KS: Last October, you became Freestyle World Champion, breaking a medal drought for US Women. Epic. What does that mean for you now, six months later? SD: Honestly, not much has changed. It felt—and still feels—amazing to get the win, but my day-to-d

Paddler: Oliver English Location: Trout Pool Falls, Kaituna River, NZ Photographer: Rod Hill Paddler: Ashu Rawat Location: Reykjafoss, Iceland Photographer: Mirto Menghetti Paddler: Joel Kowalski Location: Bus Eater, Ottawa River, Canada Photographer

Mother of Nature We are all created by the same laws. People, nature, rivers, mountains. We are born as a river, flowing freely and falling into the great ocean of oblivion, as rivers from the source pass their way and flow into the ocean. Who is our

It’s day one of Galway Fest and Aoife Hanrahan is standing on the bank of the River Clare in Tuam. She has a lot to do before the weekend’s opening event—freestyle—can take place. Right now she’s busy setting up the judges’ station; on the other side

Every summer, social media feeds are flooded with photos and videos of people falling, flipping, and sliding down Norway’s iconic slides, waterfalls, and drops. There is seemingly endless potential: At the right flows, places like Voss offer dozens o

“Yaku Churis” in Quechua means Children of the River. There could not be a more aptly named group of young paddlers. In this New Wave column, we are not highlighting a single paddler but rather The Yaku Churis Youth Kayaking Team of Napo, Ecuador. Ma

Lying down, I find no relief. My joints scream, “FUCK,” and I can’t sit up. “How many Tylenol have I taken?” My sore stomach says too many. I’m freezing, and the shivers of “breakbone fever” are shattering my thoughts into hallucinations. How else ca

Climbing up the slick rock, I could just see the bottom of a big slide, which, somehow, looked good to go. But the river kept getting steeper. I looked back at the boys, who shared the same question: Would this rapid continue to be runnable? Almost u

The Durance Festival is back for Bastille Day weekend, with an extra day dedicated to gear testing! The Durance Festival is a gathering celebrating all river and paddlesports lovers (kayak, canoe, stand-up paddle, raft, packrafts).The program include

Paddlers only began exploring the Jalacingo gorges in 2008. Evan Moore drops into the goods of what is now a staple river of Mexico’s whitewater scene. Location: Rio Jalacingo, Mexico Paddler: Evan Moore Photography: John Webster ■

This year is a big one for the Kayak Session Team, with the launch of the first-ever Paddle Sports Film Festival, held this September to kick off the 2024 Paddle Sports Show. Like every half-sane organizer, once past the initial exhilaration of start

On March 9th, 2024 the New Zealand kayaking community came together for the Citroen Extreme Race, organized by Harry Hasselman,Tyler Russell, and Max Rayner. The Citroen Extreme Race takes place annually on the Kawarau River, Central Otago, South Isl

Walking in Olaf Obsommer’s footsteps from an original scouting mission in Gabon about ten years ago, the SEND crew, led by Adrian Mattern and featuring Dane Jackson, Bren Orton, and Kalob Grady, decided to travel to Western Africa this past January t

Paddling into the walled-in abyss of the Hobson Gorge of British Columbia’s Clearwater River under other circumstances would have been the opposite of a good idea. And even now, with this record low flow and this veteran crew, P my extreme kayaker br

American Whitewater is thrilled to announce that Friday, January 26, marked the completion of the purchase of a large portion of the classic Lower Big Sandy (WV) landscape. The land includes 4.25 miles of riverfrontage spanning almost the entire rive

This September 2024, The Paddle Sports Show returns to Strasbourg, on the border between France and Germany. This central location in Europe allows dealers, retailers, distributors, and paddle enthusiasts across Europe to attend more easily. While th

Location: Karnali River, Nepal Photographer: Anup Gurung Paddler: Matthias Deutsch Location: Rio Claro, Chile Photographer: David Sodomka Paddler: Ian Salvat Location: Salto Tomatita, Rio Captrén, Chile Photographer: Urko Cot Paddler: Bartosz Czauder

The 16th edition of the Alseseca Race, held in January 2024, showcased the unwavering spirit of kayakers from around the world on the Alseseca River in Atzalan, Veracruz. This annual event continues to make waves for its dedication to preserving the

Mato Grosso—Little John In Mato Grosso, it is summer all year round. Like its rainforest counterpart, the vast, tropical savannah of the Brazillian Cerrado is one of the most bio-diverse places in the world. The wooded grassland is rich in low vegeta