AVA CHRISTENSEN I’D RATHER BE CREEKING

Up and coming paddlers help keep our sport growing and evolving. In this column, World Class Academy Principal Capo Rettig interviews new, young talent to explore themes of the whitewater scene.

By Capo Rettig

18-year-old Ava Christensen has paddled 200+ days for the past 3 years. From Charlotte, NC, and currently a senior at World Class Academy, Ava represents the next generation of river-runners subscribing to the mentality of simply wanting to run as many different river sections as possible while exploring the world around them. An old-soul, Ava impresses with her easygoing off-river attitude and her sharpened technical skills. I caught up with Ava while she was catching some California spring run-off. YOU ARE FROM THE SOUTHEAST USA, AN AREA RICH IN WHITEWATER HISTORY. IS THIS WHERE YOU FIRST LEARNED HOW TO KAYAK? I was first introduced to paddling in Charlotte, North Carolina, at the US National Whitewater Center. My family would always go rock climbing there, but I found out I was…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2021

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