BLACKADAR BOATING

P.O. Box 1170, Salmon, ID  83467

Phone: (208) 756-3958      Fax: (208) 756-4452

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Articles by Walt Blackadar

"My Race with the Devil," by Walt Blackadar, Medical Economics (journal), August 8, 1977.  Pp. 246-250.

"Caught Up in a Hell of White Water," by Walt Blackadar, Sports Illustrated (magazine), August 14, 1972.  Pp. 42-50.

"Julie Wilson Falls," by Walt Blackadar, American Whitewater (magazine), Vol. XIX/4.  Pp. 117-121.

Publications about Walt Blackadar

"Whitewater Surgeon," by Jackie Johnson, Down River (magazine), March 1977.  Pp. 27-29.

"Memorial Service set Saturday for Dr. Walter Blackadar, 55," The Recorder-Herald (newspaper), May 18, 1978, Salmon, Idaho.

"Rx for the American Sportsman: Walt Blackadar, Kayaker-Surgeon." Eric Evans' Whitewater Journal, by Eric Evans, Canoe (magazine), June-July 1978.  Pp. 14-16.

"Commentary: A Paddlers' Point of View," River World (magazine), July 1978.  P. 13.

"A Personal Look at Walt Blackadar," by Don Wilson, River World (magazine), September 1978.  Pp. 68-70.

"In His Memory," Idaho State Journal (newspaper), Pocatello, ID, September 16, 1983.  P. 12 Section D.

"The Legacy of Walt Blackadar," by Michael Ames, Idaho Mountain Express (newspaper), Ketchum, ID.  May 21, 2003.  Pp. D-1, D-2.

Never Turn Back: The Life of Whitewater Pioneer Walt Blackadar (book), by Ron Watters, Pocatello, ID: The Great Rift Press.  1994.

Others

Walt Blackadar was also featured on ABC-TV's "American Sportsman" and in the movie "The Edge" directed by Roger Brown.