When you think of Alabama, you probably think of hot, southern country. Open fields, farm land, etc. However, parts of Alabama are true hot spots of kayakers and climbers, including the Little River Canyon in the Northeast corner of the state – not far from Tennessee.

Here is a video of Lisa Rands working here way through a problem on the edge of the river.

Forge Motion Pictures did an amazing job this year with the 2012 5Point Film Festival trailer. Forge has done some great work over the years, including my personal favorite film Wild Water. I know the festival ended about 10 days ago, but this video just showed up in my Vimeo thread and I wanted to share it with you.

Saw this picture posted on a climbing subreddit by biotech9. He assured us the climber at the top was cow-tied in before the picture was taken – but man, check out those open gates on her carabiners. One false move and the rope can slide right out of there.

Africa is the heart of the wild – so much danger, yet so much potential. Potential for the adventure of a life time. Potential to explore the unknown.

This is a video of Andrew Matthews and Crew charging Minus Rapids in Zambezi. It’s rough and furious – but someone had to do it.

Spring time is kayaking time — and there isn’t any better place in the country to drop in than the Pacific Northwest. Here is a video of Nate Pfeifer and Andy Carmichael running Brice Creek, Oregon.