The first — and maybe the last — descent of Salto del Maule. A national kayaking champion dreamed of being the first person to run a 134-foot waterfall in the mountains of Chile. Credit...Courtesy of ...

BOISE, Idaho — It has been an epic winter of paddling in Idaho, with record-high temperatures melting snow, causing rivers to ...

One of the best parts about enjoying our great outdoors is that you can make your time as relaxed or as intense as you wish. You can hike a nice trail to see tall, awe-inspiring waterfalls. You can ...

For the past 32 years, renowned kayaking instructor Jeff Prycl has hosted a waterfall clinic at Valley Falls State Park in West Virginia. Prycl, owner of Rocky Mountain Kayak in New Stanton, Pa., has ...

In 1901, Annie Edson Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher, became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in New York in a barrel, a stunt she had hoped would solve her financial problems (it didn’t) ...