Where is the line, when it comes to Wallace and major consequences? Aaron Kendall explores the subject in depth… LITERALLY!
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Michael Potter takes us with on a Wallace filled weekend at GAF
Last year I had the opportunity to take Nick Bonner on his ‘Personal First Descent’ of the Nolichucky Gorge. At the first drop of Quarter Mile I tried a new line, in a new boat, and got a butt kicking Wallace for all of my valiant effort. I ended up with the initial swim, plus […]
Cover: Dipesh Gurung, aka Dip teaching rolling on the March 2016 Beginners and Intermediates Expedition Dipesh Gurung was raised in a self-described “normal village” in Nepal. He now has the chance to lead the way in developing Nepal’s kayak instruction standards. The goal is to raise Nepal to the highest standards of kayak instruction in the […]
To celebrate world rivers day, Rafa Ortiz took on the great falls of the Potomac River, a set of grade V falls just outside Washington DC. Check out the images below and see the full article over at Red Bull. World Rivers Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of September around the world. Our […]
Ross Montandon is the creator of New Wave Kayaking, an awesome coaching and guiding company based in the UK running trips to UK classics and further afield. Check out their site and facebook for more info. Intro We’ve all been in that scenario, standing on the bank looking and looking. Sometimes our demons need convincing […]
This is it. We’ve moved as a team, cautiously probing our way down through the rapid above. From one eddy to the next, we slowed down our descent, breaking out of the main flow, knowing that soon, somewhere, we would stumble upon the main event. And here it is, a horizon line, where the river […]
This is a guest post from Mark Hirst of http://www.lapinkoskikoulu.com/ a leading provider of rescue 3 courses. We were a group of kayakers ( all raft guides too ) Taking a day off and Paddling the famous Godafoss waterfall in Iceland. For those who dont know Godafoss it is a horse shoe shaped waterfall with multiple lines. […]
(Cover Image: Beautiful Bernice Karnett on Oblique Falls, Hiwassee River, TN. Photographed by Mike Tossing.) Some paddling days are extra special. On those days, my friends and I get up even earlier. We check and double-check our gear, our throw ropes, our first aid kits, the charge on our cameras. There’s a low buzz humming just below […]
As another month comes to a close, we bring you another dose of webcomics from Paddling Banter. This months selection features confused seagulls, summer paddling and how to describe rapids. Read on for more! You shouldn’t be worried about seagulls… Swans are much meaner and scarier, as are geese! Run! The opposite effect of […]