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Support & Donate to: Free Flow Foundation

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IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT:

Chandra's Personal & Professional Timeline, River Journey & Shoutouts

1. Old stomping grounds at the: Matanuska & Susitna
2. Mentor Chuck Spaulding  Founder of Nova Alaska Guides & Trips on 6 Mile Creek
3. DOC (Denali Outdoor Center) and the Nenana River in Alaska
4. Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
5. Matty Perry & FulBright Grant
6. Jondachi Fest
7. Gauley Fest
8. White Salmon in Washington
9. Rio Grande
10. Uganda Whitewater Scene on the Nile
11. Canyon Explorations Company in the Grand Canyon
12. Moab. Desolation Canyon & Westwater
    1. Jay Healy & Scott Solle

Check out the links below to people doing great work and protecting rivers in Ecuador:

1. Defense of human rights + rights of Nature: Defensoría del pueblo
2. Matt Terry @ Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
3. Darcy Gaetcher @ Small World Adventures
4. Abe Herrera @ Boof Sessions
5. Diego Robles @ Ecuador Whitewater / Jungle Roots
6. Abby Dent @ Abby's Hideaway
7. Chandra's dear friend, Ben Stookesberry has done important storytelling + expedition work down there recently, along with Willie Henkel

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Support  on Patreon

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Inquire on her Website

Message to westerwatergirl@gmail.com (she wants to hear from you!)

Listen to her Podcast: Confessions of a Western Water Girl. *shoutout to Ed Abbey

Learn More about Teal & Our Western Water Crisis HERE!

• NPR Interview by Luke Runyon
•  Build Cast episode with Robby Schwarz
• Bulb Chat episode with Alexander Haizman
• Digging in the dirt episode with Kevin Gallagher
  • PBS Episode
  • BBC Interview
• Read the Teton Gravity Article here

MAKE A CHANGE!

1. Educate yourself on where  your water comes from
2. Understand who's managing it
3. Pressure your local municipality to come up with plans for how to reduce your consumption for the future!!

IN THIS EPISODE WE TALK ABOUT TEAL'S:

Personal & Professional Timeline

Rafting

• Raft Racing
  • Animas Amazons Team  & San Juan Sirens 
    • Green Machine Boat
• Favorite River/Favorite Rapid
  • Dolores River / Snaggletooth Rapid in 1983

Mentors

• Growing up- Mia & Jen Raft Racing Coaches
• College- Dr. Gigi Richard Colorado Water Congress & Faculty Advisor to H2Org
  • H2Org Club - Student Water Organization
    • More on the Dolores River
• Professional Career- Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA)
  • Luke Ruyon: Reporter for KUNC
  • John Entsminger: General Manager & Director of SNWA
  • Colby Pellegrino: Deputy General Manager
• Writing Mentor- Heather Hansman
• TikTok- Armchair Engineer

Shoutouts

• Ladies of Whitewater FB Page
• Diversify Whitewater
• Rica Fulton
• Jen Pelz
  • Jen's Website
• Freeflow Institute
  • Apply for the American Whitewater Scholarship

Highlights & In the Media

• REI CO-OP Studio Film: Spirit of the Peaks
  • Connor Ryan aka @Sacredstoke
    • Native Outdoors
• CRWUA Stakeholder Meeting- (Colorado River Water Users Association Annual Conference)
  • Teal's Post on TikTok about it

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• INTERACT WITH THEM ON INSTAGRAM

Meet & Follow the “Core Paddling” Team

Brooke Hess- Science Writer/Kayaker

Libby Tobey- Comedian/Kayaker

Alia Payne- Film Maker/Raft Guide

Hailey Thompson- Artist/Kayaker

TAKE ACTION!

1. SIGN PETITION 
2. GET INVOLVED
3. JOIN LETTER
4. DONATE—Text the word Salmon to 53555
5. SPONSOR
6. SHOW UP TO AN EVENT
7. VOLUNTEER

NON PROFITS SUPPORTING THE TRIP/MISSION

They are collaborating with Rivers for Change as our lead project partner and Idaho Rivers United as our fiscal sponsor and advocacy partner. Your tax-deductible donation to IRU will help support this cause and salmon recovery advocacy.

Other Volunteers supporting the mission

Tess McEnroe, Trent Holen with NRS, Katie Matthews, Danielle Katz with Rivers for Change and several others volunteering in Astoria, Portland, Lewiston, Ketchum and more! Also, huge shoutout to those past and present who have been fighting for the salmon and their ecosystem!!

DETAILS OF THE SOURCE TO SEA TRIP

• 1000+ miles
• 2.5-3 months (Embarking end of April ending early to Mid July)
• Link to the map of their source to sea journey
• Paddling the Middle Fork, Main Salmon, East Fork/South Fork
• Encountering 8 dams. Big focus of the Lower Snake River Dam
• Paddling a variety of crafts.
• Click here to see the events taking place throughout their journey!

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EPISODE DETAILED NOTES AND SUMMARY

SALMON 101

• They are a keystone species
• Female Salmon Nest’s are called “REDDS”
• Salmon like cold temps. Need below 68 degrees F
• $17 Billion dollars has been spent to restore Sockeye Salmon river in the Snake River Basin that return to the Stanley Basin
• in 2021 there was a Sockeye Recovery goal of 9k returning to Stanley Basin, only 4 made it

ECOSYSTEMS NEED SALMON

• Anadromous (Return back to the river system in which they were born)
• Salmon are important because they help measure effects of climate change
• Salmon need aeration in the water to survive.
• If you remove dams, salmon populations WILL COME BACK!

FILM GOALS

• Ongoing environmental story, fight and mission
• 1st Part: Expedition driving action through social media and stories
• 2nd Part: Film Rallying environmental story. Ode to the River!

• Jeffe becoming an Outward Bound Guide in California
• Working for ARTA on the Snake River in Idaho and the Colorado River in Utah
• Working for AZRA & CAN-X in the Grand Canyon
• His dory the "Sam McGee" named after the Robert Service Poem
• Working for OARS Dories in the Grand Canyon
• His Retirement story he wrote after his 44 year career as a river guide
• His organization, the Friends of the Mitta River
  • You can Donate Here to help support their mission!

Overall, Jeffe was a River guide for 44 years traveling, paddling & guiding some of the most amazing rivers all around the world. This episode is airing around his bday! Happy Belated Bday to you Jeffe! 

After the recording, Jeffe mentioned that he and his wife set up a foundation where their assets will be donated to the: Whale Foundation, GCRG (Grand Canyon River Guides & The Redside Foundation  after they pass. Thank you Carrie & Jeffe for all you do for our community! To good health & highwater! <3

--->Attend the Festival! Save the Date! August 21st at New Belgium Brewery!

--->Shout out to Lara Smedley. The Poudre River Event Coordinator with her business Smedley Events

Meet Megan Maiolo-Heath

-Grew up in Monument, Colorado and always loved the outdoors

-Attended CU Boulder for her Undergrad in Psychology

-Attended University of Colorado Denver for her Masters in  Public Administration 

-Became a raft guide on Clear Creek. Where she developed her confidence, obsession and love for rivers

-After working in Ecuador, she realized there that she wanted to fight for the river 

-Lives in Ft. Collins now

MEGAN'S NON PROFIT HISTORY/CONNECTION

-7 years ago Megan started working for Trees, Water & People Non Profit before landing at CPRW (Coalition for Poudre River Watershed)

-2012/2013 Hyde Park Fire happened which lead to creating the "Coalition for the Hyde Park Fire" to address post fire mitigation and restoration work. Trees, Water and People was the fiscal sponsor for that until they became the official Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed 501c3.

-She started as a board member for CPRW, later consulted and then at the end of 2020, she applied and got the Communications Outreach and Marketing Manager Position.

GET TO KNOW THE POUDRE RIVER WATERSHED

-Headwaters are at Poudre Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park

-3 Major Tributaries but the main stem comes out of RMNP

-Large area covers about 1900 sq/miles

-Upper Poudre has 75 miles of Wild & Scenic River

-Lower Poudre is designated as a National Heritage Area (for its importance in the development of the Western Water Law)

-Flows into the South Platte Basin (Greeley,CO)

-Covers so much terrain (Head waters up in the High Mountains of RMNP, to Poudre Canyon to Ft. Collins, to plains through Winsor, into Greeley and ending in the Platte River)

-Hard Working River providing so much water to agriculture and 300,000 people in the front range

Story behind the name- French Trappers caught in a snow storm back in the early 1800's. Stashed a bunch their stuff including their gunpowder...hence the name..."Cache Le Poudre". "Stash the Powder".

Native American History- was a meeting place for several tribes in the west. Learn more at PoudreHeritage.org

Other Non Profits helping protect the Poudre River

1. National Heritage Area- Managed by the Poudre Heritage Alliance
2. Save the Poudre- Focused on water infrastructure, dams and reservoirs
3. Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW)- Focused on  collaborative approach to Watershed management and Forest and River Restoration

CPRW-Mission to improve and maintain the ecological health of the Poudre River Watershed through "Community Collaboration"

REQUEST FROM THE CPRW

1. Learn more about your local watershed and water law!
2. Get involved! Support CPRW with your money, time and more education!
3. Practice Water Conservation
   1. Install a rain barrel
   2. Change out part of your lawn for xeriscape (check in and see if you can apply for a rebate!)
   3. Low flow toilets and shower heads (check in and see if you can apply for a rebate!)
4. Collaborate & Support the CPRW or the Poudre River with:
   1. In Kind Donations
   2. Donate
   3. Volunteer
   4. Give Percentage of Profits for one day, one product, or a new product

POUDRE RIVER FESTIVAL HISTORY & DETAILS

First festival was May of 2014 after the massive floods of 2013. Bring people together to better understand the river, celebrate and raise funds for flood, forest and river restoration projects.

3 GOALS

1. Education
2. Celebration
3. Restorations

Meet the 6 Organizations that created the Poudre River Fest!

1. Bird Conservancy of the Rockies
2. National Association for Interpretation
3. Wildlands Restoration Volunteers
4. Cache Le Poudre River National Heritage Area
5. City Of Fort Collins
6. Coalition for the Poudre River Festival (CPRW)

*Huge Shout out to all of the Breweries in Colorado taking action and getting involved!

2021 HYBRID Poudre River Fest Schedule

1. May 7th -- Virtual Event focused around Wildlife
2. June 25th -- Virtual Event focused on Recreation
3. July 15th -- Virtual & In Person Event focused around Every Day Water
4. August 21st -- Big Celebration in person event at New Belgium Brewery

Check out her company Terra Flags Website and follow them on Instagram and Purchase Kate's print cards here

Kate's 2017 Block Print Dory Project (at the Sante Fe Art Institute) of the San Juan Watershed

Kate named her Residency Boat called "Katie Lee"

1. Meet "Katie Lee" the Completed Dory
2. Watch a video about the real Katie Lee 
3. Listen to: Remembering Katie Lee, 'Goddess of Glen Canyon': 1919-2017
4. Katie Lee's Obituary Tribute
5. Listen to Katie Lee's "Song of the Boatman"

Other Shoutouts and Links--

Check out Grand Canyon Youth and see how you can contribute, support, or participate!

Donate to the Alumni Scholarship Fund

Purchase a GCY Sun Hoody Here!

Follow them on Facebook AND Instagram!

Meet the Protect Our Rivers TEAM : "A collective force for river good!"

1. Sarah Nelson
2. Carter Freericks-Down River Equipment 
   1. Environmental Education
   2. River Guide
   3. Marketer
3. Lindsey Mckissick -Highlands Ranch Backcountry Wilderness
4. Preston-Good River Beer
   1. Water Lawyer
   2. Beer Brewer
5. Scott Coe
   1. Cultivator Ads (Denver Colorado)

Protect Our River's 2021 GOAL for River Cleanups is to remove 20,000lbs of trash out of the Colorado Rivers this summer!! Thank you!!

Our trip was so stacked with musical talent that I decided to record another live set for you all to enjoy instead of our normal interviews. The music from today’s episode is coming to you live from Mile 222 in the Grand Canyon, just 4 miles above the Diamond Creek take-out. When we arrived at that beach, which was our last camp of our 15 day trip, a few of the GCMRC or (Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research) staff were just finishing up a photo mapping project so we saw it as an opportunity to sit down and play some tunes before they had to move on downstream. 

The guides performing live today are, Kirk from GCMRC with his Banjo, Jed Alan (buy his music here) on the vocals, guitar & harmonica, Cricket with that amazing voice singing and playing the guitar, Wiley Green also on vocals and shredding the mandolin and even our infamous trip leader Pauly Borichevsky rounding out the last of the session with his amazing voice and talent on the guitar! Songs played are mostly originals and some covers from their favorite artists. I recorded only with my iPhone and was THOROUGHLY impressed with the quality of sound that I was able to capture.

I fucking loved these tunes and know you will too…

And without further adieu, a live performance at Mile 222 in the Grand Canyon...

Purchase Jed Alan's Music Here!

Follow Sierra Rescue on Instagram & Facebook

Check out the Sierra Rescue Courses they offer on their website

Follow Julie and her wife and amazing partner in crime Abigail Polsby on Instagram

Julie’s lifetime accomplishments include the first self-support riverboard trip down the Grand Canyon and co-owning Arctic River Journeys. She has been featured in such magazines as Outside, Paddlers, American Whitewater and Canoe and Kayak.

Shoutouts from Julie

• Marty of Sierra Mac
• Brice Whitmore (first guide was Martin Litton)
• Her dad was first safety kayaker for AZRA
• Marty, Chris and Steve Groves
• Rio Tropicales
• Steve Curry Expeditions
• Beth Rippins, Sue Norman, Juliet Starrett & Julie Munger (US RAFT TEAM)
• Paul  Nickolazo

Download Episode 24 featuring  Live Music up Blacktail Canyon.

I just returned from the Mighty Grand Canyon where I was a commercial river guide on a 16 day Hiker Special trip with Canyons Exploration or CANX.

It was such an epic trip. Our weather was overall sunny and warm with the expected spring gusty winds. Our guests were so damn amazing and the guides were just fucking incredible.

Speaking of guides, today’s episode will be a little different this week. I decided to change things up for you all and offer up some acoustic tunes instead of our usual interview. The music from today’s episode is coming to you live from BlackTail Canyon at Mile 120 in the heart of the Grand Canyon.

Blacktail itself is a special place for both river runners and native people. The narrow canyon walls offer an incredible space for playing music, telling tales, or hearing the faint echo of the canyon wren. 

The guides performing live today are Jimmy Mac aka Ringtail Jimmy, Amy Rust aka Cricket, and Jed Gantert aka Uncle Jedler. Songs played are mostly originals and some covers from their favorite artists. 

I recorded only with my iPhone for this performance and was thoroughly impressed by the quality of the sound that I was able to capture. I loved these tunes and know you will too.

And without further adieu, a live performance in Blacktail Canyon.

Listen/Purchase Jed Alan's Music on Band Camp

-Owner/Founder of Solgear.  Drop an email and connect! info@solgear.com

-Shop for gear online or check out his shop on 420 Kane Creek, Moab!

-Meet his rad wife and better half Anne Solle

-Scott is also an Instructor and Instructor trainer for Swift Water Safety Institute

Empact Northwest- Boat Operator Group that responded to Hurricane Laura

In this episode we talk about:

Scott's favorite gear at Solgear. The Rescue Tarp!

Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park

Scott's time up in Alaska boating for DOC (Denali Outdoor Center)

Scott's Mentors and Shoutouts-"We've done so much, with so little for so long, that we can anything, with nothing, forever!"

Tim Kelahan- The Rescue Company

Borichevksy Brothers (Alex & Pauly)

Jay Healy- Best Friend (I also interviewed Jay, click here to listen to that episode)

Sheri Tingey- Alpaca Raft

Gus Gillman- Director of the Ski Patrol at Alta (past)

Matt Leary- Director of Ski Patrol at Alta (present)

Pete Groves  & Jonathon Morgan

Chuck Spaulding- invented Super Nova Drysuit/neck gasket

Annie Tueller (Tag-a-long)

Big Linda (Tag-a-long)

Mike DeHoff- Eddy Line Welding, Returning Rapids Project and support to CPRG (Colorado Plate

Eric Riley-Founder/Instructor of Swift Water Safety Institute (SSI)

Nate Ostis- NOLS RIVER RESCUE GUIDE

Lars Haarr- River Guide and Manager of OARS Grand Canyon

Seth Davis- River Guide and Manager of OARS Canyonlands/Utah

Follow Davide Sartoni on Facebook and Follow is wife Jeannie Sartoni on Facebook

Get instruction through his school or book an international trip with The River Sup Guy

Join the monthly SUP Instructional Webinar or purchase the recording for later! 

Book a SUP Trip with Davide on the South Fork of the American with Cali Collective

Join his community! Follow the Reno-Tahoe Whitewater SUP page on Facebook

In this show we talk about:

Self Support trip on the Green River through Labyrinth/Stillwater

Stand Up Paddleboard Colorado--Shoutout to Buckley!

Hala Board Ambassador/Athlete

The Book he recommends: 101 Questions to Ask before you get engaged

Follow his business on Facebook- The River Sup Guy

Follow Louise Royle (a paddler from the UK)

Follow Honza Rott (owner of Tambo SUP from the Check Republic)

When not on the river, Davide works for Rope Works

Closing words-- "Take less strokes!"

Go on a multiday trip with Jay & AZRA

Go on a daily Moab Jett trip with Jay

Book a "boat operator class" at SSI with Jay

Lil more about Jay:

Jay's Record: 14 Grand Canyon Trips in one year 

Jay's goal to get 200 trips before he turned 50. Currently at 157.

Famous words/quotes by Jay

1. "Never ruin a good story with too much of the truth"
2. "Skill appreciates Skill"
3. "Stay Frosty"
4. "Go with the Flow", "Roll with the Punches"
5. Be ADAPTABLE!
6. IMPROVISE!
7. Good time going! "When in doubt.....pull it out!" (when speaking about outboard motors)
8. Don't forget that everyone's struggling somewhere/somehow. Have a little more empathy...

In this episode we chat about:

Jay's best bud and childhood friend Scott Solle aka  (SolGear)

YASNY (YOU AIN'T SEE NOTH'N YET") ADVENTURES where he met the Blank Brothers over at Moab Jett

Legendary Bob Quist of Moki Mac 

Rumor has it that Bob Quist  (aka Hayduke) roamed around the Southwest with Ed Abbey and Ken Sleight (aka Seldom Seen)  Monkey Wrenching and playing poker together. 

-Shoutout to Ray's Burger Shack. Order Jay's favorite...Double chops with custom fries

1988 Crown Victoria Station Wagon #vanlife

Denali Raft Adventures and Denali Outdoor Center

Jay does a Shoutout to the Gauley River. where he ventured twice. First time in 2008 and second in 2018. 

• Mountain River Tours aka Class 6 
• Shoutout to Glen Goodrich on the Youghiogheny River
• 6 mile slot canyon in Alaska

Azra bought Moki Mac in 2012. Clair (one of the Quist brothers) still does trips for Azra

OARS bought Moki Mac Green River in 2012. Bob & Barbara Quist decided to buy a motorhome and travel the world.

Jay's advice for guides that want to become a Grand Canyon River Guide:

1. Take care of yourself
2. Work as a team (save your back!)
3. Don't bite off the biggest piece of the pie (stick to your duties and don't overdo it)
4. Durability and Longevity

Jay does a shoutout to boatwoman that have influenced him. Girls that "get it done" :

Margeux Besterd, Connie Tibbits, Pam Quist (Clair's wife), & Alex Thevenin

Shoutout to EddyLine Welding

Some photos of what it's like to be on a trip with Jay. Photo by David Zickl

Reach out to him at REP Whitewater Parks or Champion a Lowhead damn! 

In this episode we talk about:

-Spencer's Badass Paddling Video

-The Alsek and Tatsenshini River Outfitters

-Spencer's Viral Glacier SUP'n Video

-Spencer's Tatsenshini professional adventure film (done by his buddies who were on the trip that also premiered in 5 Point Film Fest!)

-Boulder Creek Park and Confluence Park from REP Whitewater Parks

-Badfish Teammate

-Infinity "Speed Freaks"

-KALAMATH RIVER (Source to sea). Above the first dam

-"Last Decent of the Mikong" Video

-Highside Mini-Me

Nouria's Sponsors/Brand Partnerships: Red Bull, Astral Designs, Waka Kayaks, Sweet Protection, Werner Paddles & Pack Raft Europe

Iceland Project post on instagram

Mentors/Friends

Fabien Lefevre, Nicole Mansfield & Katrina Van Wijk, Rush Sturges and Ben Stookesberry

Nouria's 2 Major Opportunities in Life

Winning the Whitewater Grand Prix in Chile

Running "Site Zed" of the Grand Canyon of the Stakin

About Nouria:

Meet Nouria, a bad-ass kayaker who’s definitely on the short-list of the most progressive kayakers out there, regardless of gender. Nouria Newman combines a surprising adeptness at playing on white waters with an endless thirst for discovering new horizons.

While most paddlers struggle to master just one sport, Nouria Newman combines several of them. She competes in canoe, freestyle and extreme kayaking, and excels in each and every one of them. Her achievements in the various disciplines prove she’s one of a kind. 

In 2013 she won the Ottawa XL, one of the most important freestyle world meetings, followed that by taking K-1 silver at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, and just a few months later she was crowned extreme kayaking world champion. The following year she won team gold at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and team bronze at the European Championships. In 2016 she was runner-up at the Sickline Extreme Kayak World Championships and in 2017 took first place at the GoPro Mountain Games Steep Creek Championships.

As if competition wasn't enough for the seemingly inexhaustible athlete, Nouria ventured on a solo kayaking trip down the Tsarap, Zanskar and Indus rivers in the Himalayas in August 2018. During the week-long adventure she says she "cried, laughed and talked to myself like a crazy person."

It’s hard to understand how such an outstanding athlete would have any spare time to partake in any 'normal' activities, but she also has a masters in journalism and political science from Sciences Po Toulouse. “Journalism is actually very similar to kayaking,” she says. “You always have to adapt!” But that’s Nouria, always where you least expect her.

First Female Instructor Trainer in Canada and (hopefully) the First RIVER-2 Female Instructor Trainer in Canada (as well)

ORIGIN OF RETA SUPS! (River Education Training for Adventures)

Reta's goal to finish her internship with Raven Rescue to become a Swift Water Rescue Instructor

SHOUTOUTS FROM RETA

Abby Dent

Neil Gilson 

Norm Hann and his website

Tina Coastal Stoke "Flat to Flow" Clinic

Natali's Video of Skookumchuk forming into a wave

Natali's movie with Reta! "Lets Get Wet"

TEAM CANRVRSUP (Canadian River Stand Up Paddleboarding) Instructor Collective

Reta Boychuk- Head Instructor

Jason Hay -Jaylife 13 Dry bags

Rebecca Marjoram

Kelsey Baldwan- Owner of Kelsey's Caravan

Lisa Stocking-- Writer/contributor 

CANRVRSUP EVENTS

Hunter Valley Adventures on the Red Dear River

CANRVRSUP COLLABORATIONS

Devils Head Coffee- CANRVRSUP (FULL SEND BLEND) "Wild and free with a hint of magical booty beer"

BADFISH SUP

RETA'S BIO

Reta is an all around whitewater paddling enthusiast that specializes in whitewater stand up paddling.  She has paddled on rivers in Alberta, British Columbia, Colorado, Costa Rica and Ecuador.

In addition to SUP you can always find Reta going with the flow; singing her way down a river behind the oars, working on crushing bigger lines in her kayak or trying to roll an OC1. Reta just wants to be on the water!

Reta is the founder of CANRVRSUP Instructor Collective.  She started the collective to bring  instructors together in hopes of supporting her passion to grow a safe community of River Stand Up Paddlers through quality instruction and training. As head instructor and Paddle Canada Certified Instructor Trainer, she plans to work with all the collective instructors to provide high quality training for all students wanting to take courses related to SUP.

Reta fell in love with SUP after she was first introduced to it in 2010.  It is a sport that anyone can enjoy and the sport can be as challenging as you want it to be as you progress from flat water on lakes to whitewater on the rivers.

Boutique River Trips anytime of year at Wontok Adventures 

Dory Moon Adventures

Alaska Rendezvous Heli-Guides

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Connect with Bruce on Facebook

Check out Bruce's Dory "One Eyed Jack" named after one of the infamous rapids on the Bio Bio

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In this Episode we talk about:

Bruce's Dory run in Bedrock Rapid on the Grand Canyon back in 2011.

Bruce talking about running Dark Canyon as an 11 year old

Ote Dale repelling off the Hite Bridge to Bruce's Trip (Canyonlands Guide)

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Bruce's Mentors over the years

Mike Hipsher-  1972 taught Bruce how to roll a Kayak

Jack DeFarge- Whitewater Voyagers 

AC Ecker- Canyonlands Expeditions & Outlaw Trails

Pete Gibbs- Gibbs Ascenders

Read about Lonnie, Monty and Jack Tillinghast

Worked for Dee Holiday in the 80's at Holiday Expeditions

Desolation to Hite trip where Bruce meets Brad Dimock of Fretwater Boatworks

Bio Bio River Trip with Sobek

Andy Anderson- Sobek Zambia

Doug Coombs- Ski Camps

Bruce has been working for Valdez Heli Ski Guides for over 25 years

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ABOUT BRUCE:

Bruce’s 30 years of guiding have taken him around the world, paddling and rowing the most challenging whitewater run commercially. No use listing rivers, there are too many to bother. In addition to guiding rivers, Bruce is a heli-ski guide and a ski instructor. 

• Nadia's Mentor Paul Petzoldt (one of the founders of NOLS in 1964)
• Wilderness Education Association supported Nadia throughout her career
• DMM's Psychological First Aid Presentation
• DMM now offers Women’s Wild Med Program (WWMP)-WWMP offers wilderness medicine courses of all levels for women, taught by women. We welcome all women and girls (transgender and cisgender) as well as non- binary people who identify with the women’s community.
• High School WildMed Initiative- Nadia's goal to get Wilderness First Aid into our school systems

Nadia's Tips for Females that want to Rise up

1. Have a passion that is infectious! "People will pay for Passion"
2. Be a critical thinker
3. Be Genuinely YOU!

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Want to become a Wilderness First Responder Instructor? Click here for more info

Reach out to Nadia directly- Nadia@desertmountainmedicine.com

Shoutout to MORGAN, one of Nadia's lead Instructors at DMM

Subscribe to the Sharp End Podcast 

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More about DMM:

Desert Mountain Medicine Website

Follow Desert Mountain Medicine on Facebook and Instagram

Nadia sits at the roundtable helping push Wilderness Medicine Forward with the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative

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About Nadia:

Born and raised in Montreal, Canada, Nadia was drawn to the Rockies of Colorado as a young adult. She began leading students on month long backpacking trips around the West for various outdoor education companies. Much to her surprise the only medical training that was required of her was basic first aid and CPR certifications.

After completing her first Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course in 1992 she recognized the broader need for a more robust, field-based, wilderness medicine curricula designed specifically for outdoor professionals. Nadia pursued this newfound passion with her usual infectious intensity, and began teaching WFR courses soon thereafter. Her fascination with medicine lead to her receiving an EMT certification in 1994 and subsequently volunteering on SAR and working in various emergency departments around Colorado.

Before founding Desert Mountain Medicine (DMM), Nadia worked for the Wilderness Education Association as an outdoor educator. She also attended Colorado State University and earned a B.S. in Natural Resource Management.  Later she was asked to join Colorado Mountain College to help jump start their Outdoor Recreation Leadership program (ORL) in Leadville, CO after which she earned an M.S. in Forestry with an emphasis in Outdoor Recreation from Northern Arizona University. Her combined education and experience as a guide, outdoor educator, medical professional, and wilderness medicine instructor provided her with a solid foundation of knowledge, skills, and perspective to develop and run DMM under her own unique vision in 1998.

After founding DMM Nadia became the EMS coordinator and EMT instructor for Colorado Mountain College, which inspired her to pursue a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) from Regis University. Nadia continued to work as an ER nurse while cultivating DMM and its community from a fledgling, one-woman operation to the expanding business that it is today.

Over two decade later, Nadia continues to contribute to the field of wilderness medicine as part of the Wilderness Medicine Education Collaborative (WEMC) and as DMM’s Executive Director, focusing on curriculum development.

Nadia  in the media:

1. The ABCs of SOS on Outside Online
2. Local Outdoor Instructor gets National Spotlight

JR's Thesis Movie "New World Water"

JR's Favorite Book Series: Wheel of Time

JR's Favorite Childhood Book: Coyote Stories

JR's mentor: Linda Montanti

Meet "No Trace" and "Unbreakable", the hikers JR met on the PCT back in 2015

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We then move into and learn more about the project:

Blood of the West is the story of the Colorado River from Source to Sea, from its origins in the glacier carved valleys of the Rocky Mountains, through the iconic canyons and sandstone playgrounds of the Colorado Plateau, to its terminus south of the Mexican-American Border, where its mighty flows are reduced to just a trickle.

Told in eight parts, this documentary project will follow each of the Colorado’s main tributaries, including the Green, San Juan, and Virgin Rivers, from their headwaters to their confluence. As it follows the rivers downstream, it will follow the history of the watershed, tackle its present struggles, and speculate toward its possible future.

Blood Of the West:

Crowdfunding Trailer

Animated Teaser

Follow them on YouTube

Instagram page

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We end with how to support the project or links to get involved:

***Donate directly to the cause

This project aims to shed some light on the most important watershed in the American West. Donations are welcome as we look into sources of funding and move forward on one of the most expansive and comprehensive documentary projects about the river in history.

***Funding  Page

The Colorado River is in need of more help now than ever before, please help us tell its story...

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About JR:

J.R. Robinson is a West Coast-based filmmaker, writer, and photographer. He has spent the past ten years exploring and documenting the American West through photography and writing, and has developed a deep and overwhelming passion for the Colorado River and the American Southwest. An accomplished long-distance hiker and traveler, his work has won numerous awards and his films have screened at many prestigious film festivals.

His photographic work can be seen and purchased for prints at www.daturaphoto.com

With a mission to inspire and support organizations to create discrimination and harassment-free environments through policy assessment, trainings and organizational change A-Dash provides consultation and training for outfitters and agencies as well as support for individuals.

The ladies talk about their stories, their relationships to the river and the beautiful confluence story of how they came together to create this new venture. We hope you enjoy.

In this episode we talk about:

A-Dash Collaborative Team & Consultants

Meet the Team: Risa Shimoda, Maria Blevins, Corita Waters, Angie Fuhrmann, Alex Thevenin, Alexa Spielhagen, Bekah Price

Meet the Consultants: Myra Strand, Emily Ambrose,  Jim Miller & Gina McClard

Check out A-Dash on Facebook

Check out A-Dash on Instagram

To actually be a collaboration in nature:

1. It has to have not existed before in this form or way
2. Shared or bought in vision
3. Can't be done by one person

2019 American Outdoors (AO) Panel on  Sexual Harassment in the Outdoors and Article "Beyond a Policy: Sexual Harassment and Sexism" by Alexandra Thevenin and Emily Ambrose.

Closing words, quotes, and resources in finding these amazing women:

Emily Ambrose Website 

Email: Emily@engagecoachingandconsulting.com

Favorite Quote/lesson: Will you be the rock that redirects the river? -Claire Nuer

Alexa Spielhagen Website-  Engage in her research project!!!

Email: alexa.spiel@gmail.com

Book a trip with AZRA!! Request Alexa and Emily!

Favorite Quote/lesson:

 Richard Flannigan- The river taught me that the measure of this world are all these thing not made by man.

Better relation to all aspects- This is the link for the Flanagan piece - her favorite river writing: 

https://franklinriver.com/news/smh-traveller-aug2013-richard-flanagan/

Maria Blevins UVU Profile

Email her through her contact form

Other Resources/Shoutouts:

Native-lands.ca is a website run by the nonprofit organization Native Land Digital. 

Louise Teal- Breaking into the Current. 

• Growing up and spending summers in Hawaii
• His dad's career in Hollywood playing the original Danno character in Hawaii 5-0
• Learning to surf with the legends like Brian Keaulana
• Mentoring under John Zapotocky Sr.
• Taking over the Aspen Kayak School from  Kirk Baker and renaming it Aspen Kayak + SUP
• Helping inspire/create the Whitewater SUP curriculum/certifications in 2011 for the ACA
• What it means to be a  Master. "A Master is the one who fails the most"
• And so much more...
• Charlie's new interest in the Waterman2.0 by Juliet + Kelly Starrett
• Masters in Coaching program  in Sterling, Scotland
  • Friends Ben Morton and Josh Hall and  who have already completed the course

P.S. Charlie's wife Jenny MacArthur makes a "guest appearance" in this episode by answering some of the questions and adding in her side of the stories/memories. Thanks for your contribution Jenny! To learn more about her, click here to follow her on Facebook! 

Follow Charlie on Facebook or Instagram

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If you like what you're hearing you can now donate to the podcast! We are officially now on PATREON!  Click this link to donate. Help us keep this show going each and every week!

ABOUT MIKE FIEBIG

Michael Fiebig is the Director of the Southwest River Protection Program for American Rivers

Mike has offered up his email if you want to take action but don't know where to start. 

Follow his personal account at @michael_fiebig

SOURCE TO SEA 

Website for their trip

Follow their source to sea instagram account @oneriverexpedition

Article about their Source to Sea trip on Men's Journal

Blog posts by Michael on American Rivers

Interview with Mike on Duct Tape Diaries

DURING SHOW NOTES

Jack Schmidt. Professor of Colorado River Studies. Both Mike and Natali share a connection to Jack. Mike considers Jack as one of his mentors and Natali thanks Jack for getting her on her first river trip.

River Radius Podcast episode with Mike and Jenny talking about their source to sea trip

Phil Henderson from NOLS

Open Sky Wilderness Therapy in Durango, Colorado

Mike DeHoff of Eddy Line Welding from Moab, UT

Johnny St. John from Hog Island Boat Works

Helen Howard- Desert River Outfitters/Rentals

Restoring the Colorado: Bringing New Life to a Stressed River

Raise the River- A collaboration for the Colorado River Delta

Pick your favorite organization or non profit and give back on Amazon Smile 

TAKE ACTION! Write a letter, send an email or pick up the phone and call your local politicians and share your stories! 

WhitewaterTV Subscription 

If you like what you're hearing you can now donate to the podcast! We are officially now on PATREON!  Click this link to donate. Help us keep this show going each and every week!

Antoinettes article in Culture Magazine

Meet Diversify Whitewater

• Mission and Efforts
• First event
• Making waves in their community
• @diversify_whitewater on instagram
• If you'd like to make a donation.
  • They are currently in the process of becoming our own 501(c)(3), and we will soon have tax-deductible donations available.
  • Until then, you can donate through Venmo @Lily-Durkee on Venmo
  • If you donate $10 or more, click this link to get your free sticker!

Meet the founders

Antoinette Lee Toscano 

• Facebook
• Instagram
• WhitewaterTV

Lily Durkee

• Facebook
• Instagram
• Her Mentor Ashley Nee

Durkee points out that while some organizations are dedicated to centering the outdoor experience of people of color, including:

1. Outdoor Afro 
   1. https://outdoorafro.com/locations/state/CO/
2. Melanin Basecamp,
3. Vibe Tribe Adventures
4. City Wild

Also, when Durkee was 17, she wrote a young adult fiction novel about a lady boater and her cross country adventures. You can buy it here. https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Grace-Novel-Lily-Durkee/dp/1463656904#ace-7448806443

Meet Natali and Brittany. They are the creators of the Eddy Out Podcast and RVR2RVR. The river community and the culture around it thrives of the eclectic groups of people that gather at put ins and take outs across the world. In a year that made some of these beautiful conversation tough to have, Natali and Brittany started Eddy Out to bring those types of conversations to your living room!

They have also collaborated to create a company called RVR2RVR that creates and implements programs to teach others how to whitewater SUP and river surf. The idea is to continue to grow the river community by bringing new people into the fold! 

Dan Camp's Podcast: "Camping Out"

Camping Out Podcast: Much like old friends sharing a conversation next to the warm crackles of a campfire, we'll set out together to share big ideas revolving around outdoor adventure, impact on others, leadership, vulnerability, and how each of us seeks to leave the world a little better than we've found it. Crack a cold one or maybe even grab your bottle of bourbon, pull up a chair or a cooler, and get ready for Camping out.

To listen to this episode over on the Camping Out Podcast, click here.

In today’s episode Kelly and Juliet share their love and passion for the river. Including how they met and what it was like competing in Chile at the World Championships, greatest lessons learned from the river, the value of being a river guide.

Individually: Juliet (known as J-Star) is the CEO of The Ready State. Mother of 2 RAD girls. Attorney. 3X Whitewater World Champion. Co-Author of two New York Times bestselling books Becoming A Supple Leopard, Ready to Run and Co-Author of Deskbound.  

Kelly (known as Supple Leopard) is the Founder of The Ready State. Father of 2 RAD girls. Coach. Physical Therapist. Co-Author of two New York Times bestselling books Becoming A Supple Leopard, Ready to Run and Co-Author of Deskbound.  His latest book, Waterman 2.0, offers water-sport athletes a comprehensive guide to optimized movement and pain free performance.

Show Notes:

Website: The Ready State

Kelley Kalafatich (Stunt woman for Meryl Streep in the movie “The River Wild”)

Kelly's Cataract Canyon Photo in his Bathroom

Julie Munger and Abigail Polsby of Sierra Rescue

This episode is brought to you by RVR 2 RVR

IG: @sthomassup

Brought to you by RVR 2 RVR 

Badfish SUP : www.badfishsup.com

Surf Dayton: http://surfdayton.com/

Follow her on IG: @Brookehess

Love Your Brain Foundation:  https://www.loveyourbrain.com/

Brad Dimock is a Dory Boatman, Boat Builder/Designer, Historical Writer, Owner of Fretwater Boatworks and just an overall entertaining human.

We start this episode with his story, his river experience, and his connection to the water.

We then dive into him as a historian writer, boat builder, and what he's learned about the river.

We end with his top 3 river favorites, his mentor and why he continues to stay connected to the river.

In the show we talk about:

Gates of Lodore run in May 2011 with the "Edith" Galloway Boat

Canyoneers River Company with Gaylord

Brad guiding for Sobek all over the world

Brad's "lady" Dawn makes an appearance in our episode. Check out her website here.

Ken Sleight. Ed Abby's good friend and advocate.

Brad's 3 Big Book Sellers

1. Doing of the Thing
2. Sunk without a Sound
3. The Very Hard Way

Fretwater BoatWorks Company Website

Ote Dale is a commercial Grand Canyon Dory Boatwoman and has spent the last 25 years guiding on the Colorado River. She rows the infamous "Dark Canyon" Dory.

We start this episode with her story, her connection to the river, and who some of her female mentors are.

We then dive into a quick summary of the Dale Family and their connection the the Grand Canyon.

We end with what it was like being a mother and a riverguide, her rules for being a guide and knowing when to quit, and what tips/tricks to think about if you want to row a Dory. 

I tried Skype for the first time, which makes the audio a little choppy. Sorry everyone! I promise it's still worth listening to :)

In the show we talk about:

Grand Canyon Expeditions

Grand Canyon Dories Experience

OARS/DORIES MERGE

Dale Family History and Connection to the Grand Canyon

Georgie White 80th Bday

Ote Dale Website

Steve Haase is a commercial raft guide in Moab, Utah. He has spent the last 44 years guiding, managing and privately boating the rivers in the Southwest Region.

He has been her mentor, good friend, and fellow river rat for over 15 years. He even named his daughter Natalie, after her!

We start this episode with his story, his connection to the river, his tips on how to be a lifetime river guide as well as a good trip leader.

We then dive into the highwater year of 1983/1984 and what it was like to be a Riverguide during that time.

We end with his favorite river stretch, river craft and who his greatest mentors are.

It was a windy day in Moab when we recorded which makes the audio a little choppy. Sorry everyone! I promise it's still worth listening to :)

In the show we talk about:

Georgie White Triple Rigs 

1983 Highwater on Cataract Canyon

1983 Grand Canyon Highwater Video (narrated by my buddy Jeffe Aronson) 

Lorna Carson. Female Inspiration in the Grand Canyon

1983 Highwater Video at Snaggletooth Rapid on the Dolores River

Book a trip with HAASE or Natali in Moab Utah with OARS Canyonlands AND LET'S GO RAFTING!

Our website. www.rvr2rvr.com   (Join our NEWSLETTER)

RVR2RVR Trailer/Promo Video

Can I Surf That Full Film

Our Websites:

Natali Zollinger

 Brittany Parker