River Talk Podcast

River Talk Podcast

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River Talk Podcast episodes

  • No. 21: Making Boating Friends and Getting Better

    This week we responded to an email from a listener who asked about how to make boating friends and improve your skills.

    Here are some links to things we talked about:

    – Meadowcamp Race facebook page
    – Stay clear of Salmon Redds (article)
    – Northwest Rafting Company Rowing Schools
    – Canyon River Instruction
    – The Complete Whitewater Rafter by Jeff Bennett

    Gear of the Week

    – Strava App
    – CGEAR Sand Mats
    – External Hard Drives

    1 hr 2 min
  • No. 20: Influencing the Next Generation of Paddlers

    This week we talk about mentorship for whitewater paddlers.

    Whitewater Mentorship

    News

    – Meadowcamp Race Tomorrow
    – We discuss top river lists including the recent one in Men’s Journal

    Gear of the Week

    – Zach: Gatorade Bottles
    – Priscilla: MSR Free Lite 2 Tent
    – Aaron: Astral Shoes

    1 hr 4 min
  • No. 18: Danger Ropes vs Perimeter Lines

    This week Tim from River Drifters joins us to talk about using perimeter lines on your raft.

    We also received our first viewer email and attempt to answer the question: “Are kayakers intrinsically disrespectful?”

    News of the Week

    – Rogue River Gear Swamp this Saturday from 8:30 to 11:00 AM

    – Big Water Blowout in Riggins, Idaho is this weekend
    – White Salmon River Fest this weekend (June 1-3, 2018)

    Gear of the Week

    – 50 to 60 degree offset paddles are awesome (thanks Hammer Factor)

    – Saywer SquareTop Oars

    1 hr 2 min
  • No. 17: Bros, Pros, Crunchies, and Overcertified

    Today we talked about river guide professionalism and Priscilla did an exceptionally great job of coming up with river guide stereotypes.

    News of the week

    • Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival last weekend
    • Lochsa Madness
    • Riggins Big Water Blowout

      • Gear of the week

      • Melanzana (zach)
      • Phels Naphtha (Priscilla)
      • Kokatat Maximums Centurion PFD (Erik)
        • 1 hr 2 min
      • No. 16: People, Permits and Portable Boom-Boxes

        Today we talked about the overall push to get more people outdoors, and what the costs of doing so might be.  We additionally talked about river permit systems and opinions about portable music in the outdoors.

        Here are some other things we mentioned:

        • Senator Wyden’s Recreation Not Red-Tape Act introduced in the Senate
        • Representative Bishop’s version of the Recreation Not Red-Tape Act introduced in the House
        • Upper Clackamas Whitewater Festival 
          • 50 min
        • No. 14: Raft Racing in the PNW

          A shot from the 1984 Clackamas River Festival. Courtesy of American Whitewater Archives

          This week we talked about raft racing, and a bit about the progression of rafting in the PNW.

          Northwest Creeking Competition

          Habitat: History of Rafting Progression in the PNW

          American Whitewater Journal: Archives

          Oregon Rafting Team

          52 min
        • No. 13: Paddling Gear for Girls

          This was a fun talk about paddling gear for women and a few other topics we chose to take on.

          Here’s some gear we talked about:

          Immersion Research-Dropseat Onesie

          Emily’s Fleece Vest

          Big Agnes Sleeping Bags (Women Sizing)

          IR Team Paddler, Jo Kemper Talks about Pee Funnels! 

          47 min

        About River Talk Podcast

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        An attempt to intelligently talk about rivers and whitewater paddling by Priscilla Macy, Erik Weiseth, and Zach Collier