DIVERSIFYING A LOVE FOR RIVERS

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Whitewater kayaking is not the most diverse sport. The barriers to entry are high for many. It expensive and equipment heavy; the sport predominantly takes place outside of cities; instruction is primarily handed down from peer to peer, generation to generation; self-instruction can be unsafe and challenging; it has an incredibly steep learning curve. But as I write down these barriers, they just feel like excuses. As a community, as