Now in its second edition, Whitewater Kayaking: The Ultimate Guide has become the established, definitive guide on the sport. Drawing on the combined 30+ years of experience of world-renowned paddlers and instructors Ken Whiting and Kevin Varette, this comprehensive guide covers everything from the most basic skills and concepts to the most advanced, cutting-edge paddling techniques. Whatever you need, you'll find it in this essential whitewater kayaking reference. YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT: Choosing the right equipment The essential strokes and paddling techniques The art of reading whitewater River running River safety and rescue Playboating Creek boating Paddling in big water Surf kayaking Squirt boating Kayak tripping And much more...

Product Description: Dropping into the unknown on a rubber raft, hurled against rocks and cliff walls, only to round a blind bend, go vertical on a 10-foot standing wave, and flip over backwards into a deafening vat of near-freezing whitewater. Such is life for the brave souls who commit themselves to exploring the world’s untried rivers...read more

Product Description: Completely updated to reflect the latest in paddling equipment and kayak technology, William Nealy’s illustrated kayaking manual is as practical as it is dead-on hilarious. Whether detailing hardcore hippy hairboaters or insane youngsters clattering tiny play boats down steep, rocky creeks, Nealy is back and more useful and entertaining than ever...read more

Product Description: Expedition Canoeing is the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's wilderness rivers. This updated 20th anniversary edition covers route and trip planning, paddling and camping gear, dealing with bears, canoe hazards and rescue, barren-land travel, and much more.

Wonderfully written text and detailed diagrams take paddlers through the basics of the roll, and into advanced rolls and surfing. A must for the kayaker who lives to surf.

Product Description: A lyrical journey down some of America’s greatest rivers by one of the first women river guides in the West. In the tradition of America’s strong pioneer women, Rebecca Lawton was one of the first women river guides in the West...read more

Product Description: Texas and whitewater. Who knew? According to Texas Whitewater, by veteran paddler Steve Daniel, one doesn't have to be an outdoors expert to find whitewater fun and adventure in the Lone Star State. Sometimes all that's needed is a little rain and perseverance and this handy guide to more than seventy Texas rivers and creeks with the greatest prospects for whitewater...read more

Product Description: An illustrated technical manual for learning the art of squirt kayaking Learn how to ender/backender in flatwater cartwheel down rapids and use waves as launching pads (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Expedition Canoeing (formerly titled Canoeing Wild Rivers) is the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's waterways. This completely revamped edition expertly details everything you need to know about paddling the continent's wild rivers...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: For a generation, the Basic Essentials series has been as much a part of the outdoors experience as backpacks and hiking boots. Information-packed tools for the novice or handy references for the veteran, these volumes distill years of knowledge into affordable and portable books...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Legendary whitewater river story collection with the best river descent stories ever written, with an emphasis on titanic rapids.

Product Description: Expert instruction in beginning and advanced whitewater strokes Techniques illustrated in on-the-water photographs of a champion paddler When a kayaker perfects fundamental strokes before attempting to tackle whitewater, he is rewarded with efficiency, simplicity, control, and speed...read more

Introduces the basics of canoeing alone or with a partner and demonstrates advanced techniques for navigating rapids, coping with accidents, and portaging

Product Description: Whitewater kayaking is a high-adrenaline Olympic sport that has won a large following and demands special skills. Beginning to intermediate river runners will find it all here: selecting equipment, padling techniques, reading a river, tips from the pros, and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Veteran kayaker William Nealy shares his twelve years of whitewater experience in this unique intermediate and advanced instructional manual. Learn how to execute three types of rolls, how to read rapids, how to run rapids safely, and much more...read more

A comprehenive guide to kayaking covers types of kayaks, selecting the right equipment, basic strokes, safety measures, the Eskimo roll, evaluating a river, touring, racing, clubs, and ocean kayaking

Product Description: Make it easy to get started in the exciting and demanding sport of kayaking. Introduce yourself, your family and your friends to a sport that allows you to test your full physical potential. Teach others proper kayak technique. Know the sophisticated technical terms of the sport before you begin lessons...read more

A handbook on wilderness canoeing trips includes discussions of equipment, packing, cooking, map reading, portage, first aid, and canoe repairs

A guide to understanding white water and its interaction with the kayak describes boats and equipment and offers advice on all levels of white-water paddling, training, and safety