Demshitz Drop in Chile DBP Interviews Demshitz’ Jared Seiler By: Alex DePue Chances are if you follow whitewater, you have heard of Demshitz. Over the past several years, Demshitz has become the face of one of the best kayak brands in the sport: Pyranha Kayaks. Every year team Pyranha tours the United States in their […]
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DIRTBAGS by “Chicago” “Chicago” guides for Kosir’s Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. Harass him here at [email protected] BUBBLE STREET by Paul Mason Mr Mason is a whitewater canoeist and artist who is available for commissioned pieces. His work is at http://bubblestreet.ca/ CAT NIPPED by Beth MacKenney When she’s not guiding or goofing off with her family […]
Today is the DAY! The International Day of Action! And the day we announce the winners of the Dirt Bag Paddlers mARTch contest in support of International Rivers! Enjoy these works of art from dirtbags around the world, then get outside and do something to show your love for clean free flowing rivers TODAY! It’s […]
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THE SHARP EDGE by “Chicago” Toughill
Yesterday I learned that two paddlers had lost their lives on the river, on opposite sides of the globe. Once again the pangs of loss color our sport and cause us to reflect on what it is we do and how we carry it out in pursuit of fun. We dirtbags construct our entire lives […]
George Wallace first ran for president in 1968. His campaign, in our opinion, was a big WALLACE! So what is left from this era is a handful of killer throwback stickers scattered around the country. We have stumbled across a few and we wanted to share this find with our fellow dirt bags. There is […]
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THE LESTER RIVER RACE by Nora Whitmore
Almost Always EDITOR’S NOTE: Nora Whitmore’s article on the Lester Race in Duluth MN first ran in her blog last February. We are pleased to run it here because it looks as if THE LESTER WILL RUN THIS WEEKEND! After talking with Nora, who is down south paddling her canoe […]
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YESTERDAY IS STILL TODAY… by Taz Riggs
Early in my guiding career I worked alongside another company whose guides I considered elites. I even worked with them a few times as a “merc”. The folks I regularly worked with called them “Blue Angels”. They would leave the put-in in tight order, like jets taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier […]
WELCOME TO OUR MONDAY MORNING FEATURE. We hope to share with you our readers the songs of the River, that they may either start your work week off right or recharge your batteries after a long weekend with the custys… We heartily accept submissions via email. here Today we delve into the world of the […]
Why Kenya? I guess first of all for the kayaking; there is so much white water in Kenya that has still not been found. Even after three and a half months of scouting and running everything that we could, there were still hundreds if not thousands of rivers still there to be run. Second was […]
DIRTBAGS by “Chicago” “Chicago” guides for Kosir’s Rapid Rafts in Wisconsin. Harass him here BUBBLE STREET by Paul Mason Mr Mason is a whitewater canoeist and artist who is available for commissioned pieces. His work is at http://bubblestreet.ca/ BAD GUIDE JOKES by regular dirtbags As you can see, we serve em up unedited… Hah! Message […]