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Are the Olympics Headed for Biarritz?

News from Biarritz: In 2024, Paris will host the Summer Olympics, but the French capital city is not suitable for all sports, surfing on the Seine just isn’t an option.

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An Introduction to Olympic Surfing, with New Zealand’s Paige Hareb

Learn about surfing's induction into the Olympics, and how New Zealand's top surfer, Paige Hareb, is preparing for the 2020 Games in Tokyo.

SUP Athlete Profile: Shakira Westdorp

A lot of the athletes at the 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship came to stand-up paddleboarding by way of surfing or windsurfing, and Australian Shakira Westdorp is no different.

India’s only luge athlete gets an international coach

The five-time Olympian Shiva Keshavan will begin training under former international champion Duncan Kennedy this winter .

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Postpone, Don’t Cancel: Covid-19, Tourism and the Demise of the African Safari.

As the world's press, focuses on Asia, the U.S. and Europe, Sarah Kingdom gives us another perspective on the Coronavirus from the heart of the African safari industry.

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New York on Two Wheels

Road biking in and around NYC has it all: Urban adventure, quality pavement, non-yahoo drivers and bucolic surroundings. And good muffins.

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Getting the Shot Premiere: Episode 1 – Alberta’s Hidden Ice Caves

Bridging the gap between alpinist and photographer, Stevin Tuchiwsky leads us through the hidden ice caves of Calgary's Icefield Parkway in the premiere episode of "Getting the Shot."

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The Death Zone

World champion free-diver Pierre Frolla sinks without air to depths unreachable by most scuba divers. One day he nearly didn't make it back to the surface.

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Centimeters from Death: Mike Horn on Crossing the North Pole

Fighting through total arctic darkness and running dangerously low on food, Mike Horn and Børge Ousland complete their unsupported journey across the polar ocean.

Are the Olympics Headed for Biarritz?

An Introduction to Olympic Surfing, with New Zealand’s Paige Hareb

SUP Athlete Profile: Shakira Westdorp

India’s only luge athlete gets an international coach

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