ALWAYS STEP UP

Along with specific advice on playboating, creeking and exploratory kayaking from some of the top female athletes in the industry, you will read inspirational and empowering stories of whitewater women and their lives on rivers around the world. This column will be the link between the different female voices within our river community, like the river itself that runs through all of our lives and brings us together in the search for flowing water.

By Mariann Saether by Mariann Saether Words: Mariann Saether - Photo: Katrina van Wijk

In this column Mariann talks about the roles we take on the river, encouraging us to always step up and contribute more. I consider myself capable and independent on the river, like many other skilled women in our sport. However, I have recently realized that men still carry most of the load on the river, in terms of leading, safety, and scouting lines. You might think,“No way!” and that is exactly what I used to think. Often being the lone female in a group of guys on the river, I did not really see what was happening. But this summer, paddling a number of trips with more women than men, I realized that although all the female paddlers were skilled and confident, we still tended to take a backseat in…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, KS#52 (winter 2014)

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