And the class fives weren’t the biggest worry of all… Andrey Coto Robles, 27 years old Home River: Sarapiqui, Costa Rica Favorite volume river: Baker, South Patagonia, Chile Favorite Creek: Verzasca, Ticino, Italy Favorite Multiday expedition: Marañon, Peru Favorite place to explore with first descents: Brazil Favorite place for freestyle: Costa Rica Andrey […]
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YUP, DIRT BAG PADDLERS! First off, a huge thanks for having me over at The Mag! We love what you’ve been up to in the last years, keep it up! Before diving straight into Flow Motion Aerials, let’s spend a few lines on Quebec Connection because that’s really where it all started. QUEBEC CONNECTION Most […]
Pulling up to the back alley garage with the sun gleaming off the bright white, freshly plowed heaps of snow, a man with a large fur hat on is waiting. I step out of my truck. “Hi! You must be Greg!? How are you today?” I say with as much enthusiasm as I can […]
A few days ago I got very sick and was hospitalized here in Moscow. I remembered then, lying there, that I was going to write my story, and that if I didn’t share it soon… maybe I would not get the chance. Maybe someone will read this and find the force within themselves to change […]
Clint Mabie, kneeling in red drytop Family and friends mourn the loss of kayaker Clint Mabie of Hurley, WI. It is believed Clint died of head trauma, on his home stretch of Class V whitewater, the Black River on Saturday April 16th. He was 49 years young, a fixture in the upper Midwest paddling community, […]
Billed as “the World’s Largest Canoe, Kayak, SUP, and Camping Consumer Show,” Canoecopia marks the beginning of the paddling season for the paddling community of the upper Midwest. Hosted by retail store (and iconic cornerstone of the local scene) Rutabaga {rutabaga.com} at the Alliant Center every year on the second weekend of March in Madison, […]
I sat down recently with my old friend and fellow original DBP Admin Dale Guarniere to get the scoop on the first home of Dirt Bag Paddlers, next weekend’s Pesh Fest, and the meaning of #danewho and chasing your dreams… DBP: First off, we are stoked for the first annual Peshtigo River Festival that you […]
Maya-Ray Cross, Mayo to her friends and fans around the world, is an avid young whitewater paddler from the UK who lives in Wigan, spending lots of time in Chester and North Wales. Tomorrow is her fifteenth birthday!! Cheers to you, Mayo! She loves getting out on the water as much as possible with her […]
For an epic adventure down the most harrowing gorge North East Georgia has come up with yet… On a day when water wouldn’t normally flow, they have unleashed Hell in the Tallulah Gorge. Fearing the wrath of Neptune, God of the sea, for offending his lesser known nephew Tallulius, he strikes down with his trident. […]
USA Raft kicked off the warm weather Nolichucky River season with a bang! Manager Les Lollar has been very gracious to the local paddling community and has always provided excellent service to anyone paddling the river from Poplar, NC to his property in Erwin, TN. www.usaraft.com This year he outdid himself by hosting the 2nd […]