Stand-Up Paddling
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Tanya Faux, Aussie Gals Gear Up for a World’s First
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Sure, Freya Hoffmeister might have circum-navigated Australia. We’d like to see her keep up with the exploits of Australian Tanya Faux. This spring, Faux, a longtime creek and rodeo competitor and Australia’s2008 Adventurer of the Year, is leading a group of eight women into one of Australia’s most rugged and remote areas: a 30-day uncharted, unsupported, river exploration of the Kimberley region that aims to promote the Save the Kimberley campaign. Oh, and did we mention the Class V and crocs? Read more. |
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Get Yer River Permit Applications In!
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Okay, all you free-loading dirtbags. No more free lunch. It's permit season. So get off your duff and send in your applications for your favorite river trip instead of waiting to get asked along. Plus, that way you can invite who you want (which hopefully will include us). Here's all the info you need... Read more. |
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Book Review: Flooding Granite
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River guides rejoice: finally a book you can all relate to. Former river guide Tom Mahony’s Flooding Granite (Casperian Books) details the plight of river guide Zack Pruitt, a college drop-out who abandoned his girlfriend and young son when things got tough and headed back to the Sierra Nevada to guide. But he gets more than he bargained for. PL catches up with the author for a quick Q&A, and gives it a thumbs-up for those jonesing for whitewater action this winter... Read more. |
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White Salmon Runs Free! (by Megan Hooker/AW)
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After nearly a century, Washington's White Salmon River in south central Washington is flowing freely again. Earlier today, a hole was blasted in the base of Condit Dam, and its reservoir - Northwestern Lake - began to pour through it. The reservoir is expected to be fully drained by sundown... Read more. |
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2011 Whitewater Hall of Fames Inductees Honored
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The International Whitewater Hall of Fame (IWHOF) moved to the banks of the South Fork American River Oct. 14-16 to honor members of the Class of 2011, including this year’s inductees: Explorer - Richard Bangs (USA); Champion - JP Burny (Belgium); and Advocate - Oliver Cock (UK)... Read more. |
Stand-Up Paddling Archive
October 9th, 2011 • Czech Mate: Czechs Take Slalom Crown at World Rafting Champs
October 7th, 2011 • World Raft Championships Underway in Costa Rica
September 30th, 2011 • 2012 Whitewater Symposium Wraps up at Rock Island, TN, Oct 12-14
September 18th, 2011 • PL Canoe Schwag Review!
September 8th, 2011 • Good—Make that Great—Gauley! Historic Releases This Fall
September 7th, 2011 • Irene Follow-up: Damage on the Deerfield
August 26th, 2011 • Rock Creek Outfitters Rockin' Large with New Expansion
August 23rd, 2011 • Liquidlogic Investor Boyce Greer Dies on Idaho’s North Fork Payette
August 17th, 2011 • Paddle Council Receives $30K Grant from Nielsen
August 4th, 2011 • OR Gets Underway with On-water Demo
July 29th, 2011 • OR Paddlesports Preview
July 26th, 2011 • Oh Black Water, Keep on Moving
June 6th, 2011 • The Paddling Enthusiasts Tri-fecta: Vail, Glenwood Springs, Salida.
May 31st, 2011 • Team Teva Dominates US Rafting Association National Championships in Oregon.
May 24th, 2011 • Diamond Anniversary: 10th Annual Teva Mountain Games June 2-5
May 17th, 2011 • Olympic Whitewater Course for 2012 Games in London Open to the Public
May 11th, 2011 • Record Water Year in Store for West
May 3rd, 2011 • Open Sesame! WRC Secures Acess to Wallowa and Grande Ronde Rivers.
• Hitchcock Creek: Birth of a Blue Trail by Jeffrey Cheatham
April 18th, 2011 • Announcing the Inaugural Great Russian River Race, May 7 2011
April 8th, 2011 • AIRE Announces Video Contest for 2011.
March 23rd, 2011 • Putting Its Money Where Our River Mouths Are
March 22nd, 2011 • Damming More Than a River, A Lifestyle
• Rally HO!: The National River Rally set for Charleston SC June 3-6
March 17th, 2011 • Klickitat Rafters Remembered (story by Sue Hansen)
March 16th, 2011 • New River Dries Goes Off
March 14th, 2011 • AW Conducts Flow Survey for Yampa Basin
March 2nd, 2011 • Silverback Swallowed
February 23rd, 2011 • Solo Catting Cotahuasi
February 18th, 2011 • Obama Backs Rivers
January 31st, 2011 • Pack-rafting Tasmania’s Franklin River
January 7th, 2011 • It's Permit Time
December 21st, 2010 • Confluence Buys Bomber Gear
November 19th, 2010 • Paddler Replaced by Rapid
November 16th, 2010 • Seeking Nominations for Swiftwater Rescue Award
November 1st, 2010 • Chaco Debuts ToeCoop, PedShed; Awards Kayak Instructor Accolades
October 28th, 2010 • A Song from the Grand
October 20th, 2010 • Cali Burn Fest
October 12th, 2010 • Czechs, Brazilians dominate Pre-Worlds in Costa Rica
September 29th, 2010 • Rivers Orgs Clean-up with Conservation Alliance Grants
September 24th, 2010 • Good Gauley
September 10th, 2010 • Shimoda to Head River Management Society
September 7th, 2010 • Flash Flood Closes Mineral Bottom Road; Affects Canyonlands Canoeists
September 1st, 2010 • Great Guns, It’s Gore Fest
June 18th, 2010 • KA-CHING: Danny Ching Makes A Clean Sweep At Battle Of The Paddle
June 7th, 2010 • Virtual Unkown, Noa Ginella, Outpaddles MacArthur and Gavere
May 20th, 2010 • TEVA Mountain Games Announces 2010 Whitewater Events
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