Kokatat Outfits Record-Setting Paddle from Amazon to Florida
ARCATA, CALIFORNIA, April 23, 2013— In a show of dedication to the world’s most exciting paddle-powered endeavors, Kokatat is proud to announce a new partnership with expeditionary kayakers Russell and Graham Henry as they attempt to paddle 6,500 kilometers north from the mouth of the Amazon River to Florida. The Henry expedition started as a classroom daydream that would soon materialize into a reality. “Sometime near Easter, we asked each other the same question,” Russell recalls. “’How serious are we about this thing?’” The answer, simply, was “very”. The team’s proposed route will meander 2,500 kilometers up the coastline from Belem, Brazil to Trinidad and Tobago, before eventually navigating past 18 island nations throughout the Caribbean. The team will … [Read More...]
Video – Sam Grafton runs Sunset Falls
Imagine a peaceful toboggan ride with your friends on a sunny afternoon. Now imagine instead of a sunny, snow filled slope to toboggan down, you have a 275 foot ramp of death and destruction, and none of your friends want to have anything to do with said death ramp. Now you have Sunset Falls in [...]
At Outdoor Research
At Outdoor Research, when we aren’t at work building killer apparel and gear, we’re usually found enjoying the wild places we love so much. And because we love them, we recognize how important it is to protect them and keep them accessible for generations to come. We support numerous environmental and educational non-profits working for [...]
Look Who’s Paddling Now: Sylvester Stallone
Oh John Rambo, why do you tease us with those massive God-given pipes while kayaking with your daughter on vacation in Hawaii last week? The Daily Mail wins the award for the worst headline in the Sylvester-Stallone-going-kayaking coverage: Don’t Rocky the boat! Sylvester Stallone enjoys kayak ride with daughter in Hawaii. For more information on how [...]
What to Expect on a Whitewater River Rafting Trip
5 Things You Can Count On By George Sayour, About.com Guide Whitewater River Rafting is one of the most exciting outdoor activities available to the weekend warrior or average Joe outdoorsmen out there. It’s the kind of adventure that is great to share with friends and lends itself well to making a weekend excursion out [...]
Surftech Shootout Coming to you Live via SUP Connect
World’s Top Women Set to do Battle in the Shootout Santa Cruz, California – (March 8, 2013) For those of you that are psyched about the upcoming Surftech Shootout and Surf & Sand Duel SUP Race presented by SUP Mag that’s coming up March 22-24th but are bummed that you can’t be there in person, you are in luck! SUP Connect has [...]
