DIY River Maps

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Map Sherpa is a cool new website that allows outdoor enthusiasts and paddlers to design their own custom topographic and terrain maps. Save and print your map for less than $4.

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First Descents, Second Editions

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First Descents: In Search of Wild Rivers is now available as a brand new second edition, filled with new whitewater paddling tales and some of the very best stories from the original 1989 first edition.

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Pimp Your Helmet

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Customize almost any whitewater helmet with your own unique graphics. Be the envy of your paddling pals with this super cool mod.

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New Fluid Dry Bags

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Fluid Kayaks has just launched a series of dry bags. The uniquely designed bags feature a convenient carry handle and two extra D-rings near the bottom for extra security when fastening or to hang-dry the bag.

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Nick Troutman's First Flick "Face Time" Released

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Face Time, a whitewater kayaking movie by World Freestyle Champion and fledgling filmmaker Nick Troutman, is now available. Watch a teaser here and find out how to get a copy.

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RPv11i3cover_100x130Rapid - Volume 11,  Issue 3

Inside: Your Best Year Ever!!! Surf Bus Eater, Bounce Higher, Shoot Better Photos, Start Your Dream Job, Win the Worlds; Freestyle is Dead. Long Live Freestyle: Inside Look at Stat of the Sport; Open Boaters: Change Your Angle Change Your World; Toughest Whitewater Trip Ever; Free Inside: Whitewater Tearout Scorecard;  PLUS Much more...

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Rapid Early Summer 2009Rapid - Volume 11 Issue 2

Inside: THE LOVE ISSUE-Committed to the Core; Whitewater's Hottest Couples; Paddler Dating Tips Sure to Fail; Weddings We Love (But Her Mother Will Hate); Dirtbag Guide: 100 Ways to Save Money and Paddle More; Another New Waterfall Record; Kent Ford Predicts the Future; Tao Berman is Bored; Go Big, Land Safe; and Much More...

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Rapid Spring 2009Rapid - Volume 9 Issue 1

Inside: The 30 Essential Skills: Paddle, Plan, Rescue and Read the River Like a Pro; Paradise Lost: Last Run of B.C.'s Best River; River Running Boat and Gear Guide; Never Swim Again; CREEKING: High Sierra's One-Hit Wonder;  Best New Solo Canoe; Dagger's Extreme Creeker; Wave Sport's Dream Kayak; PLUS: Why Shon Cottrill is the Toughest Man in Whitewater, and Much More...

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Rapid Fall 2008Rapid - Volume 10 Issue 3

Inside: Best Whitewater Photos of the Year; 8 Top Kayak Surfers and their Favourite Waves and 16 More Breaks Near New; Surf Like Ken Whiting; Fasted Whitewater Tandem; Slave River on the Run; New Liquidlogic Remix; Ottawa's Secret Wave; And Much More...

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