Kayak Session Magazine

The biggest whitewater kayaking magazine in the world. If a photo speaks a thousand words, then Kayak Session is an encyclopedia. Dubbed the ‘National Geographic’ of whitewater kayaking, we collaborate with some of the best photographers and most acclaimed writers in the outdoor industry. Our photo concept is to show stunning images of kayakers in their element. This photos-first idea is coupled with a creative layout and fresh content, sure to inspire our readers with every issue. Kayak Session is the essential reading for whitewater kayakers worldwide.

Kayak Session Magazine

EDITO • NOTHING IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED.

GALLERY SHOT

NEWS AND HAPPENINGS • This ongoing column is a place to report on the current news, latest descents, expeditions, people and trends in the whitewater world. The world is indeed a big place but the river connects us all. This column attempts to keep us in touch throughout the world paddling community.

SAN JUAN KAYAK FEST, ARGENTINA, NOVEMBER 2024

DESAFÍO DE LOS CÓNODRES, ARGENTINA, DECEMBER 2024

BALLS RACE ON THE ZAMBEZI RIVER, ZAMBIA, JANUARY 2025

JATUNYACU FREESTYLE COMPETITION, ECUADOR, OCTOBER 2024

MILL RACE, USA, JANUARY 2025

ALSESECA RACE, MEXICO, JANUARY 2025

XMAS AT THE KAITUNA, NEW ZEALAND, DECEMBER 2024

CHIRRIPÓ STEEP CREEK RACE, COSTA RICA, JANUARY 2025

OËK'UP, ALL-PADDLESPORTS FESTIVAL, FRANCE, NOVEMBER 2024

NILE RIVER FESTIVAL, UGANDA, JANUARY 2025

ABHAINN DROMA FIRST DESCENT, NORTHWEST SCOTLAND, NOVEMBER 2024

GRYTESELVBEKKEN, TROFORS, NORWAY, 2024

BARLOW RIVER, NEW ZEALAND, NOVEMBER 2024

O'SULLIVAN'S CASCADE, IRELAND, JANUARY 2025

MEXICO'S WHITEWATER PARADISE, WINTER 2024

OROPA RIVER, ITALY, OCTOBER 2024

LES GORGES DU SCARABÉE, FRANCE, SEPTEMBER 2024

GONICHIRA WATERFALL, PAUDI GHARWAL, INDIA, AUTUMN 2024

QUEBRADA GATA RIVER, COSTA RICA, NOVEMBER 2024

RIVER KENT CLEAN-UP, KENDAL, ENGLAND, NOVEMBER 2024

RIVER COLLECTIVE'S STUDENT FOR RIVERS CAMP, NERETVA RIVER, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, SEPTEMBER 2024

THE KAITUNA RIVER'S LOWER GORGES ARE UNDER IMMEDIATE THREAT

NORWAY OPENS NEARLY 400 PROTECTED RIVERS TO HYDROPOWER

INTRODUCING THE SOČA FROM SOURCE TO SEA, THE FIRST SOČA RIVER PADDLING GUIDEBOOK

TODO ENGURI FULL DESCENT THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CAUCASUS IN GEORGIA • Last autumn, a team of kayakers set out to paddle Georgia’s Enguri River from its glacial source to the Enguri Dam—over 200 kilometers of steep whitewater, dropping more than 2,100 meters in elevation. For Mike Krutyansky, this river is the gem of the Caucasus, just like the Stikine in British Columbia, the Oetz in the Alps, or the Indus in Karakoram. With challenging water levels, countless logjams, and sections first explored by Soviet paddlers decades ago, they set out to complete a rare full descent.

BORDER CANYONS First descents in Chihuahua, dodging big rapids, sheer cliffs, and narcos • We all dream of meeting our heroes. But what happens when we finally do, and they push us beyond our limits? Willie Henkel met his and found himself chasing first descents in Mexico, dodging narcos, plunging into Vertical Vietnam, and questioning how long he could keep up. Over 18 days of self-supported paddling, he and Ben Stookesberry made the first kayak descents of the Rio Mohinora and Rio Batopilas, tracing waters explored by the Tarahumara and their ancestors long before them.

A hidden whitewater gem in British Columbia • Jules Domine, Todd Wells, and Kristof Stursa had heard the buzz about the Azure, a remote, rarely-paddled river in British Columbia’s Cariboo Mountains. They knew it promised clean drops, tight canyons, and epic whitewater, but they weren’t quite prepared for the...