. Grand. Those are just a few of the iconic western rivers up for...
Inflatables
And In This Corner, Weighing In At….! Alpacka Hits the Water Running in 2022 With New Lightweight Boat Line-up
Yes, it sounds like a boxing announcer, and for good reason. Pack raft maker Alpacka is packing in a full, ultralight product line for...
Paddling Industry News
American WW Year-end Wrap!
Let's put it this way: If the nonprofit was an MMA fighter, it'd be fighting up a class or two... As American Whitewater ED Mark...
Paddling Life Exclusives
Rockslides and Rafting: Nightmare on the Grand Canyon Kills One, Injures Several
Last summer, a group of commercial passengers (and their guides) saw firsthand a dose of how powerful Mother Nature can be, surviving a storm-induced...
Inflatables
Inside AIRE’s Outcast Sporting Gear (OSG)
Want whitewater-worthy beefiness with your fishing craft package? Look no further than AIRE’s sister company, Outcast, designed to offer just that, bringing the company’s...
Apparel
Testing the Level 6 Australis
Want a sweet-looking and performing shortie for warm water/weather paddling? Look no further than the Australis from Level 6, a short-sleeve semi-dry top constructed...
Events
Bosnia to Host 2022 World Rafting Champs
COVID can’t cancel a rafting comp. That’s the word from the International Rafting Federation, which, after two years of obstacles and restrictions, announced that...
Evergreen
Inside AIRE Environmental
Sure, AIRE makes awesome inflatable craft for everything from whitewater and touring to fishing. But did you know that it also has a sister...
Inflatables
Testing the AIRE Sabertooth
Want to sink your teeth into the perfect R2ing rafting machine? Try the new frameless AIRE Sabertooth, suitable for everything from kids to Class V…
Evergreen
Real Tips from Real Rafting Mothers!
Moms know best…especially when it comes to taking your kids rafting. Behold the following Real Rafting Tips from Real Rafting Mothers before the next...
Events
Curtailed by COVID: AW Fall Event Roundup
It’s been a wild, wooly and wet year as far as events hosted by venerable river conservation organization American Whitewater. But it’s still finding...
Events
Great Gore! (Kids Rule, Hilleke Swims, and More!)
Even with pandemic restrictions in place (i.e. no rager blowout party at nearby Rancho del Rio this year), AW’s classic downriver race through Gore...
Latest news
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...
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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...
2022 Golden Rodeo Down River Race Results
2022 Golden Rodeo Down River Race On Wednesday, June 29th, the Colorado Whitewater Association hosted a spectacular down river race...
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On Your Marks: GoPro Games Off and Running in Vail, CO
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the GoPro Mountain Games are...
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...
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