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In the first episode of Chronicles: The Making of Proximity, Taylor Steele, Shane Dorian, and Albee Layer venture to the far reaches of Northern Europe
Inside the weirdly deep, surprisingly fraught field of fish pain
When his daughter developed a serious form of arthritis, Logan Ward watched her drop out of sports and lose confidence. The one place she could still move with ease was underwater, and he decided to push her boundaries with one of the world鈥檚 most high-risk sports: freediving.
Cosmo is a short film from Yeti and Talweg Creative that follows the crew from Alphonse Fishing Company as they explore one of the world's most renowned fishing spots
It's killed two people in the Carolinas this summer already
Filmmaker Andreas Nilsson, of SuperStudio, spent ten days with friends exploring one of Sweden's most beautiful archipelagos
The late-night punch line is getting older, and some say slower, but he has a habit of piling up medals anyway
A film about the beauty and powerful draw of water
Watch to learn about Ryan Lochte's training and strategy going into the 2016 Rio Olympics.
After 10 years of skydiving and 3,500 wingsuit jumps, Rex is ready to take it to the next level.
For every endeavor, it鈥檚 important to have a safety plan in place in case something goes wrong.
The 6-foot wing Rex wears is built from aluminum and carbon fiber and equipped with two jet-fueled engines.
Last year's un-powered glide tests in California allowed Rex to get comfortable with the wing and how it flies.
The sparsely populated desert outside of San Felipe, Baja is the perfect testing ground for the a X Wing Project.
The X-Wing Project has been 4 years in the making, and jump day has finally arrived.
From years of research and safety concerns to pre-jump jitters and malfunctioning engines, these exclusive outtakes show how it all went down in Baja
How did a North Carolina waterpark become ground zero for a mysterious water-borne amoeba that kills nearly every person it infects?
Flying around like Marvel superhero Iron Man might not yet be possible. But as wingsuit flyer, pilot, and real-life human rocket Rex Pemberton demonstrated this past June in Mexico, it's no longer a sci-fi fantasy either.
Laramy Ridley, Jason Tuberville, and Nathan Proctor prove that Arkansas is a whitewater mecca.
Butt sores, huge waves, and being in the middle of nowhere barely scratch the surface
Halfway around the world, fly-fishing scientists are unraveling the secret lives of giant steelhead鈥攐ne cast at a time
This is what happens when you enlist fly-fishermen on a scientific quest to save one of the world's last great steelhead populations
Alone, deep underwater inside a sunken ship, with only minutes to survive, Michael Proudfoot's survival story might be the most epic to date
Two North Carolina fishermen venture out to some of the state's most remote fishing holes.
Scouts Rickard Sj枚berg and Stephan Dombaj explore a forgotten river in the jungles of Costa Rica
The OARS founder and conservation icon was among the first to run non-motorized river trips down the Grand Canyon
For years, Chuck Thompson dreamed of picking some random spot on the map of British Columbia and plunging in for an adventure. He got all he could handle and more on the Klinaklini River, a Class V rager that cuts through heavily forested wilderness north of Mount Waddington. In fact, he's lucky he got out alive.
国产吃瓜黑料 owner and founder Larry Burke takes on surfing in Costa Rica.
Eric Jackson is the most decorated freestyle kayaker of聽all time, the founder of the biggest kayaking brand in聽the world, and the proud father of three.聽
The Catskill Mountains are the birthplace of American dry-fly fishing and home to the legends of the sport
In the third episode of 'Find Your Water: Season 2' we go behind the scenes of a fly fishing series
'Counter Balance' follows a group of veterans on a four-day rafting trip down the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument
Nobody knows the state's 600-plus streams and rivers as well as backcountry fishing and Lahontan cutthroat trout expert Steve MacMillan.
About 100 people in the U.S. drown after being sucked out to sea in rips each year, and new research has experts arguing over how best to escape them. Australia has figured it out, why haven鈥檛 we?
The twenty-three-year-old makes millions of dollars a year, lives a stone's throw from Pipeline, and is the heir to Kelly Slater's throne. The question is: does he want it?
These guys are redefining surf culture in mountain towns.
What, are you surprised? Tulsi Gabbard learned to choose her own line on Oahu's South Shore.
Hilary Hutcheson takes her father, Dave, fly-fishing for the first time
When it comes to managing coastlines, surfers could help fill a critical data gap for understanding the future of waves and beaches.
When your submarine is on the verge of imploding, you better make all the right choices
From Timber To Tide is a short documentary from Pixillion聽that profiles Ben Harris, a traditional wooden boat builder in Cornwall, UK. In the doc, Harris, who says that his first word was “log,”聽reflects on how he acquired his woodworking skills through the years and talks about the…
Everything you need to know about the upcoming Chicago race
Vail鈥檚 upcoming GoPro Mountain Games aims to keep the sport鈥檚 mountain culture at the forefront of the competition
'Power of the River' is an adventure documentary that features a first-ever fly fishing expedition on unexplored waters in Bhutan
A behind-the-scenes look at the journey of the H艒k奴le鈥榓 , one of the most epic sea-faring adventures of modern times
Reynold Sexton is a pioneer in the Atlantic salmon fishing industry, and he has an important message for the future generation of anglers
One ultrarunner who keeps getting lost at sea has all but proven that trying to pedal a giant hamster ball across the ocean is not a good idea
It takes more than a little rain and high winds to keep pro surfer Jamie O'Brien and his crew from getting after it.
"It is good to have a partner in life, though, that you can share this stuff with."
"I can't wait to see him on the river for the first time. That first wave that comes over the boat. Best thing in the world."
Surfing is rife with stereotypes of laid-back, tanned athletes in tropical locales. But go beyond the surface and you鈥檒l find some of the most interesting subcultures in sport, from bike-and-surf gangs to teenage girls who ride in Bangladesh.
The husband and wife duo of Eusebio and Christina Saenz de Santamaria have set freediving records all over the world. Possibly more impressive than their diving skills is the pair鈥檚 photography.
Our new 'Play Now' series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk.
Our Local Epic is a documentary feature about saving the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River from development.
"No one else from your previous life鈥攂efore you start doing this鈥攔eally understands what it is you're doing."
"The first time she went into the ocean it just seemed to fit her. I don't why. It's just her place."
Lauren Meade quit her job at a dental office in Georgia to work as a guide in the New River Gorge.
Surf breaks around the world are becoming more and more crowded, with people elbowing their way onto waves. Maybe local gangs like the Lunada Bay Boys are onto something.
The founders of four whitewater rafting outfitters reminisce about the river run that ultimately gave rise to an industry.
"The trout, especially, are gorgeous, and their colors are wild. Like, a neon orange flash on a cutthroat's jaw doesn't really exist in too many other places in nature."
This six-part web series takes you fly fishing across the nation to show you that finding a place to cast a line is easier than you think.
Whirlpools, piranhas, and malaria don鈥檛 even make the list
These surfers are all about the science behind the waves, no matter how cold the water.
Last winter, a federal government report acknowledged a long-standing pattern of sexual harassment against female river guides employed by the National Park Service in the Grand Canyon. But no official account can capture the day-to-day realities of that harmful environment. Here, three former Park Service river guides recount what they endured, and discuss what needs to change.
Alvin Dedeaux catches bass on a spun deer hair fly on the Colorado River in Texas. Greg Dini chases redfish and tarpon down the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Hilary Hutcheson can read the Flathead River in Montana like the back of her hand. But there is more to a fly…
The Rio Chontalcoatl谩n runs underground for nearly six kilometers, carving an intricate tunnel system in the heart of the Grutas de Cacahuamilpa National Park near Guerrero, Mexico. With high-lumen headlamps as their only guides, paddlers Jared Meehan, Andrew Pollock, and Rafa Ortiz聽navigated a three-kilometer stretch of…
SeaWorld's new CEO made a shocking announcement today about the future of its entertainment and breeding programs for killer whales. But what does that really mean for the future of its animals in captivity?
The latest technology takes the sport out of the shacks, onto the ice, and nets you big catches
For Lorenzo and Patti Diaz, paddleboarding the waterways along San Diego county's coastline evolved from a recreational pursuit into an environmental one when they began collecting marine debris. From tires to hypodermic needles, the trash the couple found shocked聽them into action,聽and they began organizing聽regular cleanups with other paddleboarders. In 2015,…
The third annual International Ocean Film Tour聽brings water sports and environmental films back to the big screen. The tour kicks off on March 12 in Hamburg, Germany. You can follow tour updates on Facebook here.
He surfs sixty-foot waves, performs Hollywood stunts, and can hold his breath underwater for six鈥攕ix!鈥攎inutes. Now he's freediving to tag hammerhead sharks for science.
EXPLORE. Chapter Two is a film from Cooper Lambla and Tyler Allyn, presented by the U.S. National Whitewater Center, about exploring the whitewater-filled rivers of Labrador, Canada. For more stories and images from this adventure and others, check out explore.usnwc.org.聽 聽…
Mark Healey is a renowned waterman and big-wave surfer. The big-wave surfer talks about the personal challenges of working in the last frontier in this video from GoPro.
A year ago, the Italian pro surfer's gnarly wipeout at Pipeline broke a vertebrae and nearly paralyzed him. He thought he'd never surf again.
The North Shore local brought a self-effacing attitude to pro surfing that reminded everyone close to him what riding waves is really all about
A recently released report details how officials plan to address hostile working conditions on the river
In one of the best seasons for big-wave surfing in recent memory, it's time to open the competition stage to hard-charging women