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Pro Tip: Best Whitewater Related Resources

Michael Hughes / Thursday, February 16, 2023

Whitewater is a pretty small niche in the sports world. There aren't huge areas hosting events for the masses. Accessing whitewater for many begins with long hours driving just to find some waves on a weekend. Gear is expensive and can be hard to come by for many. Learning the skills to safely recreate are even more difficult. However, there are some out there putting a lot of time and effort into reviewing gear, sharing stories about the history, and helping pass down information. Here is a list of blogs, podcasts, and forums to help you keep up to date on all things whitewater.

Blogs/Magazines

  • Immersion Research Gear and trip reviews
  • Rafting Magazine Gear and trip reviews
  • Paddling MagazineIf you need a paddle to do it, they cover it
  • NRS Duct Tape Diaries Fun stories and tips for the outdoors
  • Duct Tape Diaries

    Duct Tape Diaries

  • American Whitewater For updates on conservation and recreational water releases
  • International Rafting Federation Updates on whitewater around the world
  • Palm Equipment Mostly kayak related but lots of good information

Pod Casts/YouTube

  • Gear Garage River gear review and education. Also a weekly live show
  • Hammer Factor Adventure sports news and updates
  • The River Radius Stories from a wide range of river users
  • River Radius Podcast

    River Radius Podcast

  • The Shuttle Drive Whitewater kayak training, instruction, trip planning, safety, and more
  • Wade Harrison All things kayak

Forums

  • Mountain Buzz
  • The class whitewater related forum

  • Whitewater Guidebook Forum A new place for whitewater related discussion

The small world of whitewater has some great resources out there. There are probably more out there that I have missed, if so let us know and we will add it the list.

Author

Michael Hughes

Michael grew up in the small Minnesota town of Stewartville. He spent his days outside in the woods and riding a bike. The only thing that has changed is his location. Oregon is now home and he is still outside, riding a bike, and paddling where ever the water is.

 
 

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