KAYAKING & RAFTING

Between May and September, I live in the sweetest place in the world. That’s when the Aleutian Low system gets displaced by the North Pacific High, a subtropical high-pressure anticyclone pushing northeast from Hawaii towards the west coast of North America. It happily shoves the Aleutian Low system and its winter cold back where it

November 3, 2022 – Asheville, NC – On a mission to create and share the highest performing outdoor gear in the least toxic, lowest impact way with its community, Astral is ushering in the season of gift-giving with its first annual Season of Giving campaign that combines charitable gifts and gear giveaways throughout November and

MANCOS, Colo. (November 11, 2022) – The world’s leading packrafting brand, Alpacka Raft, is thrilled to debut the much-anticipated Valkyrie, its most capable whitewater boat to date. After 15 years of development and dozens of prototypes, the Valkyrie is the pinnacle of whitewater performance in an inflatable package, just as founder Sheri Tingey intended when

[embedded content] Published on November 22nd, 2022 | by Kayak Session Watch this amazing short movie directed by Rush Sturges fro NRS, telling the story of Tristan Russell who got diagnosed with the gene of Early Onset Alzheimer’s, the same disease that killed his father. That is when he shifted his focus to the present

For many North Americans, the 2022 paddling season is sadly drawing to a close. But don’t despair—the season of great deals and Christmas gifts is only just beginning. Christmas gifts for yourself, of course. You’ve earned it. To save you money and time, we’ve rounded up some of the best Black Friday kayak deals on

Their frightening countenance notwithstanding, lingcod are a great fish to target from a kayak. The fish are found near shore from southern California to northern Alaska. Despite the common name, lingcod (family Hexagrammidae) are not true cod (family Gadidae). The lingcod’s jagged teeth, large size, mottled brown sides and single, long continuous dorsal fin make

STEFFAN MEYRIC HUGHES continues his series on THE BEST AND MOST INFLUENTIAL KAYAKERS THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. His third of seven is tinventor of the folding kayak: Johann Klepper. Fold or bust: Johann Klepper In the same year that Gino Watkins died (1932) kayaking in Greenland, the sport of kayaking was well in the

Would you like to peek into a top pro’s tackle box on tournament day? Wouldn’t it be great to know what new fishing lures the best anglers are excited about using? We reached out to five full-time anglers for their favorite new lures. From muskie in Ontario to Gulf Coast redfish, New England striped bass,

Boatercross, or extreme slalom as it is referred to by the International Canoe Federation (ICF), is taking the international race scene by force. The crowd-favorite head-to-head discipline is even making its way to the Olympic Games in 2024. Which means rotomolded plastic boats will finally be sharing the stage with their high-end composite siblings that

[embedded content] Published on November 21st, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow an Irish team made up of Luke Whelan, Barry Loughnane and David O’Sullivan on some steep Irish creeking up in the hills on the Seanafarachain. Tags: ireland, irish creeking, luke whelan, seanafarachain, Steep Creeking

[embedded content] Published on November 21st, 2022 | by Kayak Session Follow the Eggstream crew on a high water lap of the Tummel River, a true Scottish classic. This run is normally dam controlled, but the turbines are currently being changed, releasing a perfect big natural flow. Tags: eggstream, river tummel, scotland, scottish highlands

[embedded content] Published on November 21st, 2022 | by Kayak Session Nouria Newman shares some Gopro lines from a sweet North Fork from the past season with Kalob Grady. Tags: gopro, kalob grady, north fork, nouria newman

Photos and story: Darin McQuoid The glacier fed creek of Clendinning The Clendinning was once British Columbia’s most popular multi-day trip. Somehow that title now goes to the Stikine, but that’s a whole different story. Personally I’d written off the Clendinning as class IV and something that I would do in my ‘early retirement paddling.’

Photos and story: Darin McQuoid The glacier fed creek of Clendinning The Clendinning was once British Columbia’s most popular multi-day trip. Somehow that title now goes to the Stikine, but that’s a whole different story. Personally I’d written off the Clendinning as class IV and something that I would do in my ‘early retirement paddling.’

[embedded content] Published on November 19th, 2022 | by Kayak Session Check out the trailer for « Before I Die », a new short film project by Rush Sturges and NRS about Tristan Bussell, 36, diagnosed with early setting Alzeihmer’s disease. Tristan could have decades left to live as he always had, or just six years… Here

Pop quiz. Which three pieces of paddling safety equipment would you choose to spend a little extra on? Take a minute to think about it. Don’t read further until you have your list of whitewater rescue gear worth investing in. Which whitewater rescue gear is your best investment? While there is general agreement on which