Canoeing & Kayaking

portrait of man and woman on frozen lake

A 1,700km Bike and Canoe Journey Through Northern Canada

In two weeks, Dave Greene and Gaia Aish will...
kayakers in overcast weather

A 900km Kayak Expedition Through the Alaskan Panhandle

This weekend, Canadian adventurer Frank Wolf and teammate David...
Three paddlers holding flags stand on shore in celebration

Kayakers Complete 5,000Km Paddle From Ireland to Turkey

Johnny Coyne has become the first person to kayak...
A man carrying a canoe up a hill, lake and mountains in the background.

Weekend Warm-Up: Kitturiaq

Kitturiaq chronicles a 620km canoe expedition across the Labrador...
Kyle beside canoe

Canoeing Speedster Will Paddle 8,000Km From Puget Sound to Miami — Slowly

At 23, Kyle Parker paddled all 682km of the...
kayaks beached along a sandy shore

Kayaking from Ireland to Istanbul – Abandoned, Injured, Arrested, All Well

In September 2024, Johnny Coyne and Liam Cotter of...
nighttime finish

Cyril Derreumaux’s Atlantic Crossing Was Not Quite Unsupported

It doesn't affect the magnitude of kayaking alone across...
Ivica Kostelic (left in the bed), Mathieu Maynadier (right) , and Bertrand Delapierre in the foreground, in the hospital.

Paddling Into Trouble: Noted Climber Rescued Kayaking in the Adriatic

French alpinist Mathieu Maynadier and former Croatian alpine ski...
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Cyril Derreumaux Finishes Kayaking Across the Atlantic Ocean

Yesterday, Cyril Derreumaux completed his solo kayak journey across...
Canadian Canoe Museum

Meet Canada’s Canoe Museum

The canoe has always been part of Canada’s national...
A yellow packraft in the water beside the arching back of a whale.

Paddler ‘Swallowed’ and Spat Out by Humpback Whale

A young Venezuelan packrafter briefly became a modern-day Jonah...
two kayakers pose on a rocky shore

Two Kayakers Paddling 5,000Km From Ireland to Istanbul

If there’s one attitude that’s nearly universal among adventure...
man in kayak holding lit flares

Kayaker Cyril Derreumaux Begins Atlantic Crossing 

Sea kayaker Cyril Derreumaux has started paddling across the...
A mugshot of Ryan Borgwardt

Missing Kayaker Who Faked His Own Death Turns Himself In

The missing kayaker who faked his own death and...
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Weekend Warm-Up: ¡Ay Chihuahua!

Erik Boomer and Ben Stooksberry are two of the...
four kayakers in crazy whitewater

VIDEO: Watch ‘Gabon Uncharted’: World-Class Kayaking in a Wild Location

When you combine funding from Red Bull, a legendary...
missing kayaker head & shoulders

Missing U.S. Kayaker Faked Own Death and Fled to Eastern Europe

BY JUAN HERNANDEZ Ryan Borgwardt was reported missing on August...
canoeist with bridge in background

Paddling the Great Loop, in Reverse

Peter Frank is spending the next year canoeing what's...
a man holds a canoe while looking out over a river

Catching Up With Frank Wolf After 1,350Km Arctic Canoe Expedition

Adventurer Frank Wolf sure had an eventful year. The...
Canoeist packing up on shore of small wilderness lake

Canoeists Paddle 4,400Km From Minnesota to Arctic Ocean

Zach Fritz and Taylor Rau are experienced canoeists but...
Nicolas Roulx and Catherine Chagnon.

Canada West-to-East Team Completes Mammoth 6,900km Journey

After 140 days split between cycling, canoeing, sailing, and...
kayaker in rough arctic waters, side on

The Paddling Chef: Mike Keen Kayaks 3,200km Along Greenland’s West Coast

Some of the best adventures are born over a...
man snowshoeing on stormy lake

Justin Barbour: A Year in the Wilderness

Justin Barbour has been home for about 40 days...
Simon Carrier and Maxime Geoffroy

Ice Stops Northwest Passage Kayakers

Canadian kayakers Simon Carrier and Maxime Geoffroy had a...

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