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Watch 20 inspiring Canadian adventures on Red Bull TV

Experience Canada’s backyard through the perspective of some of the world’s best athletes.
By Ilanna Barkusky
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From Coast to Coast, our Canadian playground ranges from tall mountain peaks to endless bike trails and cold water surf. No matter which adventure you're seeking, our vast country takes a lifetime to explore. There is always new terrain to be found, or a different way to approach the areas we know so well. Take a cue from these inspiring 20 adventures from East to West, all available to watch on Red Bull TV.
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1. Reverence

Watch as Darren Berrecloth and other elite athletes in the world of mountain biking aim to understand fear as a powerful motivator in their careers. Through this process, they challenge their relationship with fear itself -- attempting or returning to the aspects of biking that has eluded them.

2. Frozen Falls

1 min

Will Gadd ice climbing on Niagara Falls

Watch Will Gadd make the first ever ascent of Niagara Falls during a frozen winter's day.

Normally illegal to climb, Will Gadd receives a permit to climb Niagara Falls -- the largest waterfall in the world. Watch as the sport of ice climbing becomes reinvented through his first-ever ascent.

3. Blood On The Crack

Jacob Cook and Kevin Jorgenson take a climbing trip to the Bugaboos, with their objective being to conquer the Tom Egan Memorial Route. This climb consists of a headwall split as if lightning struck it. As one of the best crack climbs around, it is also one of the more painful experiences to endure. Watch as they attempt the second ever ascent of this route located in Northern British Columbia.

4. Follow The Fraser

45 min

Follow the Fraser

Three professional mountain bikers travel north through Canada, riding their way toward the unknown.

Russian +8

Follow three BC mountain bikers as they journey north throughout the province, following the largest river in Western Canada. As they weave through their respective hometowns, they follow the Fraser River into an unknown mountain range with the promise of steep big mountain riding.

5. Riding The Tatshenshini

43 min

Riding the Tatshenshini

Rafting 260km with bikes in tow, Darren Berrecloth and fellow MTB riders explore Canada's Tatshenshi River.

Spanish +8

The Yukon has emerged as one of the top destinations in the country for mountain biking. Tag along with Darren Berrecloth and other riders as they explore new, untapped terrain up north near the Tatshenshini River. Accessing these trails by raft, they travel 260 km with their bikes as they search for new lines to ride.

6. The Moment

This film traces the origins of freeride mountain biking from the backwoods of British Columbia. Unknown to each other, the three crews of adventure seekers each carve their paths in history as they change the course of a sport.

7. Nouria Newman Raw 100

2 min

Nouria Newman: Raw 100

Nouria Newman takes her kayaking skills to the Spillimacheen River in British Columbia for our first kayaking contribution to the Raw 100 series.

English

Looking for a quick escape into another world? The Raw 100 series focuses on keeping it simple with no music or slow motion. In this episode with Nouria Newman, the sounds of BC’s whitewater along with aerial drone clips makes us feel as though we are along for the journey, along with POV footage putting you right there in the kayak.

8. Northern Tides

14 min

Northern Tides

Canadian surfers Mathea Olin and Paige Alms travel to Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off Canada’s west coast.

English +2

9. Finn Iles -- Purest Line

2 min

Finn Iles - Purest Line

Join Finn Iles on a ride through the narrow, cobblestoned streets of Quebec City in Purest Line. With an empty city as his playground, watch his descent all the way down to the St. Lawrence River. Don’t worry, poutine is included.

10. Uncorked

3 min

Red Bull Uncorked

Red Bull Uncorked

11. North of Nightfall

1 h 6 min

North of Nightfall

A group of mountain bikers set out to the most remote region on Earth to pioneer the largest mountain lines.

English

Travel north to the glaciers high in the Article Circle with mountain bikers Darren Berrecloth, Carson Storch, Cam Zink and Tom Van Steenbergen in the film North of Nightfall. With the mountain bike lines too incredible to ignore, the crew sets out to conquer never-before-seen challenging terrain. Under the constant summer daylight, experience a new landscape rarely touched by human life.

12. Art of Flight

1 h 17 min

The Art of Flight

Travis Rice and Curt Morgan's follow-up to That's It, That's All raises the bar of snowboarding, again.

English +7

Setting the stage for cinematic snowboard filmmaking for years to come, The Art of Flight is in a league of its own. Progressive on both sides of the lens, the crew sets up shop in interior BC in addition to their travels to Alaska, Patagonia and Jackson Hole.

13. Finding The Line

Follow sister skiers Anna and Nat Segal on a two-year long journey to analyze fear. As they push their limits beyond their comfort zones in British Columbia, France and Alaska, they learn what has been holding them back. Watch as they negotiate the fine balance between safety and too much risk. The incredible action of the film is balanced by the insight they gain surrounding the knowledge of when to push their limits.

14. Sasha DiGiulian Big Wall Trilogy

5 min

Sasha DiGiulian's Canadian trilogy

Stripped of music and slow-motion, Sasha DiGiulian makes her way up three of Canada's most gnarly routes.

English

Watch as Sasha DiGiulian becomes the first woman in the world to climb the three most challenging big walls in the Canadian rockies. Overcoming obstacles along the way, watch her ascend 9000 feet of steep and demanding limestone climbing. The routes include War Hammer on Castle Mountain, Shining Uncut on Mount Louis, and Blue Jeans Direct on the south face of Mount Yamnuska.

15. The Book of John J – S2E2

7 min

Becoming a pillow ninja

As the snow mounts in Canada, John makes it north of the border to tackle British Columbia’s interior pillows.

Japanese

In this episode of The Book of John J, we journey to Interior BC’s infamous backcountry with John Jackson as he joins forces with Shandy Campos and Bjorn Leines. The goal is to teach us all how to ride down the “cheeseburger fields” in pursuit of becoming a pillow ninja. In the process, we get a glimpse at what it takes to step up to the technical yet rewarding terrain in the interior.

16. The Keyhole Project

3 min

Aniol Serrasolses at the Keyhole

Kayaker Aniol Serrasolses unlocks the ‘Keyhole’ – a never-before-done, 35m-tall waterfall in Canada.

In The Keyhole Project, Aniol Serrasolses steps up to kayak the largest waterfall along the Lillooet River in British Columbia. At 115 feet high, the footage is adrenaline inducing as you experience the process and decision making of Aniol and the rest of the crew.

17. Adam Ondra -- Reel Rock

28 min

Age of Ondra part 3

Adam Ondra heads to Canmore, Canada, to take on Fight Club, a 9B climb, and master it in just one day.

English +11

This episode of Reel Rock features Adam Ondra, one of the most accomplished climbers in the world. Adam heads to the limestone crags of Canmore, Alberta with the objective to take on a 9B climb called Fight Club. Not only that, he plans to ascend the route in a single day, an extremely ambitious goal.

18. Explorers: Adventurers of the Century – Paragliding in the Rocky Mountains

52 min

The Rocky Mountains Traverse

Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg attempt to smash a long distance flight record by paragliding over the Rockies.

Follow Will Gadd and Gavin McClurg as they attempt to complete the first paragliding traverse of the Rocky Mountains. Starting in McBride, Alberta and ending at the American border, their trek spans 1200 km and will become a new world record if they make it.

19. Explorers: Adventurers of the Century – Baffin Island

24 min

The Huber Brothers at Mount Asgard

Mountain climbers climb the first redpoint team free ascent of Mount Asgard on Baffin Island, Canada.

German +7

Witness history as Thomas and Alexander Huber, along with Mario Walder become the first climbers to attempt a redpoint team free ascent of Mount Asgard. A remote twin peaked mountain on Baffin Island, watch as the three climbers summit the mountain after 28 pitches of climbing.

20. Miles Above – Canadian Speedriding

11 min

Canadian speedriding

Jon DeVore and Mike Swanson explore the speedriding potential of British Columbia's Coast Mountains in Canada.

Japanese +8

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Follow the Fraser

Three professional mountain bikers travel north through Canada, riding their way toward the unknown.

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Riding the Tatshenshini

Rafting 260km with bikes in tow, Darren Berrecloth and fellow MTB riders explore Canada's Tatshenshi River.

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Northern Tides

Canadian surfers Mathea Olin and Paige Alms travel to Haida Gwaii, an archipelago off Canada’s west coast.

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North of Nightfall

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