C O N T E N T S volume 8 >> no 1
ON THE COVER: TYLER BRADT ON UPPER CHERRY CREEK, CALIFORNIA. PHOTO BY IAN GARCIA
F E A T U R E S 32 DESPAIR: HARD 38 CREEK BOATS: D E P A R T M E N T S LABOUR IN SIBERIA
Paddling first descents in Siberia’s Altai Moun- tains reveals a hard truth of remote river ac- cess: When the going gets tough, the pack- horses are as stubborn as mules and you’re the jackass who has to carry your own boat.
8 OFF THE TONGUE
10 WATERCOLOURS 14 RIVER SIGNALS 17 STANDING WAVES
LOOSE ON THE MOOSE
Flooded New York runs, seven fearless creek- ers, new creekboats to beat on.
44 PAIN: BREAKDOWN
Sooner or later something’s gonna give. Identify, treat and avoid paddling’s most common injuries.
26 RIVER ALCHEMY
Niagara Falls: You can’t be se- rious. Paddlers aren’t daredev- ils but they are getting closer to running 170-foot waterfalls.
Freestyle economics on the Nile, the rising cost of rodeo, mud wrestling on the Ottawa, and le best guidebook to pad- dling Quebec.
21 RAPID EVENTS 22 PADDLER PROFILE
24 ASK BEN 28 RIVER TECHNIQUE
Tao Berman on not letting your backbone slide. Canoeists say hello to the high brace roll and good-bye to ice cream head- aches.
Western working-class hero Scott Feindel orders his dry- tops with a blue collar.
Ben Aylsworth fields the ques- tions you’ve always been afraid to ask about paddling. Are you afraid of the answers?
46 GEAR BAG 50 FLUSHED
Nine things you might say after your swim, and what you’re re- ally thinking.
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