Chasing Rivers: A Whitewater Life
Tamar Glouberman writes about the places we seek and the ones we discover, both in the natural world and inside ourselves.
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A Conversation with Pro Kayaker Benny Marr
Benny Marr is a Canadian whitewater superstar. The Ontario-born kayaker was once named a National Geographic Adventurer of the Year. Although as you’ll hear in our chat, he’s not really aware of that.
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Friday Flick: Sheri
On the heels of Alpacka Raft‘s 20th anniversary, Sheri tells the story of founder Sheri Tingey, who navigated the male-dominated outdoor industry for decades before revolutionizing it with the design…
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River Rights: Balancing Sea-to-Sky River Resources
In a rush to find alternatives to coal and fossil fuels, decision-makers are looking to the last undammed waterways of the world to produce 'green' energy. Yet for whitewater kayakers, a hydropower project (HPP) is the equivalent of a solar farm on a mountain face...
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River Idiot no More: Learning to Whitewater Canoe in Five Days
As we crash through each recirculating wave, I watch my bow partner grab the gunwales and yell at him to keep his paddle in the water. Each wave that breaks…
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Before the Drop: Waterfall Drops and How Media Tells Less Than Half the Story
Standing in line at the grocery store, you pick up a magazine. Flipping it open you pause on a photo: a tiny red kayak embedded in a frothing vertical wall…
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Free Falling: The Exhilaration of Getting Airborne on Coast Mountain Waterfalls
Raw, untamed, unrelenting, unforgiving, uncaring – and yet peaceful and calming at the same time – waterfalls are the ultimate visual display of the earth’s power, cutting through solid rock,…
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The Yukon’s Snake River
The Yukon’s Snake River is one of the true gems of the Peel River Watershed. Paddling it is the trip of a lifetime. And all who experience come back changed.…
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British Columbia’s Backyard Booty
Text & photos by Jimmy Martinello. One thing about B.C. that is so incredibly rad is that within five minutes to an hour you can be out and surrounded by…
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Whitewater SUP
Check out what the boys from the Coast Mountain edition of Mountain Life are up to: good freaking times on inflatable SUPs. Chilcotin Quest – A Whitewater SUP Experience from…
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