Hammer Factor Episode 77 (part 1) – ‘ Kanawha Falls Rescue, Meme Boof and Responsible Pooping’’

In this episode Charlie Walbridge joins us to discuss the now protected corridor along the Cheat River in West Virginia. From there Charlie takes us through his career in paddling and gives us some behind the scenes details about his accident reporting.

And just like that we're back. In this episode Scott Shipley joins us to discuss the merits and feasibility of modifying rivers to make them less dangerous. From there we bring in Evan Dyer, Pete Frazer, Lou Kronzer and Robbie Gilson to discuss a nearly fatal pin at Go Left on the Green River. Enjoy and we'll see you on the river!

See all the highlights from NFC HERE! https://hammerfactor.com/nfc-live-2022/ This is a good one! We bring on Freestyle World Champion, Landon Miller, to give us all the highlights from the World Championship in Britain. Joining the discussion is previous World Champion and faather of the current World Champion, Brian Miller. This segment can't be missed. From there we get the inside scoop on Jen Chrimes winning performance at the NFC. Rants and Raves, Listener Mail, it's all here! As always thanks for listening. Enjoy! Hammer Factor Subscription Options Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2 Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-grace/the-hammer-factor?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/HammerFactor Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNW1jev8xx84dc05QZGqKA Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hammerfactor/?

Punch your ticket to the best seat in the house for the North Fork Championship HERE! https://hammerfactor.com/nfc-live-2022/ Take action on the Montgomery County boating ban HERE! Are carbon kayaks the future of whitewater? We bring on composites expert Ryan Bahn to tell us. As well Ed Gertler gives us the inside details on one of the most ridiculous paddling bans we've ever heard of. Enjoy! Hammer Factor Subscription Options Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2 Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-grace/the-hammer-factor?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/HammerFactor Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNW1jev8xx84dc05QZGqKA Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hammerfactor/?

A lot has happened since our last show. Weld went kayaking for 90 seconds in Chile, Louis came in with a top-ten result at the Little White Race, and Grace had a midlife crisis. #86 is gonna be a hell-of-a show! We have longtime and soon-to-be retiring Executive Director of American Whitewater, Mark Singleton on the show. Green Race and Little White Race Recaps. South American Trip Report from John Weld. Grand Canyon Trip Report from John Grace. Policy updates, rants and raves and more! Crappy picture of the "Raytheon Wave" Hammer Factor Subscription Options Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2 Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-grace/the-hammer-factor?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/HammerFactor Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNW1jev8xx84dc05QZGqKA Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hammerfactor/?

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In the episode of the whitewater podcast, Eric Giddens joins us to discuss covering paddling in the Tokyo Olympics. From there we apologize for not checking our voicemail and cover a wide range of listener mail. Enjoy and as always thank you for listening. Access to the Ottawa story: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/whitewater-residents-fight-for-river-access-1.6069505 Hammer Factor Subscription Options Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2 Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-grace/the-hammer-factor?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/HammerFactor Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNW1jev8xx84dc05QZGqKA Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hammerfactor/?

In this episode, we are joined by Scott Lindgren and Rush Sturges who give us all the inside beta on the release of their new film, 'The River Runner'. Alongside learning about the film's creation we take a deep dive into the storied career of Scott Lindgren, one of the most influential paddlers of all time. From pioneering whitewater films, tackling some of the most savage missions ever attempted, and battling a cancerous brain tumor this episode leaves no stone uncovered. Sit back, relax and enjoy. This is a good one! Learn more about the film by following Scott here: https://www.instagram.com/scottlindgren_/?hl=en Rush here: https://www.instagram.com/rushsturges/?hl=en Check out some of Scott's early work on his Vimeo channel here: https://vimeo.com/user36653280 Hammer Factor Subscription Options Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2 Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-grace/the-hammer-factor?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/HammerFactor Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNW1jev8xx84dc05QZGqKA Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hammerfactor/?

Order North Fork Championship Live Here: https://hammerfactor.com/nfc-live/ Purchase Hammer Factor 1 Non-Fungible Token Here: https://opensea.io/assets/0x60f80121c31a0d46b5279700f9df786054aa5ee5/1062457 This show is stacked! First, we have some big Hammer Factor Announcements with Live Coverage coming to the North Fork Championship. See some of the world's best paddlers battle it out on the infamous North Fork of the Payette River. From there we announce the sale of the NFT for Episode 1 of the Hammer Factor. Next Matt Porter, Product Manager for Kokatat comes on to share some inside baseball. Grand finally, Sage Donnelly joins us to share her experiences running some of the world's hardest whitewater while managing type 1 diabetes. Enjoy!

Get your Whitewater Journal HERE Eugene Buchanan has been traveling the world exploring rivers for nearly 40 years. Along with being an accomplished expeditionst he is an award winning author and publisher. Enjoy this episode and learn more about Eugene at: https://www.eugenebuchanan.com/ Hammer Factor Subscription Options Itunes:https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/amongstit-inc/id1095013227?mt=2 Stitcher:http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/john-grace/the-hammer-factor?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/HammerFactor Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfNW1jev8xx84dc05QZGqKA Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/hammerfactor/?