Many have tried, only four have succeeded. Watch as these elite kayakers attempt to conquer the Inga Rapids of the Congo River, the most deadly whitewater on Earth. Here’s a teaser on the soon-to-be-released documentary film.

A sailing-specific jacket from Helly Hansen keeps our tester dry and warm on a day-long trip to sea. We test the HP Race model on the open ocean near Homer, Alaska.

The "folding canoe" arrived in a box that fit in the back seat of my Toyota Corolla. At 44 pounds, this canoe could ostensibly be transported on an airplane or through the Himalaya strapped on the back of a yak.

Think of any cliché of wilderness beauty and it's nearly certain to fit in with the fjord region of Norway. Last month, our writer took a week to tour part of the region. Here's a peek at what he saw along the way.

We had four grown men and a stationwagon. We had mountain bikes, backpacks, paddles, life jackets, shoes, and all the food and extra gear required of a weekend away. Fortunately, we also had a trailer.

Lie on your belly and swim. That's the totality of your control on a new invention, the Bellyak, from an Asheville, N.C., company. The thick-hull creation essentially looks like a kayak with its top chopped off.

Got an underwater adventure on your calendar? A camera accessory from GoPro, new this week, was made for snorkel and scuba enthusiasts.

Episode No. 2 in our "Off The Map" series takes viewers to Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, where GearJunkie and crew paddle a mile-long stretch of sandstone caves to go "spelunking in a boat."

"Like spelunking in a boat." That's how a GearJunkie editor described a unique kayaking trip to a set of sea caves on Lake Superior this week. The venue was the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and the occasion was a day-long paddle and photo shoot for our upcoming "Off The Map" video series.

How about taking a 7,000-mile trip over land and water with zero fuel? How about creating a new verb at the same time, "fatbikerafting"? That's exactly what Andrew Badenoch is set to do with a project called 77Zero.