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A year ago, eight of my paddling buddies and I got to take a clinic with Eric Jackson. You know – the guy whose name is all over my boats. And my paddle. And my car. And my Tennessee-whitewater-kayaking heart. It was like this…I was all set to head for the Cumberland Plateau to Rendezvous, […]
Beaver Fest. The single greatest weekend I have ever had in New York! OK, let us back up a bit. Growing up in western NY you come from either rolling hills or a flat concrete forest. As a paddler there are plenty of local videos of steep creeks with fast slides and insane holes. Most […]
Rivers all around the world are under threat. One that is close to the heart of many UK paddlers is the Afon Conwy, in North Wales. With multiple sections of top class whitewater, including the famous Fairy Glen, as well as important and irreplaceable woodlands and habitats, the proposed development is just too damaging. The […]
With Gauley fest over the weekend, there is a lot of footage of carnage out there! I personally like this carnage filled run down the upper, wallace! Check out some of our t-shirts here: https://www.dbpmagazineonline.com/product/invert-wallace-t-shirt/ Send us suggestions for wallace of the week!
A new weekly DBPMagazineonline feature, showcasing the more chaotic moments of watersports around the world every tuesday (Unless it is raining, then paddling comes before writing) Our first example is not even involving paddlesports! It does however involve waterfalls, which makes it count! This guy obviously watched some videos of Dane etc and thought that […]
Although my dream of running the North Fork started one year before I dipped my oars into this mighty river, and the fact that I never thought that it was possible, it consumed me. All that I could think about during my off season in Utah was the North Fork. When we first moved to […]
Women and men on white water, is there a difference? Should we be supporting more women to be on the rivers? Are women at a disadvantage in a commercial environment? Should something be changed, if so what? There are some interesting articles and opinions about women in white water. As a white water women I […]
Grit and determination, be athletic and gifted, have drive and the ability to be coached. You must have all of these to ascend to the top of competitive sports, to be the total package. Austrian slalom boater Viktoria Wolffhardt exudes all of these, and more! DBP Admin Jay Carpenter caught up with Viki via Instagram […]
From a handful of rafts in the beginning with about 20 people to more than 20 rafts and dozens of kayaks and canoes, the Rieger Regatta has grown to hundreds of people coming out to enjoy a long day’s float relaxing on the Susquehanna River. My friend Jeff Rieg started the Regatta, the main focus […]
FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK: September may indeed by our favorite month of the year at Dirt Bag Paddlers. Why, you ask? Two words- Gauley Season. And with the return of Gauley Season comes the best whitewater festival in America, Gauley Fest, and the reunion of scores of DBP Admins from around the country and the […]