Stand-Up Paddling
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Hints for First-time Rafters!
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Heading out on a rafting trip for the first time? Heed these time-tested hints from Paddling Life partner American Whitewater, a longtime outfitter on California’s American River. You’ll be glad you did… Read more. |
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In Her Own Words: Sheri Griffith
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Sheri Griffith, founder of Moab, Utah, rafting outfitter Sheri Griffith Expeditions, is celebrating more than 30 years of getting people out into the wilderness, which she cherishes as her company’s most important role. But her own role in the industry has been even bigger, from establishing one of the country’s first river guide training programs to testifying in D.C. to preserve our nation’s wild places. We caught up with her -- 60 and single save for her dogs and four horses – for a peak inside the paddling pioneer...
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Deschutes Brewery Debuts "River" Brew
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Finally, a beer that all paddlers can feel good about drinking (and one you can;t go wrong with bringing to the take-out). Underlining the importance of brewery’s namesake waterway, Oregon's Deschutes Brewery has unveiled a new "River" beer that's at home in every canoeist's and kayaker's cooler...
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Colo. Rafting Numbers Down 17 Percent in 2012
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Two dry winters have lead to dropping water levels throughout Colorado watersheds, impacting the number of rafters who visit the state each summer and affecting the outfitters who rely on the state’s rivers to make a living. Read more. |
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Paddling World Saddened by Death of Bomber Gear Founder Rick Franken
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The paddling community was deeply saddened this weekend when hit by the bombshell of the death of Bomber Gear founder Rick Franken, who reportedly passed away in his sleep this past weekend while camping on a kayaking trip to Alabama with his son, Kai. Franken reportedly died in his sleep due to respiratory failure...
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Brazil, Indonesia Next Up to Host World Rafting Champs
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It’s a good time to be a member of a world rafting team – at least if part of the reason you’re competing is to travel the world. After venturing to Costa Rica’s Pacuare River in 2011 and in hitting New Zealand’s North Island this coming fall, the World Rafting Championships are continuing their grand world tour by heading to Brazil in 2014 – home to the next Summer Olympics -- and Indonesia the year after.
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Rivers Lose Long-lasting Friend with Sec. of Interior Salazar Resignation
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With Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announcing his resignation recently, effective at the end of March, more than one river conservation organization will be mourning his loss. “Secretary Salazar has been a true champion for protecting and restoring rivers and his leadership will be missed by everyone who cares about healthy, free-flowing rivers,” says Bob Irvin, President of American Rivers.
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Avon Rafts Sold in Zodiac Deal
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Long-time rafting supplier Avon was sold as part of a package that included the entire Zodiac line. OpenGate Capital, LLC has acquired Zodiac Recreational from Zodiac Marine & Pool, a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group. It is unknown how the acquisition will affect production or distribution for Avon customers. Read more. |
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Creek Co. Debuts New Voyager 2 Fishing Pontoon
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While fish kayaks have gotten all the attention in the paddling/angling combo world, a company out of Colorado is making a name by letting you fish tandem out of an inflatable. PL tested out Creek Company’s new Voyager 2 -- a miniature, frameless pontoon-style raft -- on a fall outing on northwest Colorado’s Elk River and gives it a solid thumbs-up when it comes to casting and river running...
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Stand-Up Paddling Archive
December 31st, 2012 • Anything Worth Doing: New Book Captures Spirit of Big Water Boating
November 29th, 2012 • Teva Pulls Out of Mountain Games
November 27th, 2012 • Bluesmiths: The Ultimate Board Short?
October 30th, 2012 • World Rafting Champs World’s First Carbon Neutral Event
October 22nd, 2012 • Colorado River Ranger Among Victims at Denver bar Shooting
October 3rd, 2012 • The Conservation Alliance Releases Our Rivers, Second Video in worthWILD Series with Partner KEEN
September 28th, 2012 • Conservation Alliance Awards Record $700,000 in Grants; Several Wateway Organizations to Reap Benefits
September 7th, 2012 • KEEN Promotes World Recess Day Sept. 14!
September 6th, 2012 • Whitewater Symposium Heads to White Salmon, WA, Oct. 12-14
• Hance rapid Changed on Grand
August 22nd, 2012 • Warm Springs Rapid on Yampa Rearranged
August 8th, 2012 • Canoe & Kayak Magazine Bestows First-ever Paddler Awards at OR Show
July 24th, 2012 • Teva Founder Thatcher Hatches New Sandal Co.
July 18th, 2012 • Drought, Schmought: Shoshone Protocol Spells Higher-than-Average Flows in Upper Colorado
June 22nd, 2012 • Festival Season in Full Swing: FIBArk, Lyons and More!
June 4th, 2012 • French Broad River Fest Sees Another Year of Growth
May 21st, 2012 • The Hunger For Water Games; Teva Plans Alternatives for Low Flows
May 16th, 2012 • AR Announces Most Endangerd Rivers List; Potomac, Green, Skykomish Also Make List
May 11th, 2012 • Frolicking at Cheat Fest
May 9th, 2012 • NW Boaters Get Backyard Run Back
May 1st, 2012 • First Descents Ball Raises...Wait For It...$450,000
April 18th, 2012 • NOC Freestyle Shootout April 20-22
April 11th, 2012 • American Rivers launches River Ambassador Program for Outfitters
March 19th, 2012 • Ecuador Outfitter Small World Adventures Sold
• Outdoor Nation Awards $30,000 to Youth Paddling Programs
March 16th, 2012 • Teva World Water Day
February 28th, 2012 • Colorado to Possibly Get New WW Park Below Gore Canyon
February 27th, 2012 • FERC Dismisses Initial Pipeline proposal for Green River's Flaming Gorge Dam
January 11th, 2012 • Tanya Faux, Aussie Gals Gear Up for a World’s First
January 10th, 2012 • Get Yer River Permit Applications In!
December 7th, 2011 • Book Review: Flooding Granite
December 6th, 2011 • A Must Have for Swimming Big Rivers: Leg-Floatation-Devices
November 17th, 2011 • Boardworks, Badfish Unveil Breakthrough Inflatable SUP
October 26th, 2011 • White Salmon Runs Free! (by Megan Hooker/AW)
October 19th, 2011 • 2011 Whitewater Hall of Fames Inductees Honored
October 11th, 2011 • US Men, Women Take 7th Overall in World Raft Champs; Japan Wins Overall for Men, Czech Republic for Women
October 9th, 2011 • Czech Mate: Czechs Take Slalom Crown at World Rafting Champs
October 7th, 2011 • World Raft Championships Underway in Costa Rica
September 30th, 2011 • 2012 Whitewater Symposium Wraps up at Rock Island, TN, Oct 12-14
September 18th, 2011 • PL Canoe Schwag Review!
September 8th, 2011 • Good—Make that Great—Gauley! Historic Releases This Fall
September 7th, 2011 • Irene Follow-up: Damage on the Deerfield
August 26th, 2011 • Rock Creek Outfitters Rockin' Large with New Expansion
August 23rd, 2011 • Liquidlogic Investor Boyce Greer Dies on Idaho’s North Fork Payette
August 17th, 2011 • Paddle Council Receives $30K Grant from Nielsen
August 4th, 2011 • OR Gets Underway with On-water Demo
July 29th, 2011 • OR Paddlesports Preview
July 26th, 2011 • Oh Black Water, Keep on Moving
June 6th, 2011 • The Paddling Enthusiasts Tri-fecta: Vail, Glenwood Springs, Salida.
May 31st, 2011 • Team Teva Dominates US Rafting Association National Championships in Oregon.
May 24th, 2011 • Diamond Anniversary: 10th Annual Teva Mountain Games June 2-5
May 17th, 2011 • Olympic Whitewater Course for 2012 Games in London Open to the Public
May 11th, 2011 • Record Water Year in Store for West
May 3rd, 2011 • Open Sesame! WRC Secures Acess to Wallowa and Grande Ronde Rivers.
• Hitchcock Creek: Birth of a Blue Trail by Jeffrey Cheatham
April 18th, 2011 • Announcing the Inaugural Great Russian River Race, May 7 2011
April 8th, 2011 • AIRE Announces Video Contest for 2011.
March 23rd, 2011 • Putting Its Money Where Our River Mouths Are
March 22nd, 2011 • Damming More Than a River, A Lifestyle
• Rally HO!: The National River Rally set for Charleston SC June 3-6
March 17th, 2011 • Klickitat Rafters Remembered (story by Sue Hansen)
March 16th, 2011 • New River Dries Goes Off
March 14th, 2011 • AW Conducts Flow Survey for Yampa Basin
March 2nd, 2011 • Silverback Swallowed
February 23rd, 2011 • Solo Catting Cotahuasi
February 18th, 2011 • Obama Backs Rivers
January 31st, 2011 • Pack-rafting Tasmania’s Franklin River
January 7th, 2011 • It's Permit Time
December 21st, 2010 • Confluence Buys Bomber Gear
November 19th, 2010 • Paddler Replaced by Rapid
November 16th, 2010 • Seeking Nominations for Swiftwater Rescue Award
November 1st, 2010 • Chaco Debuts ToeCoop, PedShed; Awards Kayak Instructor Accolades
October 28th, 2010 • A Song from the Grand
October 20th, 2010 • Cali Burn Fest
October 12th, 2010 • Czechs, Brazilians dominate Pre-Worlds in Costa Rica
September 29th, 2010 • Rivers Orgs Clean-up with Conservation Alliance Grants
September 24th, 2010 • Good Gauley
September 10th, 2010 • Shimoda to Head River Management Society
September 7th, 2010 • Flash Flood Closes Mineral Bottom Road; Affects Canyonlands Canoeists
September 1st, 2010 • Great Guns, It’s Gore Fest
June 18th, 2010 • KA-CHING: Danny Ching Makes A Clean Sweep At Battle Of The Paddle
June 7th, 2010 • Virtual Unkown, Noa Ginella, Outpaddles MacArthur and Gavere
May 20th, 2010 • TEVA Mountain Games Announces 2010 Whitewater Events
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