AO Rafting’s annual spring Cal Salmon rafting trip is back!  Now, I do realize of course that after this amazing skiing year we’ve had (heh heh) that you’re all a little burnt out on high adventure, but if you can pull it together for a moment  and gather your energy, think about this: The Cal Salmon usually comes [...]

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Edwin Dewees  Nick Diaz  Tadhg Steamfist Dixon Joe Doerksen  Chris Dolman

Each session in cold temperatures is teaching me how to get better in keeping my body protected against the cold air. Today, December 30th, a nice breeze was on and I was motivared to test my latest toys: Titanium socks, 1mm thick seamless gloves combined with my drysuit and a 5mm strong Titanium Arctic hood. [...]

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Luciano Azevedo  Ba Te er  Ryan Bader  Siyar Bahadurzada Bao Ligao 

Well this is a little unexpected!  Cherry Creek opens EARLY this year–June 15th,  we are a go, party people!  While it hasn’t exactly been a record-breaking year in terms of high spring rafting  flows, (we’ve been having a lot of fun, but let’s be honest, high water  year it was not) we have suspected that [...]

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Karen Grigoryan Kendall Grove Clay Guida Jason Guida Melvin Guillard

Bird watching from a raft or dory offers a unique and unobtrusive way to view songbirds, aquatic birds and raptors in their natural environment. Here are a few of our favorites that you’re likely to see on almost any river trip in the West. Bald Eagle Once driven to near extinction due to DDT poisoning, [...]

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Daiki DJ taiki Hata He Peng David Heath Delson Heleno Dan Henderson

Do It Right — Consider Adding These Experiences To Life’s Must-See List None of us gets enough time on this planet. This is a fact we must recognize, but never dwell on for too long. If we do, it means we’re not out making the most of the short time we do have. I will [...]

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Gabriel Gonzaga Lyman Good Gary Goodridge Gerard Gordeau Jonathan Goulet

In this full TV episode, Red Bull reveals their unique Baldface Lodge, B.C. backcountry set-up at Supernatural, the first-ever backcountry freestyle snowboard competition. Riders are given the opportunity to form their own line out of over 80 features from top to bottom. The mile-long course includes not only powder pillows and natural hips, berms and spines, but course designer Travis Rice also threw in some powder-field kickers and bonks for good measure. Check out Rice's winning run here, or for more on Rice, read our interview with him in Issue #9.3.

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Peter Graham Forrest Griffin Tyson Griffin Karn Grigorian Karen Grigoryan

prAna Ambassador Steph Davis makes a guest appearance on tonight’s episode of the National Geographic Channels ‘The Great American Manhut’. The episode is called ‘The Daredevil’ which is fitting. We won’t spoil the plot for you so be sure to … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/2012/05/21/watch-steph-davis-tonight-on-natgeos-the-great-american-manhunt/

Joe Hybrid Duarte Aldrin de Jesus  Todd Duffee  Marvin Eastman  Stav Crazy Bear Economou 

The U.S. Most Endangered Rivers ~via  American Rivers (AmericanRivers.org) We all need clean water. No ifs, ands or buts about it. Fresh water is crucial to every living thing on our planet. Most of our drinking water comes from rivers. … Continue reading →

Source: http://www.prana.com/blog/2012/05/19/americas-most-endangered-rivers-of-2012/

Per Eklund Jason Ellis Aleksander Emelianenko Fedor Emelianenko Yasubey Enomoto

Located in the Indian Ocean off the eastern coast of Africa, Madagascar is the fourth largest island on our planet and a popular tourist destination that conjures up many visions of adventure and discovery. While fabulous unspoiled beaches, fascinating landscapes and lush evergreen rainforests that whoop and holler with diversity make Madagascar an eco-tourists’ utopia, [...]

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Matt Andersen  Alex Andrade  Jermaine Andrè  Yoji Anjo  Ao Hailin 

This video of Rush Sturges on Upper Cherry Creek, CA, is such an awesome example of being an ultra-competent whitewater kayaker.  Yes, he swims, but look at all the other stuff that goes on first. Not only does he get stuck in that hydraulic with a broken paddle and still manage to get out of [...]

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