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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. What is unique to her story is the board she learned to SUP on. Ten years ago, Westdorp and

SUP Athlete Profile: Casper Steinfath

At the 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship, perhaps no individual is a greater draw for the fans and the media than hometown favorite Casper Steinfath. The Outdoor Journal caught up with the four-time gold medalist for a chat about all things SUP last week. Casper Steinfath, a 24

Adam Ondra Climbs World's First 9c

Adam Ondra Climbs World's First 9c

He’s done it! Adam Ondra has sent "Project Hard” after a prolonged siege on what is now the world’s hardest single pitch of rock climbing. On September 3, Adam Ondra ushered in a new level of difficulty for rock climbing by sending a to-be-named route that he

Home-Nation Hero Casper Steinfath Wins SUP Sprint Gold for Denmark

Home-Nation Hero Casper Steinfath Wins SUP Sprint Gold for Denmark

Local sensation, Casper Steinfath overcame a second-place finish in the semi-final to deliver a commanding gold-medal performance in the 200-meter SUP Sprint Race Final to close a spectacular weekend of SUP racing in Copenhagen at the 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship. The spectacular win by Steinfath in front

Preview: 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship

Preview: 2017 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship

Since its inception in 2012, the International Surfing Association’s (ISA) World SUP and Paddleboard Championship has been the most exciting event of the year for the fastest growing watersport in the world. The World Championship brings the best athletes to one spot and showcases their extreme skills you can

Pearson, Wright and Hirayama Go Chossaneering in the Faroe Islands

Pearson, Wright and Hirayama Go Chossaneering in the Faroe Islands

Most climbers have a visceral dislike for “choss,” or loose, dangerous and dirty rock. But British climber James Pearson has such an affinity for it, that he recruited a team of two other world-renowned climbers to make the first ascent of one of the world’s tallest sea cliffs, in

World's Hardest Dry-Tooling Route Established in Canada

World's Hardest Dry-Tooling Route Established in Canada

Canadian Gordon McArthur is one of the best dry-toolers in the world, scaling steep rock walls with just his ice tools and crampons. For the past three years he has been working on what would be the hardest drytooling climb ever if he could somehow finish it. Last week, he