In today’s episode Erik and Zach respond to recent listener emails. They pontificate about expert opinions, diminishing tubes, rescue harnesses, and SOTAR vs Wing for 16 rafts.
This week Tom O’Keefe from American Whitewater joins us to talk about river closures and river openings. Tom is the Pacific Northwest Stewardship Director with American Whitewater and a hero for whitewater paddlers who enjoy access to rivers.
Thank you SOTAR for sponsoring another episode!
In this episode we have a discussion about whether or not it’s a good idea to paddle during the stay at home orders.
This week we talk with Aaron Lieberman from IOGA and Aaron Bannon from America Outdoors about the effects of COVID-19 on the whitewater paddling season.
This week we talk with Steve Welch of ARTA River Trips about recreation and the current state of the coronavirus pandemic. This is a rapidly changing situation and our thoughts reflect our opinions today knowing that our medical systems are about to be overwhelmed in the coming week. We ask that everyone recreate responsibly out of respect for our our medical system that is about to be overwhelmed.
This week we talked with Aaron Lieberman the Executive Director of the Idaho Outfitter and Guides Association.
Thank you to Casey Garland aka Dr. Whitewater for the great song at the end of the podcast.
This week we talk with Ian Fodor-Davis from NRS about the company culture and some of the new gear he’s most excited about.
In this episode Zach and Aaron discuss topics that could be covered in basic river safety course.
This week Pete from Momentum River Expeditions joins us to talk about the removal of the Klamath River dams and how that affects paddling and river access.
If you’d like to make a comment, read Zach Urness’s article and then send an email to info@klamathrenewal.org.
In this episode we answer a listener email about the effectiveness of petitions and what paddlers can do to be effective in conservation efforts and improved river access.
During the discussion about river conservation Zach mentioned the Kalmiopsis Guides Association as a group you could join to advocate for the rivers in and round the Kalmiopsis Wilderness.