Rafting – River Sports Magazine https://riversportsmag.com Good fun on Earth's life-giving rivers. Wed, 27 May 2020 22:38:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://riversportsmag.com/files/2025/08/cropped-cropped-RSM-2-32x32.jpg Rafting – River Sports Magazine https://riversportsmag.com 32 32 43910345 River Tours and Pura Vida in Costa Rica https://riversportsmag.com/2019/07/05/river-tours-and-pura-vida-in-costa-rica/ https://riversportsmag.com/2019/07/05/river-tours-and-pura-vida-in-costa-rica/#comments Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:37:15 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=3280 Loud as foghorns, the braying of howler monkeys erupted from the jungle to the right of our pontoon boat. Our eyes whipped across the verdant rainforest jungle. Something moved in the thick verdant wall of trees and vines along the … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2019/07/05/river-tours-and-pura-vida-in-costa-rica/feed/ 7 3280 Rafting British Columbia: A Summer Bucket List Requirement https://riversportsmag.com/2015/10/03/rafting-british-columbia-a-summer-bucket-list-requirement/ https://riversportsmag.com/2015/10/03/rafting-british-columbia-a-summer-bucket-list-requirement/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2015 23:15:43 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=2650 British Columbia offers amazing, affordable, accessible adventures for river rats, and famed B.C. waterways like the Thompson, Fraser and Chilliwack Rivers are no secret to outdoor enthusiasts. Rafting is one of the few water sports where you’ll actually enjoy paddling … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2015/10/03/rafting-british-columbia-a-summer-bucket-list-requirement/feed/ 0 2650 Whitewater Rafting on the River Orchy https://riversportsmag.com/2015/02/01/white-water-rafting-on-the-river-orchy/ https://riversportsmag.com/2015/02/01/white-water-rafting-on-the-river-orchy/#respond Sun, 01 Feb 2015 21:59:58 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=2205 Argyll’s peaceful Glen Orchy hides a less than peaceful secret. A gentle secret for most of the year until winter arrives. That’s when it changes to a wild and raging torrent. Known as the “best rafting river in the UK,” … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2015/02/01/white-water-rafting-on-the-river-orchy/feed/ 0 2205 Paddling the French Broad River https://riversportsmag.com/2014/12/12/paddling-the-french-broad-river/ https://riversportsmag.com/2014/12/12/paddling-the-french-broad-river/#respond Sat, 13 Dec 2014 04:32:44 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=2129 The French Broad River is the third oldest stream in the world, the first and second oldest being the Nile and the New River (the latter also begins in North Carolina). So old that it is practically devoid of fossils, … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2014/12/12/paddling-the-french-broad-river/feed/ 0 2129 Top 5: World’s Best Rivers for Whitewater Rafting https://riversportsmag.com/2014/10/24/top-5-worlds-best-rivers-for-whitewater-rafting/ https://riversportsmag.com/2014/10/24/top-5-worlds-best-rivers-for-whitewater-rafting/#respond Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:26:29 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=1943 It is difficult to make a list of the best rivers for whitewater rafting. However, when you are looking for adventure in the outdoors, you need to take into account various factors such as the difficulty grade of the rapids … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2014/10/24/top-5-worlds-best-rivers-for-whitewater-rafting/feed/ 0 1943 River Safety: 4 Lessons from Swiftwater Rescue Training https://riversportsmag.com/2014/10/05/kayaking-and-rafting-four-lessons-from-swiftwater-rescue-training/ https://riversportsmag.com/2014/10/05/kayaking-and-rafting-four-lessons-from-swiftwater-rescue-training/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2014 04:28:06 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=1784 Having spent my college years as an avid whitewater kayaker and rafter, I considered myself to be reasonably skilled in river safety and self-rescue techniques. My trip leaders were never negligent. We learned to avoid strainers or objects in the … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2014/10/05/kayaking-and-rafting-four-lessons-from-swiftwater-rescue-training/feed/ 0 1784 Rafting in the Ice Age: Glacier National Park’s River Adventures https://riversportsmag.com/2013/05/23/rafting-in-the-ice-age-glacier-national-parks-river-adventures/ https://riversportsmag.com/2013/05/23/rafting-in-the-ice-age-glacier-national-parks-river-adventures/#respond Thu, 23 May 2013 15:07:15 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=569 Whitewater rafting and kayaking in Montana’s Glacier National Park is not for the faint of heart. The rivers begin to rage as soon as the snow melt begins its annual flow from the mountain peaks to the valleys below. This … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2013/05/23/rafting-in-the-ice-age-glacier-national-parks-river-adventures/feed/ 0 569 Whitewater Rafting in Hell https://riversportsmag.com/2013/04/12/whitewater-rafting-in-hell/ https://riversportsmag.com/2013/04/12/whitewater-rafting-in-hell/#respond Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:05:35 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=437 On their journey to find the Northwest Passage, Lewis and Clark passed through one of the most rugged areas of their trip to the Pacific Ocean when they rode through the rapids of the Snake River.

The days of Lewis … Continue reading →

]]> https://riversportsmag.com/2013/04/12/whitewater-rafting-in-hell/feed/ 0 437 Exercises for Paddlers: Strength Training To Prepare For The Season https://riversportsmag.com/2013/03/04/exercises-for-paddlers/ https://riversportsmag.com/2013/03/04/exercises-for-paddlers/#comments Mon, 04 Mar 2013 22:26:58 +0000 https://riversportsmag.com/?p=157 The same thing happens to me every spring. The ice leaves the river, and I get so excited that I’m out paddling hard for the whole day. And then I pay for it with sore muscles for a week. Even … Continue reading →

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