EARLY SUMMER 2013
WHITEWATER HIGH FEATURES
35 APPLIED ACADEMICS 42 BRITISH INVASION
49 ALMOST FAMOUS
Departments RIVER SIGNALS
Back to school with the World Class Kayak Academy.
8 COMMUNITY: The ultimate spring ride, getting hands on and what’s next on the river.
10 OFF THE TONGUE 12 CONTRIBUTORS
Steep creeks, lush lowlands and smoky highlands. Your guide to paddling the U.K. classics.
WATERCOLORS
14 Making the leap, paddlers’ paradise and an icy descent.
Rapid’s hand-picked list of the most influential whitewater paddlers of all time. Part 1.
STANDING WAVES
20 Meet the Creature; Rick Franken tribute; get a taste of the Whitewater Brewing Company.
26 RIVER ALCHEMY: Seven paddling realities that have Jeff Jackson scratching his head.
P.35 COVER PHOTO: TYLER ROEMER / LOCATION: CELESTIAL FALLS, OREGON / PADDLERS: CHRISTIE GLYSSMYER, CHRISTINA RUSSEL, JOSH MCKEOWN // THIS PAGE: ANDY MCMURRAY, KARNALI RIVER, NEPAL
POUR OVER
28 KAYAK TECHNIQUE: Angling for waterfall success.
29 GEAR BAG: River shoes that won’t let you slip ‘n’ slide.
30 OPEN CANOE TECHNIQUE: Rocking down the river.
31 CLASS III: National park gems.
32 BOAT INSIDER: Dagger’s freestyle Jitsu.
FLUSHED 62 Making moves by moonlight.
CLASS THREE p.31»
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