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Events

That’s a Wrap: Our Man in the Field Reports Gauley Fest is “Beautiful Chaos”

That is Gauley Fest: a little intimidating, a little ridiculous, incredibly loud and absolutely unforgettable. Beautiful chaos on the Gauley.

Staff Post - September 25, 2026

Whitewater Kayaking

Good Golly It’s Gauley Fest Time Sept 17-20!

Get ready for some of the best whitewater in the country (Initiation, Shipwreck and Pillow Rock ring a bell?) and arguably the paddling community's...

Eugene Buchanan - September 15, 2026

Competition

Carnage on the Cheakamus

Leave it to the Canucks. While Canada and the US are going toe-to-toe battling it out in a trade war, kayakers did the same...

Staff Post - September 15, 2026

Conservation

Despite Drought, Colo.’s BaileyFest 2026 Celebrates Best Bailey Season in Years

“What’s 300 cfs…about low side of medium?” I ask this year’s Bailey Fest organizer Collin Remmers. “High side of low,” he responds, as we get...

Eugene Buchanan - September 11, 2026

Business

PTC Collab Scrambles After Montgomery Whitewater Center Announces “Temporary Closure” Before Oct. 14-16 Event

The Paddlesports Trade Coalition is scrambling for an alternative venue after Alabama's Montgomery Whitewater Center announced it is "temporarily closing" less than a month before...

Eugene Buchanan - September 10, 2026

Business

PTC Collab ’26 Hits Montgomery Whitewater Center Oct. 14-16

A lot can get done over a beer and a paddle blade. The Paddlesports Trade Coalition is holding its PTC Collab '26 October 14–16, 2026,...

Staff Post - September 2, 2026

Competition

OK’s RiverSport to Host 2026 Swiftwater Conference and Championship Games

The recent Slalom World Championships and upcoming 2028 Olympic Games aren't the only events being hosted by Oklahoma City's RiverSport Whitewater Center. During the last week...

Staff Post - August 19, 2026

Canoeing