Red Bull, the wing-giving purveyors of all things extreme, has graciously granted the Sifter total access to their incredible library of photographs and videos. Following up from the popular feature on the Cliff Diving World Series earlier this year, we explore the adrenaline-pumping sport of whitewater kayaking.
The Sifter went through Red Bull’s collection of about 500 whitewater kayaking photographs last night and is proud to … Great Pictures and more
Tao Berman is revered as one of the worlds most innovative kayakers in the world. Berman has pushed the sport to limits unheard and is doing it again with “Big wave kayaking”. With this being Berman’s last big goal he announces his retirement from the sport. We wish him the best of luck in his future endeavors
There’s nothing like the rush you get when navigating through white water rapids — down every wave, eddy, pillow, and drop of water — as you’re rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ down the river. Rapids can be aggressive, yet graceful, providing a certain poetry in motion in the sport of whitewater rafting; in between rapids there’s always a proverbial calm before a storm — almost always with beautiful scenery — but when the hydraulic storm hits, it tosses and turns you (and sometimes flips you) like an angry beast. However, it is never actually angry (unless you’re feeling … Pictures and more