Canoeing & Kayaking

The classic bow shot.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
A cruise ship heads to Antarctica.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
four kayakers stand on sea ice by a kayak

Northwest Passage Kayakers Face National Parks Charges

Four kayakers who set a landmark record in a...
Mark Agnew tends to his kayak after a fall snowstorm.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023. #2: Kayaking the Northwest Passage

After aborting their first attempt at the Northwest Passage...
Kohler leaving Cape Town.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2023: #6: Kayaking from South Africa to Brazil

In the world of ocean adventure, kayaking is not...
a scenic sunset of the Murray River in Australia

Novice Kayaker Shatters 30-Year-Old Record on Australia’s Longest River

Dave Alley doesn't consider himself a kayaker. Yet the...
aerial of Amazon with small boat making ripples

Expedition Wants to Prove the Amazon is the World’s Longest River

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, Africa's Nile River...
Aniol Serrasolses runs a 20m-high glacial waterfall, Svalbard.

Watch Extreme Kayaker Aniol Serrasolses Run a 20m Ice Wall Off Svalbard

It may not be a "historic feat," as Red...
canoe

Great Explorers: P. G. Downes

The Second World War had begun, and P.G. Downes...
Mina Hubbard in winter

Legends Series: Mina Hubbard

Early in the 20th century, Labrador was a nearly...
The Grand Canyon at sunrise.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Jeff Wueste, West Hansen, Eileen Visser, and Mark Agnew.

Northwest Passage Complete, Arctic Cowboys Head Home

After rounding Cape Bathurst on October 8 to complete...
a man in front of a beached canoe

Beer Run: Bar Encounter Provokes Average Man to Paddle Entire Yukon River

Sixty-one-year-old Dermot Higgins got the idea to canoe 3,150...
The Arctic Cowboys at the eastern terminus of the Northwest Passage, three months ago.

Northwest Passage Kayakers Finish Epic Journey

The four Northwest Passage kayakers who style themselves The...
map of the kayakers' current position

Northwest Passage Kayakers: -3˚C, But Not Far to Go

After almost three months and 2,400km, the four kayakers...
rocks along shore

Northwest Passage Kayakers in Home Stretch

Okay, maybe it's an exaggeration to call 500km the...
sigurd olson

Legends Series: Sigurd Olson

To all appearances, the 800km expedition on a segment...

Last Northwest Passage Rower Calls It Quits

For weeks, Matty Clarke wrestled adversity in his attempt...
Freya Hoffmeister with arms raised on a beach

Freya Hoffmeister Completes 1,600Km Arctic Paddle

German endurance paddler Freya Hoffmeister has wrapped up her...
The kayakers arrive at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.

Northwest Passage Kayakers Have Less Than 1,000Km To Go

The four kayakers who are attempting to do the...
a man and a dog travel up a wild river in a canoe

Justin Barbour Finishes First Leg of 3,800km Northern Journey

Northern explorer Justin Barbour recently reported the first major...
sending a rapid

Weekend Warm-Up: Kayaking Epic Nepalese Whitewater in ‘The Tears of Shiva’

Westerners may best know Nepal for its high peaks,...

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