Whitewater
Packrafting is not kayaking, and confusing them gets people hurt
A packraft opens up rivers no hardshell can reach. It also handles differently, fails differently, and rewards a genuinely different set of skills.
Topic
gear
Every Extreme Sports Adventures article tagged gear — 3 pieces across 2 sections.
Gear & Kit
Ropes: dynamic, static, dry-treated and what the numbers mean
A rope has more specifications printed on its tag than almost any other piece of climbing kit. Most of them are quietly ignored, and two of them genuinely change how safe your system is.
Gear & Kit
What a helmet is actually rated for, and what it is not
Helmets are tested against specific, narrow scenarios. Knowing which scenario your helmet was designed for tells you a great deal about when it will help you and when it will not.