This summer, my 10yo took a wilderness skills class offered by the Friends of the Boundary Waters and run locally in Grand Marais by Sarah Bransford, Friends’ Northern Education and Outreach Coordinator.
At just sixteen years old, Jude Franczyk has become the youngest paddler to descend the Stikine, one of the most legendary and demanding whitewater runs in the world
In the early 90’s Charlie Munsey and his friend Conrad Fourney just drove to the Stikine and put on, becoming the 4th descent and signing their names on the chalkboard at Site Zed. Those names looked out of place next to the legends of Lesser, Ammons, Holbeck, Wasson, etc.
NFC is back! After a brief hiatus, the North Fork Championship XI returns as the crown jewel of extreme whitewater competition. June 9th – 11th, 2026 the world’s best paddlers will again compete on...
Southeast Fest has turned into one of the biggest freestyle events in Ireland, and it just keeps growing. Between a women’s development camp, a Boater X, and a freestyle comp, there’s something for everyone.
And here they are, the 2025 World Champions of the Hiko Devils Extreme Kayak World Championships! It all went down today in Lipno, in the Czech Republic, for the Devils Race. The best paddlers in the world were flying through the final whitewater stretch...
