The Outdoor Weblog

© natanhalariverMany years ago, the river of the Southeast was paddled by Native Americans. Now the people who are seekers of thrill and like enthusiastic adventure and filling up these waterways have…

With the winter fast approaching, we really don't need another reason to visit the tropical climate of the Caribbean. But, just in case you needed another reason to book your trip, the editors of …

32 hours, 52 minutes, and 30 seconds. That's how long it took Skip Storch to swim around Manhattan. He set a record and was swimming to raise money for sarcoidosis. However, after his swim, he was…

A few months ago, I wrote an interesting post about Roz Savage and her quest to become the first woman to row across the Pacific. However, I just learned that she abandoned her bid after 12 days. She …

I've been promising myself a much needed vacation to Maui for a few years now. Besides the warm weather, enchanting beaches, and outdoor activities, I have another reason to go – for the black cor…

After spending six hours alone in the Dead Sea, Shneur Zalman Friedman, was rescued. Friedman's father accidentally left him there while on vacation. Maybe this brave, little boy should replace Be…

When I think of West Virginia, I think of coal mines, the cozy town of Wheeling, and not much else. Not because I don't like the state, because I really don't know much about it, especially it…

He made it! After 1,704 miles and 59 days, Jacob van der Merwe, a.k.a The Crazy Kayaker, successfully, but not uneventfully, completed his solo kayak trip down the mississippi river.

Please join me …

Last week, I read about Lynne Cox's plight to become the first person to swim the waters of the Antarctica. And on Sunday, I learned British swimmer Lewis Gordon Pugh became the first person to sw…

Before you read this, take a deep breath. Because that's how much air Martin Stepanek will need to break the Constant Weight world record.

In August, Stepanek, the current world champion breath-h…