Watch as a couple of wild orcas come say hello to some kayakers in New Zealand. One kayaker gets emotional from the “epic encounter.”

A massive whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off the coast of Chili as his father looked on in horror. See it go down.

A kayaker tried to keep his calm off the coast of New Zealand as a huge great white shark trailed him for just under 10 minutes.

Some daredevils tried “snow kayaking”—riding in a kayak down a snowy slope. Watch the hilarious but clearly dangerous stunt here.

A lone kayaker surrounded by a feeding frenzy of Atlantic bluefin tuna doesn’t even flinch, despite these animals’ massive size.

A weeks-long search for a missing kayaker has ended thanks to a “proof of life” video showing the man is alive after faking his own death.

A Red Bull-sponsored adventure had a whitewater kayaker attempting the Terminator rapid in gnarly conditions. Watch if you dare.

A whitewater kayaker shared a video of him kayaking in a narrow river carved through ice and snow. There’s even a surprise ending.

Some friendly belugas came up to and bumped a woman’s sea kayak in the Canadian Arctic. Her joy is absolutely infectious.

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