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Rafting the waterfall on the Laurel Fork of the Cheat. Photo by Art Barket.
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Laurel and Dry Forks of the Cheat River (WV)

March 9, 2024March 9, 2024 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments cheat river, dry fork, kayaking, laurel fork, self-support, west virginia, whitewater

Location: West Virginia, USA Length: 34-50 miles Days: 2-3, with much longer options available Class: I-IV Craft: kayak, raft Season:

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Babine / Skeena (BC)

July 27, 2023 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments babine river, british columbia, canada, kayaking, packrafting, self-support, whitewater

Location: British Columbia, Canada Length: 103-113 miles Days: 3-5 Class: III+-IV Craft: kayak, packraft, raft Season: May-October Permitted: No Gauge:

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Cheat River (WV)

December 10, 2021December 10, 2021 Nick Gottlieb 1 Comment cheat river, kayaking, rafting, self-support, west virginia, whitewater

Location: Preston and Monongalia Counties, WV Length: 36 miles Days: 2 Class: IV Craft: kayak, raft Season: Year-round, rain dependent

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A fun rapid on the Jökulsá á Fjöllum in Iceland.
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Jökulsá á Fjöllum (Iceland)

December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments europe, iceland, Jökulsá á Fjöllum, kayaking, self-support, whitewater

Location: Iceland Length: 131 miles Days: 4-7 Class: IV(V) Craft: kayak, packraft, raft Season: May-September Permitted: No Map: click here The Jökulsá á Fjöllum is

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So the plane left and now we have to fit all this stuff in somehow...
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Packing a Lot of Stuff in a Small Kayak

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 0 Comments gear, kayak, kayaking, packing, self-support, whitewater

A friend recently contacted us with a great question: “How do I pack 10 days worth of gear for my

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The final portage of day two: an impressive ~50' lake-to-lake cascade that could maybe go...for the right person...and the right (higher) water level. Or maybe not.
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Kusawa River (BC, YT)

August 24, 2018June 23, 2019 Nick Gottlieb 3 Comments british columbia, canada, haines pass, kayaking, kusawa river, self-support, whitewater, yukon territory

Location: British Columbia and Yukon Territory, Canada Length: 38 miles Days: 3-5 Class: IV-V Craft: kayak, packraft Season: June-July Permitted: No Gauge: None

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Malkolm Boothroyd watches the float plane land as it brings in our second group of paddlers.
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Kusawa River Trip Report

July 20, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 9 Comments british columbia, canada, kayaking, kusawa river, self-support, trip report, whitewater, yukon territory

Until we arrived at the floatplane base in Whitehorse, we thought the only two descents of the Kusawa River were

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Lower Dolores (CO)

April 15, 2018April 27, 2023 Nick Gottlieb 2 Comments colorado, desert, dolores river, kayaking, lower dolores, self-support, whitewater

Location: Colorado, USA Length: 47-170 miles Permitted: Yes (free permit, no lottery) Days: 2 or more Class: II-III (IV) Craft: kayak, raft Season:

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Simpler times.
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So You Want to Try Self-Support Kayaking

April 6, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 5 Comments beginners guide, intro to self-support, kayaking, self-support, whitewater

Whitewater kayaking has a pretty high barrier to entry to begin with and self-support kayaking — spending multiple days living

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Egor Voskoboynikov powers through part two of the three-part "Fall Creek Rapid" on the South Fork of the Salmon River, Idaho.
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South Fork Salmon River (ID)

January 5, 2018 Nick Gottlieb 2 Comments idaho, kayaking, salmon, self-support, south fork of the salmon, whitewater

Location: Idaho, USA Length: 53 miles Days: 2-3 Class: III-IV (V at higher flows) Craft: kayak, packraft, IK (low water) Season: April-October

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