There has been a ton of rain this spring and that means lots of water on the Green River. Watch Shane Benedict of Liquid Logic and one of their team members, Jordan Poffenberger rock out on the Narrows at 19 inches. So awesome!

read more

Check out this inspirational short video of Erik Weihenmayer, despite being blind, making the first solo kayak descent of Granite Rapid in the Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in April 2013. He is also training to run the entire 225 miles in fall of 2014. On top of it all, Erik is the only blind person who has climbed Mt. Everest. Enjoy!

read more

This spring, May 17-19 2013, kayakers from around the world will have the chance to qualify for the 2014 Whitewater Grand Prix in the inaugural Ottawa XL. The event will combine a big wave freestyle contest with a high-water boater-x race. A point system will merge the two events and decide the winners. Good luck to all!

read more

Check out Heliconia's new paddling TV series, Facing Waves. In this segment, they talk about the Ottawa River Valley and hook up with accomplished whitewater paddler, Tyler Curtis. Very cool stuff.

read more

Leif Anderson, Spencer Mauk and Josh Oberleas took a fun trip up to the pacific northwest for spring break this year. They had a great time charging hard on some of the local runs including Green Truss on the White Salmon, the Little White Salmon and more. Check it.

read more

It was released about a year ago but this is a fantastic video if you haven't seen it. Nomade presents a look at the Ottawa river featuring born and bred Ottawa Valley rider Keegan Grady. Check out his great aerial moves and creek lines. Enjoy.

read more

Watch the Demshitz's Mike Patterson and friends fire up the Upper West Prong of the Little Pigeon in the Smoky Mountains. Mike also runs the Elk River Falls, which he had his eye on for quite some time. Level was lower than perfect but he went for it anyway. Check it out.

read more

Jeremy Signorini brings us a high-energy whitewater kayaking video where he and friends take on the Upper Crystal Gorge in Colorado. The Gorge is a classic Colorado Class V+ low volume, manky run. Sit back and enjoy some great boofs, good lines and even some carnage.

read more

Check out this short edit of 16 year old Titan Athlete Liam Fournier rocking his Titan Kayaks Nemesis playboat in Chile. Amazing scenery, some great freewheels being thrown and a killer soundtrack. If anyone can figure out what song it is, please leave a comment.

read more

The River Militia brings us another great kayaking video from across the pond in England. This one is called Backyard Boulevard and features a sweet soundtrack to go with some awesome whitewater action on the River Swale, Swindale Beck and Yorkshire Dee. Check it out.

read more

Congrats to everyone who competed in the U.S. Freestyle Team Trials this weekend in the Nantahala Gorge. After some grueling weather, unpredictable water flows and some fierce competition, the U.S. Freestyle Team members have been selected. Read more to find out the results.

read more

It was an exciting day at the U.S. Freestyle Team Trials in the Nantahala Gorge. The athletes woke up to a river with a flow that was almost double of what they had been practicing on. Despite that, the competitors throw down hard and came away with some impressive scores. Check out the results and who moves onto the semi-finals.

read more

2012 ICF Freestyle World Cup Champion Peter Csonka recently tore a pectoral muscle, which has forced him into taking a little down time. We wish him a speedy recovery but in the meantime, check out a cool training video he did of his wife Nina, who is also an accomplished pro kayaker.

read more

It is the last day of training for the U.S. Team Trials. Things are really heating up and everyone's rides are starting to get really sharp. Competition will be super tight, and it's going to be one amazing showdown. Here's a small compilation of the past few days of training at the NOC.

read more

Haley Mills is both a stand up paddleboard (SUP) athlete and a professional freestyle kayaker as well. She took home the 5th place spot in the 2011 World Championships in Germany. In the two years since the last worlds Haley has been training hard for the 2013 USA Freestyle Kayak Team.

read more

Michael Martin brings us a great whitewater kayaking video. This vid features Michael and friends charging down the Cheoah, Tallulah, and the Reedy River Falls in all of their glory. Great edit featuring some awesome whitewater, good editing and a nice soundtrack.

read more

Got yet another Sperry Top Sider video by the Jacksons. This one features Dane and Eric rocking out at Rock Island in their Jackson playboats. Steve Fisher did the camera work and there is some nice slow-mo shots. Check it out.

read more

Come on down Saturday (the 27th) to Rock Island State Park in TN where World Kayak, TSRA, WeStroke and the Outdoor Experience will be on hand for the Nashville World Kayak Rock Island Open Events 1 & 2. The first event is the Timed Race and the second event will be the Boater Cross Race. Come and enjoy the fun!

read more

Check out Jackson Team Member Dane Jackson's Sperry Top-Sider video he just released. Dane is absolutely killing it on the Ottawa River. Combos and big air being thrown everywhere. Looking forward to seeing Dane compete in the U.S. Team trials this weekend.

read more

Jeffrey Woods, Wesley Bradley and friends go for a low flow run down the Elk. They report that it was still fun but a bit abusive on the boat plastic. Fairly sketch looking portage at around 3:15 in the video too. Check it.

read more