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It is boating season in Nepal, and as the Join Adventure’s team reunites leader Dipesh Gurung is excited to share a newly learned way of teaching with his fellow Nepali boaters and trip participants . Gurung, Join Adventure’s co-founder and trip leader, has returned from two months at the New Zealand Kayak School where he […]
We all love action cameras – they allow us to show our friends our epic line (or epic beater) on the river. However, gopro’s etc are very expensive. If you lose or damage one on the river, it really hurts. In my opinion, they are worth it for how good their image quality is, but […]
Last year I had the opportunity to take Nick Bonner on his ‘Personal First Descent’ of the Nolichucky Gorge. At the first drop of Quarter Mile I tried a new line, in a new boat, and got a butt kicking Wallace for all of my valiant effort. I ended up with the initial swim, plus […]
This is a guest post from Mark Hirst of http://www.lapinkoskikoulu.com/ a leading provider of rescue 3 courses. We were a group of kayakers ( all raft guides too ) Taking a day off and Paddling the famous Godafoss waterfall in Iceland. For those who dont know Godafoss it is a horse shoe shaped waterfall with multiple lines. […]
Storing Your Kayaks If you are like my wife and me and accumulate kayaks, running out of space to store them can be a problem. When we already had six kayaks my wife declared that she was going to buy a Jackson Karma Traverse. I replied that we didn’t have enough room in the garage […]
We bring you a guest post from Mark Hirst of http://www.lapinkoskikoulu.com/, a Rescue 3 and IRF instructor. Stay safe out there! As we now find ourselves at the beginning of a Northern hemisphere season, a quick glance at various social media outlets are awash with various stories of epic high water runs and carnage. Most of […]
Big winters create big runoff. Whitewater rafters are looking at epically high water! Because increased flows dramatically change rivers and require a redoubling of our ongoing efforts to keep our trips safe, I thought I would share some thoughts about high-water safety: –High-Water Rigging and Gear: Consider rigging a flip line across the bottom of […]
March in the Upper Midwest means Old Man Winter is due to depart, taking with him the ice and leaving his snow to melt into the ever increasing flow of our little known but much loved whitewater rivers. It’s also when the Wisconsin and Illinois boating community looks forward to Rutabaga Paddlesports’ annual Canoecopia, billed […]
We’ve all caught ourselves staring at the water. My local beach is always covered with people going for a stroll out on the breakwater to the lighthouse and taking selfies in the sunsets. It is even worse when the autumn winds whip up the Big Lake (Lake Michigan) into a frenzy. The same thing occurs […]
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 […]