With over 100 contributing authors and photographers, Paddling Pacific Northwest Whitewater brings a huge amount of river beta into a format that caters to the present class IV/V paddler. The book features full color photos and maps, in a large 8.5 inch wide by 11 inch tall format. The new guide highlights 11 different regions, […]
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This May, on Friday the 20th, the Esprit rafting team members were returning from a big training day, polishing up their lines on both the Petawawa and Ottawa rivers in Canada. The bus had stopped at a gas station to fill up when a call came in, bringing us the news of a fire at […]
I love my paddling buddies more than – well, just about anything. Paddlers in general warm my heart, even if they’re just strangers passing by with boats on their cars on the way to the river. They’re wonderful in so many ways – generous, free-spirited, courageous, irreverent, hilarious – they’re like Mary Poppins: practically perfect in […]
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: For all the Brazilian Dirt Bags out there, here is a trip report of a recent mission, As Corredeiras do Rio Ribeirinha, “The Rapids of the Ribeirinha River”, published by Paulo Saczuk Jr. in Extremos online magazine. Troy Lafayette, one of our Brazilian Admins, got to take part in the epic […]
Chuck Town was the place to be if you were dirtbaggin’ in Iowa last month. Paddlers trickled into Charles City, IA throughout the week leading up to the 5th annual Charles City Challenge held Saturday, June 18th. 2016 Charles City Challenge Friday evening kicked off the event with a film fest at the local R […]
The south is getting hot and dry this time of year; as a result the southeastern rivers are running low. This makes run selection much harder – always watching weather apps, AW gauges, praying for rainfall, the happy rain dance around the campfire, and whatever other idiotic shenanigans you might think of to obtain a […]
The GoPro Mountain Games: The time of year when all of the best athletes from all of the most unique sports gather in one area and show off their skills. I say “unique sports” because the Mountain Games consist of activities such as bouldering, disc golf, fly fishing, dock dogs, mud runs, slackline, and of […]
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK I selected this montage of photos by and of my buddy Ollie to represent Dirt Bag Paddlers as we charge hard into the month of July, not just because they are some awesome pics of both kayaking and rafting, not just because Ollie is a true representative of our worldwide view, […]
We draw the Wallace Issue to a successful conclusion with some photos from worldwide friends and followers of the Dirt Bag Paddlers Facebook page and our Instagram feed @DBP_4_LIFE. Enjoy! Jennifer Smoak kicks it off with a scene from the Green. SE Represent! “That’s Hammer Factor on the Green River Narrows… The last significant rapid […]
Paul Teasdale, one of our Dirt Bag Paddlers Admins, is a good friend of mine, even though we’ve never met in person. He lives in Africa, and the Mighty Zambezi is his playground. Paul is the founder of RAW Adrenaline, and is truly an inspiration to me and countless others. I approached him several weeks […]