Question: Could you please advise us as to the most challenging whitewater-rafting rivers in the East (for a run this fall) and the outfitters who offer them? Adventure Adviser: By far the most ...

One paddler on our trip, Christina McIntyre (see hand on raft in lower left corner) falls out of a raft at the rapid Pillow Rock on the Gauley River. Thanks to quick action and strong swimming on ...

Coincidence or no, school has just started back and arriving soon after it -- "Pure Screaming Hell." West Virginia's infamous fall Gauley River whitewater season kicks off Friday, Sept. 5, sending ...

From coast to coast, America is packed with rivers ready for your next adrenaline rush. Here are the best whitewater spots ...

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — A spokesperson for the National Park Service said it may be early next week before divers can enter the waters of the Gauley River at Shipwreck Rock to recover the body of a ...

SUMMERSVILLE — A few thousand rafters floated into Summersville this weekend for the 40th annual Gauley Fest — a celebration of whitewater boating on the Gauley River. The event began as a way to ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Gov. Jim Justice announced that Gauley Season has officially begun. Each fall, more than 40,000 people flock to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve to experience ...

Twenty-three days of Almost Heaven will commence later this week in Nicholas County. The annual Gauley River whitewater season kicks off Friday morning at the base of Summersville Dam. The season ...

The seven week long Gauley River whitewater season kicked off Friday with a blast from the past. A huge tube in the Summersville Dam was opened for four hours creating waves and wind near the dam's ...

To prepare for Gauley Fest, all year, whitewater paddlers train - both for the river and, paddlers often joke, for the after-party, which has a reputation of going all night. Gauley Fest is the ...

— -- For Heather Lukacs of Russellville, W. Va., a favorite part of the Gauley River is near a break in a 100-foot rock wall where Canyon Doors Rapid forms standing waves. With a lifetime of ...

An Ohio man drowned while whitewater rafting on the Gauley River in Fayette County Monday, according to the National Park Service. Authorities said the incident happened during a commercial rafting ...