Author Archives: "CanoeKayak.com"
Martin Litton
2012 Lifetime Achievement Award: Martin Litton In the annuals of wilderness conservation, Martin Litton is a singular force of nature—a Category 5 hurricane of eloquence, passion, and pig-headed obduracy quite unlike anything that has ever blown across the American landscape. Born in 1917, he spent World War II crash-landing gliders across Western Europe, then returned [...]
Testing Boundaries
It took me two days to hitchhike from Haines, Alaska, to the Yukon highway bridge where Walt Blackadar started his fabled 1971 first descent of Turnback Canyon. I launched in a drizzle feeling quite puny, just as Walt probably did, which I guess was the point. I was alone, as he had been, with 10 days and 230 miles of the Alsek River ahead of me. Running Turnback was never part of my plan, though.
Testing Boundaries
I always thought I needed to do something ‘legitimate’ for a living. Then when I graduated I got job offers in geology, and thought, ‘What do I need money for so badly that I’m ready to sacrifice my life for it?’
Gallery—Trey Cambern
The inspiration to movie Deliverance which introduced a generation of adventure-seekers to the possibilities of river-running.
Gallery—Mike Leeds
Washington kayaker Darren Albright boofs Rodeo Hole in Jacob’s Ladder, the signature rapid of Idaho’s North Fork Payette, during the 2012 North Fork Championship.
Dirtbag Diaries—Amazon Solo
Kayaking is an inexpensive way to travel. So I bought a continental map of South America and could see that it was possible to connect the rivers from Venezuela in the north all the way to Argentina.
Gallery—Zbigniew Bzdak
Robin Moore and Todd Gulick during the fifth Canoandes expedition to the Colca River Canyon in 1991.
Testing Boundaries
Rivers carve deep canyons and divide hostile neighbors. They cut pathways through lawless country, and beckon us to follow. It’s no wonder that river-runners have their own canon of unspoken boundaries that, from time to time, they feel compelled to cross.
Down The Dnieper: Setting Sail
Jeffrey and Giulio stumble into a fisherman’s camp one day south of Kiev, and experience some Ukrainian hospitality.
Learning the ropes, with Jim Coffey
In Episode 4 of the R3: Rescue for River Runners whitewater safety video lesson series debuting on CanoeKayak.com, Jim Coffey provides throw-rope tips and principles, as well as a two-swimmer, one-rope exercise to put to use.
En Route: Rails to Whales
Canoeing and kayaking over 1,800 miles from Jasper, Alberta, to Hudson Bay on the thrift.
Down The Dnieper: Olympic Refugees
Jeffrey Andreoni and Giulio D’Eramo are escaping London’s Olympic crowds by fleeing the country (for a month) to paddle Ukraine’s Dnieper River.
The Canoe & Kayak Awards are Tonight!
Voting in the inaugural Canoe & Kayak Awards has closed, with more than 12,000 ballots cast for the most inspiring people, expeditions and films in our sport. Celebrate with us in Salt Lake and at canoekayak.com Thursday, Aug. 2
LESSONS FROM THE RIVER: It All Washes Out In the End
Dispatch No. 5 from C&K Online Editor Dave Costello’s week at First Descents.
Win a Trip to Hawaii!
Enter etnies The Planet is Your Playground Photo Contest.
Wisconsin’s Olympic (pre)preview
ICF Junior/U-23 Canoe Slalom Worlds wrap up in Wausau, Wis.
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