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EDITOR’S DESK: The commercial rafting season here at Kosir’s Rapid Rafts, the original headquarters of Dirt Bag Paddlers, has always opened on the first weekend of April. We thought we would close out our international focused March issue of DBP MAGAZINE ONLINE .COM with our typical photo spread by showing the rest of the global […]
As it is now the end of another month, it is time for another instalment from Paddling Banter! As we all look forward to warmer weather and for some the meltwater to fill the rivers, take some time and have a laugh at these awesome comics. The English Paddler: What other stereotypes can you […]
EDITOR’S DESK- The Day of Action is here!! We at Dirt Bag Paddlers are stoked to be a part of the 20th anniversary of an amazing event conjured up by our friends at International Rivers! After two years of supporting the Day of Action through raising awareness with fun contests like an art contest and […]
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: Dirt Bag Paddlers is an international community. Wherever rivers flow and whitewater roars, you will find us. No matter the local language, there we communicate. No matter where you call home, you will be at home. That is our firm belief, as stated in our mission statement. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: All […]
EDITOR’S DESK: It’s a fact. Although we are all human beings, constructed of the same strands of DNA, breathing the same air, dependant on the same clean water, born into this world the same way seeking the same shelter, existing because of the same love… we are surrounded by walls that divide us, and governed […]
EDITOR’S DESK: All month long we’ve delivered stories of some awesome Women of Whitewater in these pages and on our various social media platforms- Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat. We thought we’d end the month with a quick profile of 12 more rad ladies selected from our 200 Admins around the world who represent Dirt […]
He stands, quiet leaning against the War Pony, looking out over the camp with a faraway stare, seeing the past five months of who and what he is now like a movie playing in his mind. I didn’t understand, couldn’t understand until I got here, the phrases “there is no time” and “that’s old news”. […]
My introduction to Dirt Bag Paddlers was purely coincidental. A group of paddlers from Georgia posted their annual event, the Nantahala Icebreaker, to take place on January 16, 2016. Although new to the whitewater scene, I had already met some of the folks who would attend this event. I also wanted to meet others in […]
EDITOR’S DESK: Aaron Erdrich is the biggest Dirt Bag IN THE WORLD. Hands down. He boats hundreds of days every year, sending stouts around the country as a sponsored rafter in his Hyside Mini Max, Paddlecat, or Paddlelac IK, depending on what he’s feelin’ that day. AE will send the gnarliest Class V, send stouts […]
EDITOR’S DESK: This month on the cover of our Magazine we’ve featured four fantastic Women of Whitewater, or #WOW! from four different forms of paddling. Our ultimate goal is to inspire young girls and women to try paddling, to rise up and tackle what they may think isn’t possible, to reach out to the local […]