{"id":39314,"date":"2026-05-13T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/?p=39314"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T19:40:09","slug":"a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"A Book, a Climb, and the Story behind the Stories in &#8220;Flow &#8211; Women\u2019s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock and Sky&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chugg-ugg-ugg.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> My car\u2019s engine sputtered and died. I\u2019d just stalled out my new (to me) Ford Escape as I attempted a ridiculously ambitious parallel parking job on the steep streets of Seattle\u2019s Capitol Hill neighborhood. But my new-to-manual-driving embarrassment faded as I entered the building that I\u2019d braved the Seattle hills and traffic to visit. Light filtered through the skylights, illuminating high ceilings with exposed beams and warm wooden floors. And in every direction, row upon row of cedar shelves were filled with hundreds of thousands of books. Elliot Bay Books is a book lover\u2019s paradise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I made my way upstairs to the outdoor adventure section with one title in mind. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There it is! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The glossy hardcover featured a woman in a red kayak entering a rapid. Bold red letters announced the title. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMAZON WOMAN<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Darcy Gaechter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-39314 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/eb-books\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110633\/EB-books-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-0\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110157\/Image-0-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four days later, I turned the last page of Darcy\u2019s book. Chronicling the first source-to-sea descent of the Amazon River, Darcy describes the adventures and misadventures of paddling massive class V rapids, navigating complicated crew dynamics, passing through territories of hostile people, unending flatwater, and her own internal journey and challenges of following an unconventional life path in pursuit of kayak guiding and expeditions around the world.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDenisa, you have to read this!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My work-from-home buddy Denisa and I had met in college years before, in the town of Bellingham, an hour north of Seattle. After graduating, I moved to her home country, the Czech Republic, where we became fast friends and spent countless days camping, hiking, and climbing in the Czech sandstone towers and the Tatry mountain range bordering Poland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When COVID rocked the world, we each found a different outdoor sport in the early pandemic days. Denisa started slacklining, soon taking the skills she practiced in the park to new heights\u2013 rigging lines across vast mountain abysses. I moved back to the States and unexpectedly found my way to a sport I hadn\u2019t known existed when a chance encounter with friends of a friend introduced me to the world of whitewater kayaking. A few lake rolling sessions and one lap down the river in a ducky later, and I was hooked.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39331 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110233\/Image-2-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110233\/Image-2-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110233\/Image-2-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110233\/Image-2-2-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110233\/Image-2-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110233\/Image-2-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110233\/Image-2-2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That winter, I swam my way through almost every rapid on the Snoqualmie River as I slowly gained confidence and competence. I spent all of my money on boats, a dry suit, a helmet, a PFD, and gear to stay warm in the cold water. Every weekend, I cleared my schedule to practice catching eddies, ferries, and combat rolls. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kayaking even invaded my sleep, and I practiced rolling in my dreams, visualizing the movement that would keep me from swimming. I obsessively checked the rain forecast and river gauges, hoping for optimal flows. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I consumed a steady stream of kayaking content, watching videos and reading Instagram posts and blog posts about faraway kayak trips. But the bookworm in me wanted to read a full story, with a paper book in my hands. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I found Darcy\u2019s book, I devoured it. And I wanted to read more. A quick Google search told me there were only a handful of published personal narratives about whitewater kayaking, and Darcy\u2019s was the only one I could find written by a woman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Vancouver, after finishing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amazon Woman<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, I turned to Denisa. \u201cThere are so few kayaking books!\u201d She laughed and retorted, \u201cWell, there are NONE about highlining published in English.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In that studio apartment\u2014which was so tiny we did yoga in the closet and Denisa taught her university classes from the bathroom\u2014we asked, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should we just write our own?\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-39314 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-4-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110320\/Image-4-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-7-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110352\/Image-7-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-8-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04112935\/Image-8-1-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-1-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110210\/Image-1-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was an exciting prospect, but still I hesitated. Who were we to share our stories? Neither of us were experts, we had only started our respective sports a year or so before. We had \u201cregular\u201d jobs. I was not a sponsored athlete, I had not completed an epic expedition, established a first descent, or paddled the hardest level of whitewater.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other hand, why not? Statistically, most people who do outdoor sports aren\u2019t doing them at the highest level. Our personal journeys could be more representative of the (many) people who practice these sports for reasons other than achievement at the top level. If anything, maybe something in our personal narratives would resonate with other women facing similar challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe want to read more stories from women adventurers. We also crave narratives that go beyond the conventional tales of reaching summits or conquering projects. While those achievements are significant, for many people they are not the main motivations for pursuing outdoor activities. We yearn for stories that illuminate the diverse facets of adventures, capturing the essence of our experiences beyond the pinnacle moments.\u201d &#8211; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flow: Women\u2019s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock and Sky<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As this idea simmered, we road tripped to Yosemite for rock climbing. It would be my first time climbing since I submerged my life in whitewater. Not wasting any time, we climbed the notorious Half Dome on our first day in the park. The 12-mile round-trip hike to the climb and full day of multi-pitch climbing with the descent took us almost 20 hours to complete. After a year\u2019s hiatus from climbing, I was so tired that I was hallucinating on the hike out.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-39314 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-3b\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110312\/Image-3b-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-5-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110327\/Image-5-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following day, we were exhausted. Physical activity was out of the question (we could barely walk), so we spent the day talking about the book we wanted to create. We kept returning to one question. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why include just our stories?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> There are so many amazing women out there doing these sports who could share their perspectives and experiences. That day, we started writing the book proposal and reaching out to potential authors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We decided to include stories from our two main sports, kayaking and highlining, as well as climbing\u2013 the sport that we both share. It is an homage to our Half Dome climb, and we wanted to include a sport that a general audience would already be familiar with. We organized the book to ascend the natural landscape, from rivers (kayaking) to rock (climbing\/mountaineering) to sky (highlining).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between the three sports, there are many language similarities, including \u201cthe line,\u201d \u201chaving stoke,\u201d and \u201csending it.\u201d Additionally, a huge motivation for people who practice these sports is reaching the coveted \u201cflow state,\u201d which inspired our title.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rhythmic harmony of the activities mirrors the seamless mental state of being in flow, creating a synergy between physical engagement and mental absorption. But flow extends beyond the elemental and physical aspects; it encapsulates the broader concept of moving with or against flow. The significance of flow in its myriad manifestations, whether in the gentle current of a river, the subtle movement of air, or the dynamic motion of physical activity, underscores the essence of this book. &#8211; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flow: Women\u2019s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock and Sky<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Introduction<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39352 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113445\/Image-9-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113445\/Image-9-1.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113445\/Image-9-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113445\/Image-9-1-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113445\/Image-9-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113445\/Image-9-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the next two years, we found women who wanted to share their stories, collected the essays, secured a publisher, edited each chapter, completed the manuscript, and proofread, proofread, proofread. In the spring of 2025, we celebrated the release of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Flow: Women\u2019s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock and Sky<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and in the fall, we presented the book at Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival in Banff, Canada.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is power in storytelling and value in diverse perspectives. We are stoked to include chapters from women across the world, at different stages in their journeys, from ambitious rising stars to trailblazing pros who have been practicing their sport for decades. The contributing authors come from different backgrounds, cultures, perspectives, and languages. We are beyond grateful to them for their vulnerability\u2013 sharing with readers both the joys found in these sports as well as an honest look into the barriers and challenges faced.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their narratives reveal intersections of gender with class, sexual orientation, race, environmentalism, age, mental health, and immigrant backgrounds. Many explore themes of dealing with fear or expressions of femininity as female athletes. Every chapter is as unique as the voice and story of each author.\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The contributing authors for the Kayak section include Maddie Kimmel (USA), Naina Adhikari (India), Darcy Gaechter (USA), Gemma Vasquez (USA\/ Colombia), myself, and Rafaela Sanchez (Ecuador).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-39314 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-6-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04112641\/Image-6-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2025\/09\/26\/breaking-the-surface-my-first-freestyle-world-championships-and-the-power-of-representation\/wm-plattling-2025-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21085405\/Naina_Freestyle-Worlds-40-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/image-rafa-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113156\/Image-Rafa-1-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first rays of cold morning light are just starting to peek through the treetops. Icy streams trickle down from the forest above, weaving through the moss-clad rocks of the canyon wall, finding their way always to the waiting river. Gemma and I snap our skirts over our cockpits without speaking, our breath forming miniature clouds in the early morning air. We slide our boats into the water and steer our bows into the current.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We both have work in a few hours. There will be co-workers to chat with, spreadsheets to organize, and emails to send. But the early morning is ours. We carve in and out of eddies, flowing over and around the rocks, using the current to move our boats and to move us.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes we paddle quickly and efficiently in the early mornings, and other times we savor the quiet moments between rapids like sipping morning coffee. Today we linger and in a calm section we drift gently apart. I lean back, rest my head on the stern of my boat, and close my eyes, letting my mind drift too. My body fills with gratitude for this regular Wednesday morning. But no day is regular if it starts like this, and I know the rest of my Wednesday will carry a little extra magic, captured in the frosty morning. Tasks to be completed at work. Groceries to be shopped for. Taxes to be filed. The river rinses away the flurry of thoughts and slips each one into the cold water with a plop.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than yoga, I prefer this surrender on the river. I am content as a temporary part of this moving landscape. In moments of fear in big rapids, I have to dig deep to find resolve and strength to power through. Sheer stubbornness keeps me trying to roll up when it feels like the river is holding me down. I love tapping into that fire, fueling the adrenaline-filled moments of pure focus and commitment. But I also cherish these hushed moments gently flowing over water-worn rocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I sit up, breaking my reverie, and see Gemma paddling ahead of me. She is a bright splash of Gore-Tex against the living backdrop of moss, water, and stone. I dig my paddle into the water to catch up, ready for the next rapid. &#8211; <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Excerpt from Part I \u2013 Rivers: Chapter 5 by Alena Rainsberry<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Editor\u2019s note: To purchase a copy of Flow: Women\u2019s Counternarratives from Rivers, Rock and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sky, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/rmbooks.com\/products\/flow?srsltid=AfmBOoo2fEyW7YX_nXzlOHzYLuU0DS_GcZztgjqu974PkxLkWuZBXIcf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocky Mountain Books<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Also available for purchase on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Flow-Womens-Counternarratives-Rivers-Rock\/dp\/1771607068\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-39314 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/optional-image-12\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04110629\/Optional-Image-12-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/community.nrs.com\/duct-tape\/2026\/05\/13\/a-book-a-climb-and-the-story-behind-the-stories-in-flow-womens-counternarratives-from-rivers-rock-and-sky\/dogboye2-aj-frank-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/d2kl15j267vxtq.cloudfront.net\/duct-tape\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/04113334\/Image-11-1-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-39351\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-39351'>\n\t\t\t\tDogboyE2 \/AJ Frank\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay tuned for Flow- the Film. Coming June 2026.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">***<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guest contributor Alena Rainsberry is an American kayaker who wants to explore rivers all around the world. Introduced to whitewater kayaking five years ago, she quickly fell in love with the joys and challenges of the sport. She is a passionate advocate for increasing representation, getting women into the outdoors, and encouraging people to experience new skills. She is from the Pacific Northwest, where she currently lives and kayaks.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chugg-ugg-ugg. My car\u2019s engine sputtered and died. 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