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NRS Film Release: A River Out of Time 

NRS Film Release: A River Out of Time Just in time for the new year, NRS has released its newest film, “A River Out of...
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Destinations

Power of the River Worldwide Broadcast Premiere Sunday, Jan. 8 (Plus Streaming News)

Himalayan River Adventure to Play Free on Rocky Mountain PBS and Stream Online An adventure documentary filmed on Bhutan's wildest river is poised to release...
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Whitewater Rafting

NRS Founder Bill Parks: “What I’ve Learned: Let the People Lead”

In His Own Words: NRS Founder Bill Parks — "What I’ve Learned: Let the People Lead" "In the early 1970s, while teaching at the University...
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Whitewater Rafting

NRS Celebrates 50th Anniversary: “We’re All Between Swims…” (Special PL Q&A with Mark Deming)

NRS Celebrates 50th Anniversary: “We’re All Between Swims…” “We’re all between swims” reads the lead messaging for the marketing literature for NRS’s 50th anniversary. “A lot...
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Paddling Gear

The Ultimate Guide to How to Store Your Raft

Owning your own whitewater raft is an amazing experience that delivers the freedom to get on the river anytime you want. What’s more, you...
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Paddling Gear

Over It Raft Cover Review

Tired of leaving your expensive whitewater raft outside and exposed to the elements?  Tired of watching its color fade as the sun's UV rays...
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Whitewater Rafting

Middle Fork Salmon Blocked by Debris Flow

Planning a late-season run down the Middle Fork of the Salmon? You might want to change your launch site to Indian Creek downstream. Salmon-Challis National...
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Destinations

Holy Surging Glaciers, Batman: Alsek’s Lowell Glacier Surges, Clogging Lake for Paddlers

Lucky enough to be heading to Alaska’s Alsek (only one of the greatest and most dynamic rivers on the planet)? Be prepared to dodge...
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Paddling Industry News

American Whitewater Announces New Executive Director, Clinton Begley

After conducting a nationwide search and interviewing several highly qualified candidates, American Whitewater announced that Clinton Begley will be its new Executive Director. The...
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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...
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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,...
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Whitewater Kayaking

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Destinations

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...
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Destinations

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...
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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...
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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...
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Whitewater Rafting

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...
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Ocoee River Sees Historic Flooding

Historic Flooding Hits Ocoee River Region, Shattering Water-Level Record It's not just the desert Southwest of the Rockies getting record...
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Accessories

Summer Swagalicious Gear Roundup!

Okay okay, it's still a little early for Christmas. But it's coming, and the goose is getting fat. So,...
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Isle Paddle Boards: A fun alternative to whitewater kayaking

ISLE Pioneer 3 & Pioneer Pro 2: A New Perspective on Stand-Up Paddling Looking for something to mix things up...

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Salt River Hit Record 84,900 CFS During Southwest Floods

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Grand Canyon Hits 50K? Not So Fast…(But San Juan Tops 41K!)

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Despite Hiccups, Montana Whitewater Championships Fly High; Point Series Now Heads to Cascade, Idaho

Despite high water giving organizers conniptions about holding a point series event for the National Freestyle Point Series circuit, the Montana Whitewater Championships went off with flying colors and freestylers to kick off July. PL checks in with organizer Kevin Brown on the success of the event and Brennan’s Wave, as the point series now heads to Cascade, Idaho, for the season finale...
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US Takes 6th in World Raft Champs

While they had all the best intentions of bettering their sixth-place showing from the last world championships two years ago, and 3rd-place overall finish from Ecuador in 2005, the US Men’s Rafting Team could only match their showing in South Korea by stroking to a sixth-place overall finish on the 31-km Class III-IV Vrbas River and Tara River at this year’s World Rafting Championships in Bosnia.
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Summer Swagalicious Gear Roundup!

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