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The beefy, 500 denier material and reinforcements throughout the packs are made to stand up to the tough life of a commercial outfitter guiding in the Boundary Waters Canoe area
Greg and Julie Welch thought they were taking their regular, annual trip, paddling through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in Minnesota. Then the fire came.
John Davis paddling in Congaree National Park. Photo: Susan Baycot Climate change, development, ranching, and oil and gas exploration tend to get a lot of ink when it comes to threats to wildlife in the Western United States. But wildlife corridors are another vital factor,…
The discovery of a potential new source of the Amazon River sparked a good old-fashioned explorers鈥 race to be the first to run it
聽 The finished product鈥攚ith super slow mo footage of thousands of pounds of falling water, the tap of falling raindrops, and kayakers winding through tight slots鈥攊s polished. But the nine-day filmmaking trip to Mexico was anything but smooth. Everything started when kayaker Erik Boomer and photographer Tim Kemple called filmmaker…
Ocean rowing, once an adventure sideshow, is on the rise thanks to new technology that has made record-setting crossings easier鈥攁nd high-stakes rescues inevitable
Whitewater kayakers Erik Boomer, Tyler Bradt, and Galen Volckhausen joined adventure filmmakers Tim Kemple, Anson Fogel, Blake Hendrix, and Skip Armstrong on a trip to a remote jungle in Mexico to find the ultimate waterfall.
Join us for a remarkable 30-day journey down the longest stretch of undammed river in the lower 48 states.
Dane Jackson on the final rapid of the Big Water Enduro race. Photo: Tait Trautman Photography Kayaker Dane Jackson nabbed his second straight Whitewater Grand Prix title on Friday after winning the event's fifth…
Athletes battling it out on the M谩s O Menos Rapid of the R铆o Futaleuf煤. Photo: Eric Parker Photography Kayaker Dane Jackson won the fourth event鈥攁 multi-stage, derby-style boatercross event down the Rio Futaleuf煤 in Chile鈥攖o take the overall men's lead…
Riding down the granite slide on Rio Nevados Photo: Tait Trautman Photography Three athletes share the lead in the Whitewater Grand Prix with three races in the books. Last year's winner, Dane Jackson,…
Roughly a week after injuring his ribs during a training run for the Whitewater Grand Prix, French kayaker Eric Deguil took first place in the competition's second event, a roughly one-mile sprint through the Class V whitewater of Chile's…
Director Skip Armstrong and Tribe Rider have released two new videos showing the action from the Rio Gol Gol in Chile during…
In the 1990s, Dan Coyle started making wooden helmets for himself and his buddies for whitewater kayaking, as well as wooden eyeglass frames and paddles. It was a hobby, a use for Coyle鈥檚 chainsaw and grinder. Coyle noticed that, structurally, wood is similar to rigid, closed-cell…
Emergency medical job. Photo: Whitewater Grand Prix/Facebook/Erik Boomer Medical care before the first official run of the Whitewater Grand Prix in Chile took the form…
When it comes to holiday giving, you should never have to choose. This year, our editors have pulled together 68 perfect ideas鈥攑riced from $4 to $50,000鈥攇uaranteed to make anyone on your list feel like a million bucks.
Bags of oysters. Photo: Orin Zebest It's been a year of important milestones in Marin County, California. The Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which includes the Marin Headlands, turned 40. The Golden Gate Bridge hit 75 years. Further north, the…
Lots of surfers take pride in spending as little as possible on a wetsuit. What do you get if you spend more? In the best cases, exactly what you pay for.
Join us for Josh Thomas and J.J. Kelley's film Go Ganges!, which documents two adventure travelers using any means necessary to explore India's sacred river
Photo: Ian Swanson Beach hazards abound. Your surfboard can knock you out. Corals might scrape your face off. A shark could mistake you for a seal or, more likely, you might bump into a jellyfish. Those are risks most of us willingly accept. But when…
“Working at the Cheat Suite.” Photo: Janis LeMieux Roughly a month ago, on the evening of October 25, master woodworker and paddlemaker Keith Backlund took his last breath in the Stalker, Pennsylvania, home where he grew up. Since then, a stream of remembrances and…
Adam Bradley's view of the Yukon River. Photo: Adam Bradley If you follow notable (read: crazy) solo expeditions, you likely recognize the name Adam Bradley鈥攐r Krudmeister, as his friends call him. In 2009, Bradley set a record for the fastest unsupported through-hike of…
Frog Bay Tribal National Park. Photo: Grandon Harris If you鈥檝e been near the Red Cliff Reservation in Wisconsin鈥檚 northernmost reaches, you were likely there to visit Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, a stunning collection of 21 small islands in Lake Superior. But as of this summer,…
Four years ago, blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer began paddling a kayak. Weihenmayer, the first blind person to summit Everest, plans to become the first blind person to kayak the Grand Canyon. He's training now for a 2013 expedition.
Freya's blog. Screenshot: FreyaHoffmeister.com The patchwork of multi-colored, multi-sized sponsor logos; the bold orange, yellow, and incredibly small, white text littered against a black background; and the tiny photo thumbnails on Freya Hoffmeister's blog offer all of the…
For those that just can't get enough video of whitewater kayakers dropping off waterfalls, here's another dose. Cinematographer Tim Loubier, of Reel Water Productions, recently released Water, a huck-heavy short documenting Todd Wells, Brendan Wells,…
Chilean Patagonia is home to some of the wildest and most stunning rivers in the world. The largest, the Rio Baker, is renowned for its clear, turquoise water and Class V rapids and has become a magnet for expedition kayakers from around the world. But perhaps no one knows it…
Several weeks ago I posted a story here about an overnight family raft trip on the Rio Grande we took with our friends and their 10-month-old daughter. The story sparked a heated debate. Readers called me irresponsible, negligent, and stupid for taking our daughters (two and four)…
Artists often find inspiration in their environment. It turns out, sometimes, product managers do too. Here鈥檚 the story: One of New Surf Project's (NSP's) product managers rides his bike by a coconut farm on his way to work at NSP鈥檚 factory every day. One day…
After nearly two years of planning, meetings and refining the Riverview Project, the team at Below the Surface is ready for its most epic road trip yet鈥攖he Exploring with a Purpose East Coast tour. Over six weeks, your Readers of the Year will be driving from San…
In 2008, whitewater kayaker Patrick Camblin came up with an idea to allow paddlers to submit nominations online for the sport's best moments, athletes, and expeditions. “So many of the incredible things that happen in our sport never gain an audience,” he says. “I wanted to do something that…
We're pretty committed to covering the newest, most innovative gear here on The Gear Shed, but every now and then there is a product, out for a while, that has evolved over time to set the standard in its class that we feel is deserving of a mention. Such is…
A former corporate lawyer whose back-of-the-napkin plan to kayak from Minnesota to Florida was so awesomely deranged, we decided to pay his way
EPSON DSC picture Larry Gibson, keeper of Kayford Mountain. Photo: Vivian Stockman The Appalachian Mountains lost a hero on Sunday, September 10. Larry Gibson, the face of the fight against mountaintop removal coal mining in Appalachia, died of a heart attack while…
Grizzly print, and a notebook. Photo: 国产吃瓜黑料rs and Scientists for Conservation Rachel Carson earned a master's degree in zoology from John Hopkins University and spent most of her career working as a marine biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
The last profile in the Of Souls + Water series is of Colorado River guide Rob Elliott, who has led more than 200 trips down the Grand Canyon. If nothing else, it will leave you wanting to join one of his expeditions. That's probably enough. For more Of Souls +…
Kayaking Norway. Photo: Ale Socci “There are some places with mysterious associations and almost mythical character; Norway is one of those places to me. Endless sunlight, cliff-lined fjords, lightning blue rivers flowing from glaciers into the sea, it鈥檚…
Rigging the raft for hands-free floating is key. Photo: Katie Arnold You know how sometimes you ask other parents, including your own, for advice or insight about kid-related quandaries, and so often people scratch their heads and mumble, 鈥淯h, I can鈥檛 remember?鈥 And you find this…
David du Plessis Photo: WorldWonderer.com If anyone still thinks an argument needs to be made for the value of Facebook, consider the story of adventurer David du Plessis and his mother,…
Marr's line through Site Zed (above) and Marr navigating the rapids. Photo: Double White Diamond/Facebook Kayaker Ben Marr became the first person to run the full Grand Canyon of the Stikine…
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Chinook salmon. Photo: NWFishers/Flickr The Elwha Dam is gone. The Glines Canyon Dam is nearly gone. With the dams no longer blocking fish from their migratory route up the river, Chinook (king) and other species of salmon and trout are returning. Salmon fry…
Sea turtle hatchling, Baguan Island, Philippines. Photo: Keith Ellenbogen Examples of poor ocean health are too easy鈥攗nfortunately鈥攖o find in many parts of the world, especially along densely populated coastlines or in the midst of ocean gyres filled with plastic pollution. But what is…
The South Fork of the Skykomish, just above Sunset Falls. Photo: Mary Catherine O'Connor When I lived for a short time in Index, Washington, a climbing and boating hotspot on the Skykomish River in the north central Cascades, it felt like equal parts…
I鈥檝e been back in the high desert for a week, and I鈥檝e still got water on the brain. All last month at Stony Lake, my two daughters and I went everywhere by boat: our family鈥檚 old beat-up Boston Whaler, my mother鈥檚 1957 cedar strip canoe, and her spiffy new…
国产吃瓜黑料 reviews the the best gear of Outdoor Retailer, including the Old Town Heron Junior Kayak.
In 2002, Philip Curry, the designer behind Patagonia's now-discontinued Lotus line of lifejackets, decided to get back into the PFD business. He founded Astral Buoyancy to create the highest-quality product possible with cutting-edge design…
The best way to beat record high temperatures: spend as much time in the water as possible. Here are a few items to be showcased at the Outdoor Retailer show meant to help enhance your ocean experience. BELLYAK FREQUENCY A speedy rotomolded plastic bodyboat designed for joyriding rivers, oceans…
SLYC sailing. Photo: Katie Arnold For the past three weeks, I鈥檝e been writing these columns from my parents鈥 cottage in Ontario. My mother grew up on the lake, and I鈥檝e been coming every summer since I was born. In the 60 years since my grandparents bought…
Whether you鈥檙e catching a wave, splashing in the nearest stream, or chilling at the beach, if you鈥檙e a Patagonia fan, you鈥檒l soon have eight new styles of board shorts in 45 different color combinations to wear for the occasion. Athlete-approved from the barrels of Hawaii to the…
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The Arctic Row Team. Photo: Arctic Row On July 15, a team of four men will attempt to complete the first non-stop unsupported row across the Arctic Ocean by journeying from Inuvik, Canada, to Providenya, Russia. The men will row their 29-foot-long, 6-foot-wide boat in shifts…
Kuntaur Wharf. Photo: Jason Florio Not many people in the United States know much about The Gambia. It鈥檚 a sliver of a country tucked into the northwestern rump of the continent of Africa. It cuts into Senegal at the Atlantic coast…
If you鈥檝e seen Red Gold, about efforts to stop the proposed Pebble Mine in Bristol Bay, Alaska, you know the documentary-making prowess behind Felt Soul Media. The trailer for the team鈥檚 next film, DamNation, has just been released. Conceived by…
Ben Marr. Photo: Forge Motion Pictures For the latest video in the series Of Souls and Water, Forge Motion Pictures followed kayaker Ben Marr to Canada.
Cramming a whole lotta adventure into one day doesn't have to be a sufferfest. Photo: Katie Arnold We recently took the kids to see a Brazilian jazz band perform outside at our local college on a hill above town. You can probably picture the scene:聽 Everyone…
A strong trunk is the key to efficient paddling. These four poses will help get you there.
If you鈥檙e like most people, your summer strategy probably looks like this: Dispatch the kids to day camp while you spend the sweetest season behind your desk. But research shows that while children may be quicker studies, adults benefit hugely from learning new things, too. Good news: Now you can…
Last fall, when pro riders Eric Porter and Kelly McGarry needed a vacation, they decided to do a raft trip down Utah's Green River to look for unridden, Red Bull-style lines. Because they're pros, they brought along a videographer, a photographer, and hired…
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Rafa Ortiz on Palouse Falls. Photo: Lucas Gilman/Red Bull Content Let鈥檚 get this out of the way. Tyler Bradt kayaked off Washington鈥檚 189-foot Palouse Falls first. That was in 2009, and he stayed…
To capture kayaker Evan Garcia dropping 70 feet off Outlet Falls, filmmaker Andy Maser and two friends set up four cameras for a day of shooting near White Salmon, Washington. The crew used a RED Scarlet, two Canon 7Ds,…
High on the trail in the Acadia backcountry. Photo: Kurdistan/Shutterstock By Michael Lanza Day Hiking Acadia National Park, MaineAges: All (depending on hike) Acadia seems designed for hiking with kids: Numerous trails deliver constant views many of the best hikes are…
The Potomac River聽 Photo: MV Jantzen/American Rivers River conservancy American Rivers just released its 27th annual America鈥檚 Most Endangered Rivers report, naming the Potomac the most threatened river. This waterway earned the top spot not so much…
Sea kayaking, via Shutterstock Let's start with the bad news. Less than half of Americans surveyed by the Outdoor Foundation participated in some form of outdoor recreation in 2011. But here's the good…
Rhode Island School of Design student Cam Brensinger came up with the idea for NEMO (New England Mountain Equipment) and his college senior project, high on the flanks of New Hampshire's Mount Washington. One weekend Cam went camping and got caught in gale force winds. Cam recalls:…
Whitewater guide Andrew Matthews takes to this part of the Zambezi River once a year when the flow is just right, and the surfable barrel above results. Scott LeDuc of River Surf Sessions…
On March 21, 2010, 35-year-old Dave Freeman and 30-year-old Amy Freeman, veteran guides for Wintergreen Dogsled Lodge, welcomed 100 people on skis, dogsleds and ice skates to their wedding just outside of Ely, Minnesota. Less than a month later, the couple took off…
Dodging grizzlies and calving glaciers in John Hopkins Inlet, Glacier Bay National Park聽 Yesterday I caught up with Michael Lanza, author of the season鈥檚 must-read new memoir about bringing up adventure kids in the age of climate change:聽Before They鈥檙e Gone: A Family鈥檚 Year-Long…
聽Glines聽dam site, pre-dam; the dam intact; the dam coming down. Photos: Clallam Co. Historical Society; Olympic NP The Olympic Peninsula's Elwha River is running free. Pretty much. The Elwha dam is down and the Glines dam is being chipped away (see the image…
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You can extend or collapse the Kialoa Pupu according to your height and whether you鈥檙e surfing or touring, so if you need one paddle to do double-duty, this is it.
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Researchers wield the collection trawl 聽Photo: Stiv Wilson Despite what you might have heard, there are no huge, visually striking debris fields of plastic shopping bags and PET bottles swirling around the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. But if that's the good news, the bad news is much worse:…
Shred ready Camp life is good At play in the Purcells Western Spirit Cycling, www.westernspirit.com; O.A.R.S., www.oars.com; Canadian Mountain Holidays, www.canadianmountainholidays.com 鈥擪atie Arnold@raisingrippers聽 聽…