Showing posts with label Kayaking. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kayaking. Show all posts

Video: Kayaker Drops 35 Meters Over Keyhole Falls

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, January 15, 2015

Professional Kayaker Aniol Serrasolses recently traveled to British Columbia, Canada to paddle the amazing looking Keyhole Falls. His hope was to drop this legendary waterway, which features an approach down a narrow canyon, and whitewater that gushes [...]
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Video: Mexica Kayaking Vacation

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, January 13, 2015

The best way to describe this video is five minutes of pure kayaking porn. It was shot by paddler/filmmaker Ryan McAvoy and friends on a recent trip to Mexico, where they discovered some amazing whitewater. The short film shows the group paddling through [...]
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Video: Journey to the Stikine and the Sacred Headwaters

Posted by Unknown on Monday, January 5, 2015

The Stikine River of British Columbia is considered one of the best whitewater destinations on the entire planet. This short film takes us to that amazing place with a group of kayakers who are looking to explore that remote and beautiful destination. [...]
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Trio of Adventurers Ready to Launch New Zealand 9 Expedition

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 23, 2014

Last year, a trio of adventures – Ben Southall, Luke Edwards, and Pat Kinsella – took on an incredible feat of endurance by trail running and climbing to the top of the highest peaks in each of the eight Australian states [...]
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Video: GoPro Cam Catches 70-Foot Drop Over Outlet Falls

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Ever wondered what it feels like to go over a 70-foot waterfall? If you're a sane person, the answer to that question is no! But, just in case, we have this video to help us experience that feat from the safety of our homes. It features pro kayaker Rush [...]
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Video: Kayaking the Verzasca in Switzerland

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Here's a fun little paddling video that features kayakers Sam Sutton and Sven Lämmler taking on the wild whitewater found on the narrow confines of the Verzasca River in Switzerland. It gives us a great view of this roller coaster ride through the Swiss [...]
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Video: Kayaking Kerela, India

Posted by Unknown on Monday, October 20, 2014

Earlier this year, kayakers Sam Sutton, Bradely Lauder, and Mire Kodada traveled to the remote Kerela region of India to explore opportunities to go kayaking in the largely unexplored and untouched part of that country. What they found was some of the [...]
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Blind Kayakers Wrap Up Grand Canyon Paddle (With Video)

Posted by Unknown on Thursday, October 2, 2014

A few weeks back, I posted a story about blind adventurers Erik Weihenmayer and Lonnie Bedwell launching their bid to paddle the length of the Grand Canyon. At the time, the two men – along with their support team – were [...]
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Expedition 1000 Update: Kayaking Journey to Helsinki Done!

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The last time we checked in on British adventurer Dave Cornthwaite, he was just setting off on the latest leg of his Expedition 1000 project. This time out, he was attempting to travel a thousand miles from Oslo, Norway [...]
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Video: Paddling in Africa to Save the White Nile

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, September 16, 2014

The legendary White Nile River in Uganda is under threat by the construction of a new dam, which could alter the paddling scene, not to mention the environment, there dramatically in the years to come. In an effort to raise awareness of this situation, [...]
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Blind Adventurers Launch Grand Canyon Paddling Expedition

Posted by Unknown on Monday, September 8, 2014

A team of kayakers that includes two blind adventurers has launched an expedition to paddle the length of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. The journey will take them down 277 miles (445 km) filled with some of the most challenging [...]
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London2London Update: Sarah Begins Cycling Stage Across North America

Posted by Unknown on Friday, September 5, 2014

It has been quite some time since we last checked in on Sarah Outen and her London2London Via the World Expedition. You may recall, Sarah set out from London, England back  April of 2011 on her attempt to circumnavigate [...]
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Video: Nouria Newman Makes First Female Descent of Stikine

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, September 3, 2014

A couple of weeks back I posted a wonderful video of a team of kayakers running the Stikine River in  British Columbia. In the late summer, and heading into the fall, the Stikine becomes a paddler's dream, with fantastic whitewater to test their [...]
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Video: Paddling Panther Creek Gorge in California

Posted by Unknown on Friday, August 29, 2014

Panther Creek Gorge, located on the upper middle Kaweah River in Sequoia National Park is a tough place to get to, let alone paddle. In fact, until this summer, this section of the river had only been run twice before, and no one has been there [...]
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Video: The Relentless River of Everest

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Yesterday's story about Ben Stookesberry exploring the Dudh Kosi River in Nepal seemed to have captured the attention of quite a few readers. In that post, I mentioned a British expedition that made the first descent of the river back in 1976, creating [...]
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A Kayaking Expedition Through Canada's Torngat Wilderness

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Yesterday I posted a story from Canoe & Kayak magazine about Ben Stookesberry's attempt to paddle the legendary Dudh Kosi River in Nepal. That amazing expedition took place this past spring, but it isn't the only [...]
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Kayaking the Relentless River of Everest in Nepal

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Canoe & Kayak magazine has posted a remarkable story on its website detailing an amazing paddling expedition that took place in Nepal earlier this year. This past spring, expedition kayaker Ben Stookesberry was joined [...]
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Video: Pro Kayakers Make 800 Meter Descent of a Drainage Ditch

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday, August 20, 2014

This is the wildest video I've seen in some time. It features pro kayakers Rush Sturges and Ben Marr flying down a draining ditch at Lion's Bay, in British Columbia, Canada. In total, the two men drop approximately 800 meters (2265 feet), while achieving [...]
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Video: Paddling the Stikine River in British Columbia

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The Stikine River, located in northern British Columbia in Canada, is one of the top paddling destination in North America during the fall. Each year, kayakers from all over the world descend on the Stikine to test their skills on the wild whitewater [...]
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