Top commercial river companies want to hire top performing guides. And one of the best ways to demonstrate you are a top performer is whitewater credentials. On a side note,...

This week Vladimir Gavrilov joins us to talk about Bubliks, the Argut River, and the Karagem Breakthrough. Additionally, Steve Welch continues his new segment "The Mental Angle" by introducing his...

Southern Oregon local and decade deep river guide Nicole Smedegaard has launched a new business Nature Nicole Whitewater (NNWW) LLC which serves in educating the river community (both private boaters...

This week our journey through the paddle sports world in the COVID era has brought to raft training and education. I chatted with international training guru Mark Hirst about what...

This week we said goodbye to an industry legend. Vladimir Kovalik made an impact in the world of rafting through his gear innovations, tenacity, and passion for rivers.  The following...

Astral has been putting some great water shoes out in recent years. The very popular

I recently traveled to Thailand and looked into rafting and Kayaking there. There are two rivers that are typically run commercially in Thailand and a few others that are run...

We throw around a lot of terms in the boating world and it can be daunting as a new boater to know what's being talked about. We compiled a list...

There are so many cool people in the boating community! We decided to start interviewing folks we either want to get to know better or think the general population should...