Eric Bartl, stirring the Flow. Episode 35 of B-Flow Sessions
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B-Flow Sessions: The Whitewater Kayaking Podcast. With Brad Burden. Presented by Pucon Kayak Retreat
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How did Eric Bartl discover his flow in kayaking?
Welcome to B Flow Sessions, the podcast where we help you find and stay in the flow, on the water and in life. I'm your host, Brad Burton. Join me as I sit down with paddlers, athletes, and adventurers who are all seeking the flow. VFlow Sessions is brought to you by our friends at Pecon Kayak Retreat. Are you dreaming of a Chilean whitewater escape this winter? Picture. Turquoise rapids, warm sunny days, and world-class rivers for every skill level, all based out of a riverside retreat built by paddlers for paddlers. If that sounds like your kind of winner, then Pecan Kayak Retreat is the place. To learn more or to book your dream kayak trip, reach out to me directly at bflow kayak at gmail.com and I'll help you.
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Thank you, thank you. Round of applause of all the people that uh can hear us and watch. Yeah.
Yeah. So Eric Eric is, I mean, one of the the top paddlers uh in in in the world. And he's also a a preeminent kayak instructor. He is based out of the Cincinnati area and launched a program called uh Ohio Kayak Instruction. And it has taken off and really blossomed, and it's become that whole Ohio region now is really booming for kayakers. And uh his Facebook page where he uh um puts questions out there, sometimes gets a little pe some people riled up sometimes. And he probably does that for on purpose. And we're going to hear about that as well. But again, Eric, thanks for being on BFLO sessions.
Yeah, thanks. Thanks for having me. I'm excited to talk about all sorts of stuff. This is gonna be a really good session. I'm I'm really fired up. And feel free to throw me hardball questions. Uh you know, it's it's it's like, oh, now you get a chance to ask the person who's behind all the all the conflict and shenanigans. Uh That's right. Yeah. So cool. All right, what do we want to do? We'll get into that,
but uh I wanna start with how did you find your flow in kayaking?
Um well That's a really good question. Growing up in Ohio, uh, there's not tons of whitewater here, but I really got hooked on it when I was younger. Um, primarily I started at thirteen and I as soon as I got started being around rivers, I just loved being in the water. And I think I it was it had something to do with like the self control of just when you're in your boat, you're you have full control over what you're doing. Um, and that kind of flourished and and started me on the journey. So and I now I've been all over the place um paddling and and competing and teaching and doing all sorts of stuff to try to build the paddling community. Yeah. That's where it started.
And and then so then f like I think you went on to New River Kayak Academy, which is uh not no longer a thing, but tell us about that and I'm sure uh you know both of us uh have a similar mentor there and Dave Hughes.
Yep. Um, so this is tough for this Brad. This is gonna be tough for me because I I don't like talking about myself very much. Um, but I went to New River Academy uh and absolutely loved it. That's what kind of got me uh in really dove into the paddling community. And then uh similar to you, um I there was a point where I was taking a break and had little kids and, you know, a career and and I was really passionate about water quality and like trying to clean rivers in Ohio. Uh and then I kind of realized The real way to improve water quality might in fact be to just get people caring about rivers and getting people on the river to value them and respect them and be like, hey, we we want to take care of these things.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How did Eric Bartl discover his flow in kayaking?
0:00–8:40
2
What motivated Eric to launch Ohio Kayak Instruction?
8:40–17:31
3
Which safety‑related topics spark the most controversy among paddlers?
17:31–24:31
4
What does Eric consider his perfect “flow” day on the river?
24:31–33:06
5
What happened during Eric’s flood‑day waterfall accident in Chile?
33:06–40:56
6
What is Eric’s top piece of advice for beginners learning to roll?
40:56–47:59
7
How does Ohio Kayak Instruction organize community events and classes?
47:59–54:28
8
What pro‑flow tip does Eric give for starting a kayak teaching business?
54:28–1:02:02
Speakers
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