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The Trouble With TiTS
“Now I am going to be the grumpy old guy,” warns paulglassen on
Rapidmag.com in response to a web series from female paddling force TiTS DEEP. “From a healthy, respectful medita- tion on the wonders of the outdoors, we have come to this ‘extreme’ sport. The more reckless…the better. Throw in loud music and verbal vulgarity (including the paddle group’s sexu- ally loaded name), even the violence of a gratuitous slap be- tween friends.” David replied, writing, “Men have always been able to get
away with this kind of behavior...I say ‘you go girls,’ and bravo for re-appropriating the TiTS DEEP phrase.” That’s exactly what founder Katrina Van Wijk is trying to do—
“I like the shock factor,” she says of the movement’s name in an interview for Rapid’s Spring 2014 issue (www.rapidmedia. com/0194). Rob Kesselring piped up to add, “As the father of five daugh-
ters I found the film inspirational.” Add your two cents at www.
rapidmedia.com/0191.
The Everest of Whitewater
We posted a video calling the Stikine the Everest of whitewater and asked Rapid’s Facebook fans what other rivers would be in the running. Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo River had the most votes, with the Nile as a runner up. “Far too hasty to make a state- ment like that,” wrote Jimmy MacDonald, since there are so many rivers yet to be explored. Watch the video that sparked the discussion at
www.rapidmedia.com/0192.
Risk Riot
In “Risk Formula” (
www.rapidmedia.com/0193), Rapid’s Alche- my columnist Jeff Jackson stirred the pot by saying risk can be calculated by multiplying probability with consequence—the likelihood of something going wrong with the severity of the situation if it does. Comments ranged from one-liners praising his brilliance to
lengthy diatribes criticizing “the pedestrian manner in which the logic is presented.” Peter Clinch wrote, “Risk is a fabulously misunderstood thing,” and recommends further reading. (Jack- son’s book, Managing Risk, is a good option.) Dave Bradshaw chimed in to say it’s not as serious as it
seems, “If someone takes a swim the normal outcome is noth- ing more than a few bruises.” Chris Gentry took a more cau- tious angle, adding, “Knowledge and experience lowers the risk factor. What might be an inconvenient swim for a boater could mean death for Joe Six-Pack.”
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