Canoeing & Kayaking

Simon Carrier and Maxime Geoffroy pack their kayaks on the Mackenzie River.

Northwest Passage Kayakers Set Off After Wild Road Trip

It's been a bumpy start, but Canadians Simon Carrier...
Frank Wolf on a previous expedition with Alex Kozma.

Wandering 1,400Km to the Northwest Passage

Serial adventurer Frank Wolf has already knocked over two...
a network of mycelium

Artist Creates Full-Size Kayak From Fungus

There are lots of ways to make a boat....
The Canada west to east team on Great Slave Lake.

Canada West-to-East Crew Finish Paddling Great Slave Lake

Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon are now nine weeks...
Bren Orton

Extreme Kayaker Bren Orton’s Body Found

More than two weeks after disappearing while kayaking Switzerland's...
Expedition AKOR team.

Canada West to East Trades Pedals for Paddles

Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon have completed the cycling...
The Okavango Delta, Botswana.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Excavation of Canoe 5.

The Oldest Canoes in the Mediterranean Show Astonishing Stone-Age Skill

Five canoes found at the bottom of an Italian...
hauling a red kayak through a whiteout

Wind, Waves Foil Last Leg of Scandinavian Winter Trilogy

Cycling and pulling a sled during the worst of...
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...

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