Paddling Archives

Stranded, Arctic Rowers End Expedition With 11 World Records

An international crew of rowers paddled 600 miles in nine days, reaching the farthest northern point by rowboat. They set 11 world records before ending…

Written by Nate Mitka August 31, 2017

Future Of Surf? We Ride NLand’s On-Demand Ocean

Perfect surfable waves every 2 minutes, all day long… that is the reality at NLand, a one-of-a-kind venue outside of Austin, Texas.

Written by Sponsored Post August 30, 2017

Bass Pro Shops Provides 80 Boats For Hurricane Relief

In response to Hurricane Harvey, Bass Pro Shops is providing 80 Tracker boats to government agencies and rescue organizations along with more than $40,000 in…

Written by Nate Mitka August 29, 2017

Doggy Paddle: Tips to SUP With Your Pup

Sure, paddling with a dog looks easy and fun on Instagram, but for the unprepared it can be frustrating, unsteady, and potentially dangerous. Here’s what…

Written by Mallory Paige August 25, 2017

How To (Legally) Catch A Great White Shark

The OCEARCH custom fitted a retired crab boat to excel at catching sharks. It’s also one of the only vessels used for legally catching sharks.

Written by Nate Mitka August 24, 2017

Breaking The Dam: Paddling Iowa’s ‘Revived’ Rapids

Get your butt to Iowa and get in a kayak. Sound silly? We did just that.

Written by Sponsored Post August 23, 2017

Meet The Skin-On-Frame Canoe Cleaning Midwestern Rivers

With a thin, translucent skin and weighing barely more than a loaded backpack, the Wilderness Traveler exemplifies what it meant to ‘be out on the…

Written by Michael Anderson August 14, 2017

The Best Gear That Costs Almost Nothing: Ziploc Bags

Good old-fashioned simplicity is often the most attractive solution.

Written by Lee Crosson August 10, 2017

The Best Wetsuits to ‘Swim, Run, Repeat’

Swim. Run. Repeat. That’s the recipe for the surprisingly addictive challenge of swimrun. We tested four purpose built wetsuits designed for this burgeoning new sport.

Written by Andrew Magness August 09, 2017

Expedition Halted, ‘Kayak Libre’ Talks Cuba-USA Traverse

Last week, a team spearheaded by Oru Kayak attempted, and failed, to paddle from Cuba to Florida. This guest column explains the endeavor from an…

Written by Andy Cochrane July 25, 2017

River Yields ‘100 Pounds Of Trash Per Day’

A DIY conservation effort, this summer two men embody the ‘packing it out’ ethos by bagging and hauling debris each day.

Written by GJ Staff July 20, 2017

Watch What Happens When Surfers Put Floating Dock In Ocean

A team of surfers placed a floating dock off the coast of Bali for an entirely different way to drop into a six-foot swell.

Written by GJ Staff July 17, 2017

New To Netflix: ‘Chasing Coral’ Sheds Light On Dying Reefs

Netflix’s latest nature documentary, Chasing Coral, is a provocative look at coral both beautiful and dead.

Written by Nate Mitka July 14, 2017

Thousands ‘Paddle Out’ To Honor Wetsuit Magnate

Thousands of surfers around the globe paddled out Sunday to honor surf industry titan Jack O’Neill.

Written by Michael Todd July 10, 2017

EPA, Army Corps Move To Lift ‘Clean Water Rule’

The agencies proposed redefining a two-year-old amendment to the Clean Water Act, potentially removing protections from wetlands, headwaters, and tributaries that feed public water supplies.

Written by Adam Ruggiero June 28, 2017

Violent Whitewater Hospitalizes ‘Roll-Cage’ Raft Inventor

Darren Vancil, inventor of the bizarre-looking Creature Craft, landed in the emergency room with serious injuries after capsizing in a violent set of rapids.

Written by Nate Mitka June 13, 2017

Practice Yoga & Paddle Whitewater: Hala Asana SUP Review

Designed with yoga in mind, the Hala Asana performs surprisingly well from flatwater to whitewater.

Written by Mallory Paige June 09, 2017

‘The Canoe’ Film Will Make You Long To Paddle

‘To paddle is to plug into the energies of the place, the land, the air, the water, the ancestors, the children who are yet to…

Written by GJ Staff May 09, 2017

Five Kayakers Held Hostage In Post-Peace Deal Colombia

Ben Stookesberry and a team of international kayakers were 300 miles into the first descent of a Colombian river when FARC seized the group.

Written by Nate Mitka May 08, 2017

Paws On Patrol: Dog Detectives Sniff Out Zebra Mussels

Circle, sniff, sit: Minnesota’s newest crack detectives aim to halt the spread of zebra mussels.

Written by Adam Ruggiero May 05, 2017

45 Miles, 2 Nights: Pushing the Limits of a Foldable Kayak

Can an origami ‘folding’ kayak manage the rigors of a multi-day, whitewater river trip? We paddled an Oru Bay ST 45 miles down the John…

Written by Sean McCoy April 27, 2017

No Sleep, Keep Paddling: Kayaking 300 Miles In ‘Everglades Challenge’

Our editor paddled for 300 nautical miles across a subtropical swath in an unsupported race with manatees, mangroves, and sleepless nights in a kayak seat.

Written by Jason Magness April 21, 2017

10 Reasons To Raft The Grand Canyon

As spectacular the Grand Canyon is from the top, there’s nothing quite like the Grand Canyon from the river.

Written by Eric Hanson April 17, 2017

Sit Back, Relax, And Watch 20 Minutes Of Canoe Building

This dugout canoe starts as the trunk of a tree. From there, builders scrape, chop, and shape a beautiful and functional canoe by hand.

Written by GJ Staff April 10, 2017

Bike Trail to Whitewater: 7 Tips for Successful Bikerafting

Pedal, paddle, pack, repeat. Few activities will help you navigate the most remote wilderness more swiftly than bikerafting. But how exactly does it work?

Written by GJ Staff April 07, 2017

Pedals To Paddles: An Epic Remote BC Bikeraft

Untamed waters, untouched wilderness, and one hungry grizzly: The Spatsizi Plateau Provincial Park challenged three men with a 10-day, 250-mile bikerafting adventure of a lifetime.

Written by Colin Arisman April 07, 2017

Tested: Ultralight Anfibio ‘Alpha XC’ Packraft

The German company Anfibio Packrafting Store brings a new line of ultralight boats to market. We put the new Delta XC to the test bikerafting…

Written by Steve Graepel April 06, 2017

The Most American Thing You’ve Never Heard Of: Tanking

‘Tanking’ is a new way to get your kicks in rural Nebraska.

Written by Nate Mitka March 30, 2017

Grand Canyon Raft Speed Record Attempt: Full Video

In January, a team of whitewater rafters attempted to break the speed record through the Grand Canyon. The film ‘The Time Travelers’ beautifully documents the…

Written by GJ Staff March 23, 2017