River Talk Podcast: Recent Episodes

River Talk Podcast

An attempt to intelligently talk about rivers and whitewater paddling by Priscilla Macy, Erik Weiseth, and Zach Collier

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Learn more about the Ultimate River Runner Contest. Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Safety Hydrospeed Bedrock Hance  Consider Supporting Gear Garage Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon Buy some Gear Garage merch […]

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Learn more about the Ultimate River Runner Contest. Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Giant Gap Creature Craft Green Wall Surf  Consider Supporting Gear Garage Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon Buy some […]

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Learn more about the Ultimate River Runner Contest. Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVT-Qb6EF3k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9wVYutOR1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EurKzXtyRLI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e48NHKTuBU0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ID_fCjfWOo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpRGLxm_U9g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRzgjycWXgw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPpggC5-Uys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHorw94jhJU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASeSDu2pgJM  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Helmet Ratings  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon Buy some Gear Garage merch If you’re interested in rafting and safety instruction, check out Zach’s […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Skull Flip Skull Success More Skull Rapid Blossom Runs Blossom Bar Rescue  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon Buy some Gear Garage merch […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Raft surf Skull at Low Water Skull at 10,000 CFS Skull Drone Footage  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If you’re interested in […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Nice run at Skull  Funnel Falls Grand Canyon Flip Selway Flip Three Rocks Flip Horn Creek Trapped in a Hole  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Salmon River Flip Creature Craft Rescue Curve Westwater Incident Raft Flip at Skull Rapid Room of Doom Skull Rapid Westwater Low Water Carnage Another Skull Rapid Flip Skull Rapid  CONSIDER […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: The Rescue Curve  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If you’re interested in rafting and safety instruction, check out Zach’s online rowing course

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Slide Rapid in a Raft Slide Rapid in a Duckie  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If you’re interested in rafting and safety […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Rogue River Fish Ladder Indigo Creek Nolichucky Swims #1  and #2 and #3  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If you’re interested in […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: 2022 Lochsa River Madness Motor Rig at Skull Rapid  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If you’re interested in rafting and safety instruction, […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos/articles we looked at this week: Northwest Rowing Progression High Water Safety Guidelines Lochsa Falls carnage  CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If you’re interested in rafting and safety […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos we looked at this week: Green Wall https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLjdgYhfSrk ⚙ CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If you’re interested in rafting and safety instruction, check out Zach’s online […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos we looked at this week: Velvet Falls vs. Sweep Boat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36_P_DPTlMI – NRS Tying a Raft to Shore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmUPFv9PUQY NRS Rigging a Bow Line on a Raft https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABAUucged5c NRS Stuffing a Rescue Bag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pPDdYy6ylU ⚙ […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos we looked at this week: IRF Trip Leader Scenario https://youtu.be/JZLA3-EdAt4?t=315 Selway https://youtu.be/UpBx4s6S_8s?t=82 Selway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgFSdFXf5uE Selway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=527XOVDVJ1o Selway https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrc_j02Egbc ⚙ CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: • Become a Gear Garage Member Support the show on Patreon If […]

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) via YouTube every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos we looked at this week: Spring Creek Wood Dane Jackson Rescue Rescue Scenario Class IV Rowing School Rescue Scenario IRF Course

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Learn more about Tim Palmer at https://www.timpalmer.org/. Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos we looked at this week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs4HA2r8w9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5W2RZZV61Sw

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) via YouTube every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos we looked at this week: Oregon Hole Gorge BoatSmith Gore Canyon Carnage Downstream Ferry at Mushroom

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) via YouTube every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. This week we started off the show by looking at the AW Accident Database. Here are the videos we looked at this week: Jarbidge Falls Owyhee Falls  Ruck a Chucky Oar Boat

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Aaron and Zach are live (almost) via YouTube every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. Here are the videos we looked at this week: – Breaking D-Rings Aaron’s packrafting video Grand Canyon Rescue

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Vlad’s book Rivers of an Unknown Land can be purchased on Amazon. Aaron and Zach are live (almost) every week on Friday at 2:00 PM Pacific Standard Time. The YouTube video can be seen below. ⚙ CONSIDER SUPPORTING GEAR GARAGE: Become a Gear Garage member Support the show on Patreon— If you’re interested in rafting […]

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This week we discuss recent conservation legislation and what to wear on the river when it’s cold. News of the Week The Southern Oregon Watershed and Salmon Protection Act (SOWSPA) Senator Wyden’s River Democracy Act Idaho River United Salmon and Steelhead Course Gear of the Week Immersion Research Union Suit (Priscilla) Petzl Tibloc (Zach)

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This week Aaron Lieberman (Aaron #1) joins us to talk about Senator Wyden’s River Democracy Act and Congressman Simpson’s plan to remove the four Snake River Dams. More Info Senator Wyden’s River Democracy Act Representative Simpson’s Salmon and Steelhead Recovery Plan IOGA web site about Representative Simpson’s Plan

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This week we chat with Adam Edwards about paddling, the Just Add Water Project and Melanin Base Camp. Adam is a person of many talents – photographer, videographer, model, adventure kayaker, writer, diversity and inclusion advocate, arborist, climber, among many other things.  Adam is now engaging in efforts to launch a program to get more […]

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This week Priscilla shares some advice about how whitewater paddlers can advocate for river access. Things we talked about Brochure about Public Use of Waterways in Oregon (PDF) American Whitewater Staff Directory Gear of the Week Pyro Putty (Priscilla) Phillips AED (Zach)  

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This week Aaron join the show to talk with Clay from Green Tongue Adventures about a variety of rescue techniques and equipment. Gear of the Week Level Six Quickthrow Pro Glow in the Dark Throwbag (Clay) Arcteryx (Zach) High Float PFDs (Aaron)

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This week Zach talks with Jeremiah from SOTAR about their fabrics, field repair, and new lightweight boats. Gear of the Week Hyperlite Throw Bag (Jeremiah) SOTAR Stealth Kayak (Zach)

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This week we talked with Elisha and Alan from Canyon River Instruction about raft and guide training. News of the Week Priscilla is the new Executive Director of the Oregon Outfitter and Guides Association It’s River Permit Season! We talked with Robert from Karmik Outdoors about their new stickers that helps your gear get back […]

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This week Zach and Aaron talk about gurus, experts, and norms in the world of whitewater. The nice thing about standards is that you have so many to choose from. – Andrew S. Tanenbaum News of the Week We talk about a new product for finding your lost gear by Karmik Outdoors Snowpack so far […]

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In this episode Zach and Priscilla chat with Chris Davis, MD about wilderness medicine for whitewater paddlers. News of the Week Big water in the Northwest – please be careful of new wood On the podcast Chris mentions the Year 2000 Whitewater Injury Survey. Gear of the Week Light and Motion VIS Pro 1000 Trail […]