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Jared Seiler on Gluteal, North Fork of the Blackwater, WV. Photo by Curtis Heishman. Chris Gragtmans on Reedy River, SC.  Photo by Julia Gragtmans. Seiler Brothers scouting Heath Springs 2, Royal Gorge CA. Photo by Robby Hogg. Graham Seiler on Dinky Creek, CA. Photo by Evan Garcia. Dave Fusilli scouting the Middle Palguin. Photo by Nicole Mansfield. Fred Norquist entering The Box Canyon of the Ashlu River, BC. Photo by Candace Sanders. Adrienne Levknecht on Homestake Creek. Photo by David Hughes. Graham Seiler on the Rio Turbio, Chile. Photo by Mackenzie Hatcher. Dave Fusilli on the Rio Claro. Photo by Jon Clark.

IR Featured Stories

Edited by Middy Tilghman
Alan Panebaker, paddling hard from the open boater chasing him on VT's newest dam release class IV/V, the Green. At 100%.

46 Days in a Row During New England’s Worst Season (Ever?)

People don’t think of New England as having a “snowpack” or a snowmelt season for kayaking, but the truth is, most years we have at least a month of reliable ...

Launching into the Heart of the Sun/NASA does the Brown Claw

Meteor Tribute

 The Brush Creek Race was a tribute to Randolph Green this year.  Below is a video of the proceedings.  Perhaps the best tribute to Randolph that day was the rare ...

Solo Kings

7 Day Whitewater Solo

Paddling is a great way to get out in the middle of nowhere.  The feeling of wildness is often heightened when you’re paddling alone.  With solitude comes an increase in ...

Ben scouts the entrance slide to the big falls

More ‘Bama

Unknown Alabama – Part II: Yellow Creek The day after our exploration of Hurricane Creek there was still plenty of water on Lookout Mountain.  Ben Bernhard and I had talked ...

Balki and Larry Dance

Perfect Strangers Goes Playboating

Dave Fusilli and Jared Seiler recently enjoyed playboating at the eternity hole near Sylva, NC.  They looped, did “crazy phonix cartnasty wheel things,” and performed other such moves.  Be sure ...

Adam in Action(4)

‘Bama Mania

Unknown Alabama Part I: Hurricane Creek The winter is always a great time to be a paddler in Alabama, and, so far, the winter of 2011-2012 has delivered!  Saturday morning ...

Dropping in. I try to block out the next 2 seconds from my memory...miraculously, I came flying over the bottom hole in a stern squirt this time.

Summer Days…a bit early

Well, we’ve now had a week straight of record high temps (in some places by over 20 degrees).  Apparently, we skipped right past spring (typically in April) to the hottest ...

Spring Eddy Flower

Doing the Long Haul for an Appalachian Beauty

          Chris Gragtmans is raising money for First Descents, AW, and Western North Carolina Alliance through vigorous exercise.  Chris will attempt to paddle as many miles ...

Stand-up and Pull

Alabama: Competitions while standing or sitting

First competition of the season is complete. Check!         Training and preparing for my summer tour has been stressful for me.  But the first competition of the ...

Demshitz Grooming

The Burial of Bujagali Falls: A Ugandan Vacation

Dave Fusilli and a roaming bunch of Demshitz recently went to Uganda to play in the sun.  Dave had been looking forward to the trip for several years and got ...