Grind I.0
The Wrath
March / April 2016
Colin, Mark, Trevor, Jimmy, and one ill-advised Alumacraft 12. The original sin. Nobody dies, but nobody walks away unchanged either.
A Brief & Mostly True History
Our Story
Seventeen years of paddling, posturing, and primitive survival on the Llano. Each chapter earned in mud, beer, and questionable decisions.
Grind II.0
The Dawn
November 11–13, 2016
Introduction of the Riptide. The roster swells: Adam, BK, Dugie, Stuart, Trent join the originals. A doctrine begins to form around the fire.
Grind III.0
The Resurgence
November 2017
After a winter of unfounded bragging, the committee returns to settle scores. The first formal PSR scrolls are written. Subzero temps. One man forgets a sleeping bag.
Grind IV.0
Colin's Bachelor Party
October 20, 2018
Formation of the Texas River Rafting Peddling Paddlers of Texas. A man enters the chapel, but only after the chutes have had their say.
Grind V.0
Slither the River Tour
November 7, 2019
Entry fees, collectibles, and raffles introduced. The Robes debut, and a new strain of unhinged ceremony is born.
Grind VI.0
The Pandemic Paddling Pageant
April 2020
Officially: the Texas National Historic Spring Llano River Run of America. Unofficially: an escape. The world was on fire; we were on water.
Grind VII.0
Wrestlemania
November 2020
Rules were briefly suspended. Limbs were briefly compromised. Nobody remembers who won. Everyone remembers.
Grind VIII.0
Choose Your Own Adventure
March 25, 2021
Multiple put-ins, conflicting plans, divine intervention. Somehow everyone ended up at the same campfire.
Grind IX.0
The Safe A.F. Grind
October 22, 2021
The helicopter. The dildo. We will not be elaborating in print.
Grind X.0
Mario Kart Grind
March 24, 2022
James Poole, the Legend, arrives. Shells were thrown, banana peels deployed, lightning bolts wielded. A new era of theme begins.
Grind XI.0
80's Grinder
September 29, 2022
Headbands, neon, and questionable wardrobe choices. Tony Romo would have approved.
Grind XVII.0
The Cheek Spreading
October 16, 2025
Seventeen years deep. Capped at 35. Same river, same nonsense, slightly older knees. The best one yet.