Metlako Falls.  Photo by Erik Boomer.

 

"I think it's a really healthy lifestyle," Christie said as she explained to me why she loves kayaking.  Most people might not think that setting world records for waterfall descents is necessarily a "healthy" lifestyle, but it…

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While out in Vail last week for the Teva Mountain Games, Team Wavesport's Trip Jennings and I cruised down I70 to Barrel Springs Rapid on the Colorado River for a little afternoon fun. With us was longtime paddling partner Adam Mills Elliott, who demonstrated that while a big water swim doesn't necessarily need to be a long and terrifying ordeal.



So check out this multicam video of our run down through the rapid, edited in real time, to see how the experience, and the rescue, went for… Continue

As paddlers, we have a special connection to the rivers, lakes and streams where we all love to play. We anxiously await spring runoff and consistent winter storms to fill our favorite streams with the fresh water that allows us to do what we love--get outdoors and go for a paddle.



The freshwater that feeds our rivers also sustains our lives--we drink it, use it to irrigate fields and water gardens, use it to manufacture goods and… Continue

A group of the world's top paddlers just signed on to support River of Action, a way for kayakers to get involved in the 350.org International Day of Climate Action on October 24th. Please help us impress on global leaders that there is public support for effective climate change legislation NOW.



Check out the letter below, signed by several members of Team Dagger and join the Facebook… Continue

During the winter of 2008, the Epicocity Crew traveled to the Yunnan Provence of Western China for an historic river trip. We joined a team of Chinese and American river enthusiasts, anthropologists, geologists, conservationists, members of Chinese ethnic minorities and the media for a final descent of the Great Bend of the Yangtze River. It was an eight day trip through a deep, remote canyon speckled with 1,500 year old villages, terraced farmland and class 4 rapids. This section begins just… Continue