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"Out of Place" BETTER Friday: We Rethought Black Friday for 2025
BETTER Friday flips the traditional Black Friday model on its head. From Monday to Monday, 50% of our sales go directly to local organizations that support communities where we live and work. Huge sale OUT. Tangible difference IN.
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Diversify Whitewater Completes the 2025 Kayak Progression Program
Diversify Whitewater is a nonprofit on a mission to expand access to kayaking, rafting, and paddlesports among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color and other underserved communities. The Kayak Progression Program builds skills and confidence to continue paddlesports long-term.
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Community Night With American Whitewater
Live music, membership drawings for IR gear, and American Whitewater staffers Bethany Overfield and Tom O'keefe will be on hand to talk about AW and the project work we're doing in the PNW.
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You Should Change Your Plan
Spatsizi Plateau Wilderness— Exploring the headwaters of the Stikine River, BC.
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Rio Baker | Multi-Day Source To Sea
The Ultimate Paddling Adventure in Chile's Breathtaking Patagonia: The Rio Baker Multi-Day Trip, by Fabian Janzen.
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Watch | Ian Salvat And The Futaleufú River
Big Water And Even Bigger Freestyle. Enjoy the smooth downriver freestyle of team paddler, Ian Salvat.
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Fiordland: 100 Days and 20 First Descents
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Announcing a new expedition in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand.
Three Paddlers: Dan Suth...
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Stikine River - My First Lap
James Shimizu, a top tier paddler, takes us on his personal first descent of the Stikine River in British Columbia. A long awaited personal goal and paddling trip for James.
Get a first hand perspective on what a trip like this means for many paddlers, including all the crews who make the trek to northern BC for this legendary run.
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Shop IR Gear | UK And EU
Paddling Gear, Garments, and Groceries.
Access to all your favorite bits.
Where to shop for Immersion Research...
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Packrafting Oregon's Salmon River Gorge
Niko Peha and Evan Smith test the limits of high performance packrafting as they paddle some of the steepest whitewater in the entire state of Oregon.
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The Kopili | India & Nepal with Cameron O'Connor & Logan Smith
"Where dreams become reality" - Cameron O'Connor on the Kopili River
Flowing between the Indian states of Meghalaya a...
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Torryd x Notorious Media Tent | Chile 2022
VIDEO SEGMENT: Watch and read along with a real look into the thoughts and feelings behind Torryd's own, Knox Hammack, as the crew tackles big waterfalls throughout a two week trip in Chile.
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