Vladimir Gavrilov | Aaron and Zach’s Entitled and Naive Rafting Show

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Vladimir Gavrilov | Aaron and Zach's Entitled and Naive Rafting Show

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Vlad’s book Rivers of an Unknown Land can be purchased on Amazon.

Vladimir Getting Pumped for the Tuolumne River

Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. The YouTube video can be seen below.

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Ep. 84: River Guiding and Kayaking with Dave Prothero

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Ep. 84: River Guiding and Kayaking with Dave Prothero

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Prolific kayaker, raft guide, and photographer Dave “Davey” Prothero joins us to chat about whitewater and some of his favorite places to boat. Check out is web site at RaftingLife.ca.

News of the Week

COVID is still an issue
People are boating

Dave Prothero debriefing an IRF Instructor Course

Gear of the Week

Ep. 68: Talking with Chris Baer about China and the River Guide Quiz

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Ep. 68: Talking with Chris Baer about China and the River Guide Quiz

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In today’s episode Zach and Dougie Fresh talk with prolific river guide and kayaker Chris Baer. We chat about his recent trip to China and discuss the questions and answers in Zach’s River Guide Quiz.

Gear of the Week

Astral Green Jacket (Dougie Fresh)
Kokatat Hustle PFD (Zach)
Ronin Pro PFD and Watershed Backpacks (Chris)

Ep. 60: Comparing the Middle Fork and the Selway Rivers

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Ep. 60: Comparing the Middle Fork and the Selway Rivers

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This week Zach and Aaron have a friendly debate about whether the Middle Fork or the Selway is the best river trip.

News of the Week

Senator Wyden organizing Wild and Scenic River forums in Portland and Bend this week.
Please consider supporting guide training for Bhutanese guides with a donation $5 (or more).

Gear of the Week

Zinc sunscreen (Aaron)
Miir coffee mugs (Aaron)

No. 30: Green River Race, Central Asia, and Skull Caps

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No. 30: Green River Race, Central Asia, and Skull Caps

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This week Priscilla gave us an update on from the Green River Race and the Tallulah River. Zach, Dougie Fresh, and Aaron Lieberman give an update from Central Asia. We apologize for the delay and poor audio quality.

Gear of the Week

Dougie loves Skull Caps
Sawyer Water Filter
Google Translate App
Jack’s Plastic Guide Paco Padd

No. 29: International Paddling

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No. 29: International Paddling

00:00 / 00:46:44

This week Dougie, Dan, Aaron and Zach talk about international paddling tips. They also answered some listener mail about inflatable kayaks.

For lightweight catarafts, check out Go Light Outdoors.

For outfitted trips in foreign countries, Dougie talked about his friends at Selva Whitewater in Costa Rica as a good example.