In this 59th episode of the SUPPAUL Podcast, Meghan Christian and I talk about being on the road in the van touring throughout southern states including Alabama.

Most specifically, we're talking about the Montgomery Whitewater park.

This is a great place to build strength and confidence as a paddler. The people are hospitable and the beer is cold.

Watch episode on the SUPPAUL YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIOqLjkbItI

Can a paddle board make a good river rescue vehicle?

In this episode of the SUPPAUL Podcast, we find out.

Paul Clark talks with Baker Martin, Hank Cheatham, and Will Saylor about a recent incident on the Big Laurel River in North Carolina.

Baker in a kayak got caught backwards in a strainer. Hank and Will were following behind and were able to position themselves to reach Baker and free him from his boat.

It's a chilling account of a dire situation.

We're happy to talk with the three men about their perspectives of the incident and running rivers.

View video of the incident from Hank's helmet cam on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWzJzxoJGYY

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In this 56th episode of the SUPPAUL Podcast, Paul Clark and cohost Meghan Christian are talking with Montana river SUP paddler Chad "the Dad" Dokken.

Chad is leading the charge for exploring the various rivers in souther Montana, including his home river the Gallatin, the Yellowstone, the Madison, and beyond.

We talk about his background as an ice climber and family man, and how these have informed his psyche to run whitewater on a paddle board.

He can be found on Instgram @chadthedad and @supmontana

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This is the 55th episode of the SUPPAUL Podcast.

We're talking with Meghan Christian about our "nemesis rapids," those features on the river where we don't always succeed running the first time we attemt them. We think about them, analyze the video footage, study the lines, and even dream about them.

Can we succeed in our own terms?

My nemesis rapid was the Notch in Big Eddy on the Deschutes River near Bend, Oregon. That was a couple year project.

Meghan's is currently what I call the "photographer's rapid" on the Nantahala River here in North Carolina.

We talk aslo about river ratings and how they differ depending on what craft we are paddling. A Class3 for a kayak may be more or less difficult on a paddle board.

Reach out, tell us your nemesis rapids.

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In this 52nd Episode of the SUPPAUL Podcast, we talk with Scottish river paddle boarders Sam Garthwaite (@frothysup) and Cameron Hopkins (@chopkin_sup).

I learned about them through Instagram where they are documenting their adventures in a picturesque landscape of steep creeks, waterfalls, and ledgy drops. Do I dare say "Braveheartesque?" 

We talk about their background as paddlers, their enthusiasm with exploring on SUP boards, as well as their take on what it takes to set up people for sucess on rivers.

Enjoy the show.

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In this 51st episode of the SUPPAUL Podcast, we're talking with expedition paddle boarder Sean Jansen @Jansen_Journals. He's attemting to paddle the entire length of Baja's 1000-mile coastline of the Sea of Cortez on a paddle board, solo.

Unfriendly winds have hindered his progress after completing nearly 400-miles thus far from San Felipe in northern Baja. As such, he's hitting the pause button to reconsider his options, rest, and reevaluate.

He reached out to me to talk strategy after being hold up in the mining town of Santa Rosalia where I began my own paddle board expedition 5 years ago.

Enjoy the show.

In this episode we talk with Katie Wood.  She's a physiologist from Ontario.  She's an equestrian, paddle boarder, and outdoor enthusiast.  You can find her in the mountains and the water.  Bold and capable, she's more than comfortable adventuring solo.

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Katie's IG is @pysiooutdoors