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Learn to kayak

Paddle powerTo tackle white-water rapids in a kayak you need to get your basic skills sorted. Matt Carroll heads to Wales and learns how to get properly paddling. Pictures Lawrence Looi

Member Article: Kite Surfing

Kite surfing – Extreme fun and a great workout! OutdoorsTravel.co.uk member Annelies is into kite surfing in a big way and thinks everyone else should give it a try. Read her thoughts on how and why to get started here.

Learn to Horse Ride

Mane attraction Horse riding is accessible, easy to learn and helps you appreciate the great outdoors from a slightly higher vantage point. Rob McKinlay saddles up.

About British Cycling

Cycle Sports Governing Body Cycling and biking are popular recreational and competitive sports enjoyed by all ages and abilities. Cycling was the first form of mechanical human transportation and has grown to become a diverse sport with many styles using different types of equipment.

Learn to Row

Putting your oar in The closest that many people come to rowing is trying out the machine in the gym. Yet rowing clubs are dotted up and down the UK’s waterways, usually offering memberships that cost less than most gyms. Rowing novice Becca Higgins learns the basics from the experts.

Learning To Climb

Progressive Rock Rob McKinlay makes the move from indoor climbing walls to the rock face, with the help of top alpine climber Matt Helliker.

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Rafting, riding and shooting in Texas

Round the bend

Marc Grainger took to the muddy waters of the Rio Grande, broke a humvee’s axle in the Chinati Mountains and trekked along the Mexico border – all in the name of exploring the Wild West landscapes of America’s Big Bend National Park

Horseback cowboy adventure in Washington State

Way out west

Ben Bovill saddled up to explore the wide open spaces of America’s Washington state, dropped in on the birthplace of grunge and ended up smashing pumpkins…

Trekking Machu Picchu

Picchu perfect

With so much hype surrounding the famous lost city of the Incas, Graeme Gourlay half expected his trek to Machu Picchu to end in disappointment. It didn’t.

Member Article: Alberta Canada

Canada hardly believe my eyes

Alberta is home to iconic lake and mountain landscapes recognised the world over. OutdoorsTravel.co.uk member Bruce Holdroyd hired an RV - a staple of North American holiday culture - and took to the road to marvel at the sights and activity options in Canada's west.

California cycling holiday

Sun, surf and cycle

There’s more to California than surfing and beaches. Travel inland by bike, says Susannah Osbourne, to get a real flavour of the sunshine state.

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Tidal Bore Rafting - Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia - Travel Yourself

Cailin of www.travelyourself.ca and Candice of http are in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia tidal bore rafting on the highest tides in the world on the Bay of Fundy.

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Tourism Squamish "Mountain Biking"

1 of 10 commercial vignettes produced for Tourism Squamish as lead up to the 2010 Winter Olympics hosted by Vancouver/Whistler. www.brudder.ca/tourismsquamish

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Sailing Cozumel - Fury video 1 - by JCV

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Canadian Rockies - Experience It All - Travel Alberta

For more information visit our website - www.travelalberta.com The Rockies are full of activities for travelers of all ages. From Canmore to Lake Louise to Jasper or Banff there is just so much to do. Mountain biking, hiking, skiing, canoeing, horse and heli tours, glaciers, wildlife viewing, snowboarding and the list goes on. Come and experience it for yourself and choose your own adventure.

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Yukon mountain biking with Big Mountain

Join us in spectacular northern Canada for this true mountain bike adventure. Be hosted by the warmest people imaginable, see moose, caribou, grizzly bear (hopefully not too close up!) and ride singletrack that will have you smiling from ear to ear.

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