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February 21, 09
The Endless Adventure Pro Deal Sale begins.Save $$$ at our first annual pro deal sale. Enjoy the same savings on all gear, accessories and clothing as industry professionals and competitive athletes. Everything on the store will be discounted. Also, get a peek at our 2009 kayak line up from Jackson Kayaks, Liquid Logic and Heritage kayaks. The sale begins Saturday Feb 21 and run every Saturday and Sunday until March 29.

January 09
Astral Green Jackets have arrived!
Run the gnar and pick up the pieces with the unsurpassed fit and safety of the next generation whitewater rescue jacket. The Greenjacket represents the most innovative and comfortable rescue PFD to date featuring a freestyle tectonic front panel, added back protection, and an internal back band for mid-back comfort. This jacket also provides a perfect fit for women who are looking to step up their creek game. Available in Black/Green or Red/Black.

December 08
The film premiere of The Endangered Creeks Expedition took place at our storefront to rave reviews. We showcased three shows that also included Symbiosis, a new artistic creation from Carl Jacks and Save Our Rivers; Koch Creek from Damien Gillis. All three films focused on the threat of Independent Power Projects to our environment and recreation. Stay tuned for more Endangered Creek Expedition news and upcoming missions.

Nov-Dec 2008
Endless Adventure is proud to announce our international trip company: Endless Adventure International. Our first season in operation was a success with two 10-day client trips in beautiful Ecuador. Guests enjoyed authentic cuisine and first-rate accommodations while paddling the rivers of the Borja and Tena regions. Next year, EA Intl. will be offering various trip options from luxury to the bare essentials. We vow to become the leading source of all things Ecuador kayaking from instruction to guided trips, boat rentals to custom trip packages. Our new base of operations in Borja offer world class boating at your doorstep and riverside camping. We have trips for every level of paddlers in a range of value priced trips. If you are planning your winter kayak getaway look no further, we can get you floating in the right direction and Endless Adventure International.

Just to recap our 2008 Summer Adventures.
We kicked off the summer with our third annual Gear Swap, with huge success.
On the May long weekend the Endless Adventure crew made their presence at the Kananaskis Whitewater Festival. The Intermediate paddle fest has become a yearly ritual.
Skirt Sports workout attire was a Hit, especially with our model and marvelous manager Laura strutting her stuff.
Endless Adventure’s River trips triumphed any previous year thanks to our new Raft Guide Bradd Tuck and of course veteran guide extraordinaire Chris Ryman.
The Kootenay Whitewater Festival went off with flying colours. A rainbow of boats covered the river eddies, as paddlers of all levels worked on their skills and competed for prizes. 
For the first year ever Endless Adventure offered a free boat demo for those at the Nakusp Music Festival. To escape the heat attendees where invited to enjoy the music while paddling on the lake.

Read on for details of our 5th annual Women Kayak week, Chris Ryman’s debut is Men’s Journal Magazine Septembers Issue and our 2008 fall kayak sale.

September 27, 2008
Women from all over western Canada are keen to tackle the sport and brave the waves. The women have signed up for various reasons, to challenge themselves, to try something new and/or to meet new people and have a great time doing it. Whatever the reason, Women’s Week is a life changing experience for many of the students - a chance to face your fears in a comfortable environment and share the challenge with new friends. The 5-day course is relaxed and focused on enjoyment, safety and friendly instruction. The women will learn the basic strokes, rescue techniques, river knowledge and maneuvering to and from eddys.

During the week of July 14-18th, Endless Adventure’s Kayak Academy instructed 15 women over three different courses. Every year more and more women are accepting the challenge that is whitewater kayaking. At Endless Adventure 75% of student enrollment is female. From 1998-2004 female participation in the sport has doubled. In that same period the number of kayaking enthusiasts jumped 250% (p.35, Adventure Kayak, Spring 2008). Look out dudes; the once male dominated sport is being taken over by adventurous women. The kayaking industry has shifted focus in lieu of this fact, in the past five years women specific kayaks, paddles, and gear has hit the shelves. Even women specific life jackets have come out with built in bras and curvy designs. An exciting time in kayaking indeed, no longer are the days when the token female runs shuttle while the guys have fun on the river. Like everything else in life women have realized their potential and grabbed a paddle to show the dudes that finesse and technique rule over bruit force. To all you women out there I welcome you and look forward to seeing the rivers fill up with people of all age, race and gender. What a great time to be a paddler.

October 17, 2007 - Award winning business, Endless Adventure wins big!
The Community Futures Organization of Nelson has recognized Endless Adventure as 2007's Best Youth in Business for our community involvement, youth groups, and outstanding business practices. This award is accompanied by Kootenays Business magazines 2007 Best Rafting Award as voted by the readers of the publication.
Owners Andrea and Chris Ryman vow to strive for excellence in the upcoming 2008 season introducing new ecologically friendly tours and a vehicle and campground upgrades to take lead in the fight for reducing emissions and carbon footprints.

October 13, 2007 - The Endangered Creeks Expedition successfully paddles the
Howser Creek Canyon
A team of accomplished local and professional whitewater paddlers have begun a unique mission to document sections of our regional creeks that are currently on the slate for hydropower developments. The Endangered Creeks Expedition (ECE) aims at generating public awareness of Hydro Projects and their effect on our environment. Through the production of video documentary, photos and articles in hopes of bringing this serious topic to the general public.
On Saturday October 13, ECE paddlers Carl Jacks, Marco Colella and Chris Ryman challenged the Howser Creek Canyon, the first leg of the Purcell/Duncan Lake area mission. The crew was joined with an equal number of people responsible for on-land safety. Argenta native and owner/operator of Silver Spray Rafting, Kevin Pollard headed up the safety team insuring proper precautions were being exercised. Andrea Miller-Ryman clung to the mountainside to capture the action on film.

After scouting, setting up safety, and photo/video locations the team put on the water at noon. The ideal put-in location happened to be the now proposed site for the massive Howser Creek Hydro Project main intake tunnel. Our team paddled a total of 6 kilometers through the canyon of the creek, ending our descent just above the Duncan Forest Service road bridge at Duncan Lake. It is important to note that our team successfully paddled the entire canyon without portaging any of the rapids or obstacles. "Once we committed to the canyon it would have been very difficult to climb out, it is a good thing we had proper safety." Said paddling team member Marco Colella. The stunning beauty of the canyon was almost overwhelming, lush with wildlife and teeming with the vibrant colours of nature, we found ourselves gasping in awe while staring up from the depths of the Howser Canyon. It was and incredible honor to be the second team to ever attempt the canyon and the first to successfully navigate all of itís rapids. "That Howser Canyon] was the most beautiful canyon I have ever experienced" said Colella, a seasoned whitewater paddler of 19 years who has paddled over 100 rivers worldwide and starred in the ground breaking creek kayaking video Twitch(1999).