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A Story for the Ages: Exploring Tajikistan’s Untamed Rivers
Note from the editor (SZ): In 2007 Middy Tilghman, Andrew McEwan and Simon Beardmore wrote the following grant proposal to fund an ambitious kayaking expedition to Tajikistan: In the decade following its independence, Tajikistan was embroiled in a civil war that took a devastating toll on its population, and eliminated tourism. Only recently has the…
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A Father-Son Picnic on the Middle Kings
He believed me when I told him that the Middle Kings was the pinnacle, the ultimate river. I planted the seed.
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LETTER FROM THE eDITOR
I grew up deep in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Rugged, worn, peaks tucked Sylva, North Carolina, into a high valley. Early morning fog blanketed the valley floor on my way to aptly named Smoky Mountain High. Ridges poked out of thick clouds and announced the day. Easy river access, reliable flows, and a temperate climate…
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Packraft Descent of the Middle Kings
Trudging down the steep trail to the bottom of the valley, I couldn’t shake the feeling that we might be finally pushing too far.
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Alone in the sierra: Sam Sharp
I was 100% confident in my capabilities, and I knew the line I was gonna have. I’ve had no greater feeling at the bottom of a rapid.
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Rocky Contos and the Deepest canyons on Every Continent
Interview conducted by Site Zed
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Bull Lake Single Push Onsight
This mission was completed by Team Beer in July, 2023. Words by Louis Norris. Photos by Ben Luck.
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Adrift: Savoring and Suffering in the High Sierras
Zak offers an intimate glimpse into the joy and hardship that comes from exploring unknown rivers in the High Sierra while balancing the responsibilities of fatherhood, family and the life that pulls one away from big river trips.