Due to popular demand, we’ve decided to add an additional novice whitewater weekend October 15-16! The clinic will be based in Asheville, and we will paddle a two different rivers in the Western North Carolina area. This clinic is designed for women who have minimal to zero whitewater experience. We start from ground zero, talking
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By Em Shanblatt The world needs more female kayak instructors…wouldn’t you agree? Girls at Play has teamed up with ACA (American Canoe Association) to help make this ambition a reality. We’re offering an official ACA instructor course, specifically designed for women. Robin Pope of the ACA and Anna Levesque are co-teaching the course, and we
by Mary Frances Hansford Photos by Scott Martin Images Friday September 16th, 12 women ranging from age 15 to 55, from CO to PA, to West VA, descended the Lower Gauley together to raise money for American Whitewater. The morning was chilly and wet, the perfect setting for a day on the river. We were
Girls at Play will be hosting Ladies on the Ledges this October! We will meet at the Ledges Park on the French Broad River Tuesday evenings after work (5:30-6:00) and paddle ’til dark. Bring your boats and attain up the rapids for killer cardio work out, technique tips & tricks and stroke refinement. And if
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Big wave trains are good for the soul. They induce smiles, giggles and fun! I’ve been fortunate enough to paddle some of the bigger rivers in the world including the White Nile in Africa, the Slave River in the Northwest Territories, the Ottawa, the Grand Canyon, the Salmon and I highly recommend the big water
By Em Shanblatt Every woman who paddled with the Girls at Play summer tour, whether the adventure took place out east with Anna or out west with Mary Frances and I, had her name entered into a raffle to win some sweet gear! REMEMBER?! Now that the Girls at Play team is finally reunited
by Mary Frances Hansford We had an incredible six day, five night journey down the Main Salmon River just last month. Eight vibrant women joined us for the trip, bouncing down the water in kayaks, duckies, rafts and an open boat. This trip is like no other with its full days of whitewater, camping under
Ladies on the Lower G will be taking over the river again this year to raise money for American Whitewater (AW). Last year we were a group of almost 30 women! Let’s make it a big year again! It only costs $40 and all proceeds go to AW so that they can continue to work
By: Em Shanblatt “There is no such thing as bad weather…Only inappropriate clothing” -Old Scottish Proverb (supposedly) Wherever you go, Summer rain is almost always an inevitable fact. One exception to this rule, however, might be Colorado in June. When I received my new First Ascent BC-200 rain jacket last spring, I was super excited to test
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