MO INFLUENTIAL RAPID’S ST BOATERS OF ALL TIME: PART 1 BY MICHAEL MECHAN AND KAYDI PYETTE
» This list was tough to compile—count- less people have contributed to the white- water boating scene over the years. We asked ourselves how paddling would look if each individual had never paddled. The explorers changed perceptions of what rivers are runnable. The innovators devel- oped new styles, techniques and boats that changed the way we paddle these rivers. You’ve probably heard of some of the people on the list. And for those you haven’t heard of, read on and be thankful, because you may have never stern squirt- ed, been creekboating or pushed rubber
without their influence. Here’s our first list of the 13 most influ-
ential whitewater boaters of all time—
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