Mike Livingston, an Alaskan police officer, is reviving Aleut traditional kayaks. “When you hand-make your own gear, it becomes yours, and you become your kayak.” — Mike Livingston, builder of ...

Anders Thygesen is a paddler who’s won multiple lotteries. First, he lives in Norway, with its serpentine coastline, soaring fjords, and pristine paddling. Second, he’s paid to paddle as an outdoor ...

Around four thousand years ago the Inuit, Yup'ik and Aleut peoples of the North American Arctic invented kayaks. Originally constructed of stitched seal skin stretched over a wooden or whalebone frame ...

The Aleut and Alutiiq people invented the kayak over 5,000 years ago. Since 90 percent of their diet came from the ocean, the kayaks were traditionally used for hunting sea life. At the Alaska Native ...

Cold Bay to Unalaska is nearly 200 miles. By plane, it takes about an hour. By kayak, it's nearly a month. Akio Shinya made the trip -- with three others -- in 24 days. "I am old man, 69-years-old," ...

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