Kayak Session Issue 92 - Print Edition

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TABLE OF CONTENTS KS 93, SPRING 2025

ZOOM-IN: TODO ENGURI – FULL DESCENT THROUGH THE HEART OF THE CAUCASUS           

Mike Krutyansky shares the story of a rare full descent of the Enguri with John Haines, David Sodomka, Adrian Mattern, and Eda Skalicky. From its glacial source to the Enguri Dam, the team faced steep whitewater, unpredictable flows, and countless logjams, drawing on 50-year-old Soviet reports for beta. 

EXPLORE: 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? Just ask Willie Henkel, who met sufferfest master Ben Stookesberry and found himself chasing first descents through the narco-ridden canyons of Chihuahua, tracing waters explored by the Tarahumara and their ancestors long before them.

MISSION: THE AZURE RIVER – A HIDDEN WHITEWATER GEM IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

Follow Jules Domine, Todd Wells, and photographer Kristof Stursa as they set out to paddle the Azure River, a remote, hard-to-access run with clean drops and tight canyons. What began as an early fall adventure quickly turned into a brutal yet epic winter mission.

INTERVIEW: NAINA ADHIKARI 

At only 24, Naina is one of India's most traveled kayakers. From discovering kayaking in Rishikesh to paddling in Chile on an all-girls trip, running the Zambezi with Benny Marr, and representing India in ICF competitions across the world, she is redefining what it means to be a female paddler in a male-dominated country. 

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