It’s not everyday that you meet the legends of whitewater, but go to a top rank river on release week (in this particular case the Upper Yough in Friendsville, MD) and you probably will! I had just such an opportunity last September, and I was pleased to not only meet Mr. Jim Michaud, one of […]
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{ EDITOR’S NOTE: If you don’t know who Tom Paterson is yet… You will soon. This dirtbag is absolutely NEXT LEVEL on the riverboard. After making plans this Spring to do an interview, it ended up taking all year to get together with him because, well, he basically reinvented the entire sport this year, and […]
Delving into the depths of the best female Green paddlers in the country is a dive that goes deeper than the river’s shallow surface. With nothing but continual progression up her sleeve, Adriene Levknecht proves year after year and Green Race after Green Race that she is a force to be reckoned with on the […]
Richard Perkins boofing 10ft pole on Manns Creek. Boof and Destroy is a collective of like-minded kayakers from Fayetteville, West Virginia who banded together to create an alternative media source. We live in cabins and out of cars along the New River Gorge throughout the year. Our hunger for whitewater stems from the morale of […]
Dale Guarniere playing at Island Wave, Menominee River, with Mitch Mursai looking on. November: a month to cap the paddling season in many places, a time when the rains return and replenish rivers in others. Both provide ample cause to reflect, and give thanks. That is our theme this month here at DBP MAGAZINE […]
{Editor’s note: We are only what our forefathers left to us, with a bit of invention layered on top. Rivers were man’s first highways, and today’s rivers are the same that flowed then. This month of October we take a journey back in time with Taz Riggs to find the roots of our culture in […]
Josh Pecaric, Kettles on Bottoms Creek. { DBP is stoked to introduce new start-ups in the multimedia world of whitewater paddling. Without further ado we bring you Free Fall Visuals, in their own words. Enjoy, and stay tuned for more in the HIGHLIGHT PADDLE MEDIA series! } Our Mission. ​Free Fall Visuals all began with […]
Ollie sending California Slide in Smokey Gorge. The line is tuck under the log. {EDITOR’S NOTE: Authorities in New Zealand are currently exploring closing the lower gorges of the Kaituna River to whitewater kayaking after the tragic death of renowned local paddler Louise “Lu” Joll earlier in the year. Ollie El-Gamel, a fellow New Zealander […]
We at DBP MAGAZINE ONLINE are stoked to share with you the final excerpt from Adam’s new book “Pushing Rubber Downhill.” This last part concludes Chapter 15. You can read parts one and two in the articles posted on the previous Fridays of this month. Cheers! Adam Piggott’s first kayak was a Perception Dancer in […]
The Russell Fork Rendezvous, one of the great late season paddling festivals in America, kicks off tomorrow at Carson Island, outside Elkhorn City, KY. This river is a favorite of many of the Admins of the Dirt Bag Paddlers Facebook page, and you will see some big names, including our very own Aaron Erdrich, competing […]