It’s been a while since I’ve done a Pics & Vids so there’s a bit of a back-log of stuff, but here we go:

- This amazing collection of time lapse footage around Vancouver has been making its rounds in the blogging world:

- One hiker had a triple near-death experience:

- @Steph_Woods on Twitter had the astute observation, that whoever made this ad clearly isn’t a snowboarder:

- From Kayak Yak, ‘the most amazing footage you’ll see today’. A kayaker gets taking OUT by goose!:

- Great new video from Steph Davis’ blog; Eiger Birds:

Eiger Birds from steph davis on Vimeo.

- Shaun White lands a Double McTwist 1260 at Grand Prix:

- How cruel, and how awesome, to prank someone who is bungee jumping:

- Gadling has 10 things you shouldn’t try in a kayak. 1 video is below, but make sure you check them all out:

- Paddling.net has a beautiful video of what its like to kayak Vancouver Island’s Broken Island Group:

- @TourismSquamish just released a cool new video:

- Vancouver resident Colin Adair has some great snowboarding photography to check out [via Vancouver is Awesome]:

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- Boston.com has a nice collection of some entries into this year’s National Geographic International Photography contest. Be sure to check out the gallery, there is some amazing stuff:

- A skiier escapes an avalanche using a parachute [via Outside Blog]

- “This video has been making the rounds the last couple of days, but it’s definitely worth sharing. It features National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen telling about an amazing experience he had while taking shots in Antarctica. Paul was actually in the water, getting shots of penguins and seals, when one of the lion seals, a 12-foot long predator, seemingly mistook him as one of its own kind, and proceeded to attempt teach him how to hunt, and even showing him how to feed.” [via The Adventure Blog]:

- Nice new BASE jumping vid from Steph Davis’ blog:

Swiss Valley from steph davis on Vimeo.

- A couple goodies from Wend Blog. The first is a wind surfing close call, the second is a nice collection of 10 crazy snowboarding aerials.

- Enjoying some of November’s pow in Whistler [via @anthonybonello]:

Davie Whyte Edit from Anthony Bonello on Vimeo.

- From the Adventure blog comes this gem. Helmet cam view of a 90 foot waterfall drop. Watch all the way through, because the dude’s reaction is great. “I broke my helmet, I’m bleeding, but that was f**** awesome!”:

Kayaking Metlako Falls – Headcam from Dave Hoffman on Vimeo.

- Some spectacular footage of BC’s Bute Inlet:

BUTE INLET WILDLIFE from Mike McKinlay on Vimeo.

- And this can’t be good:

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- A tugboat capsizes with a man trapped inside and a few overboard. A nearby kayaker races out to help. Wow [via Outside Blog]:

- Another great ‘unique’ kayaking video from Kayak Yak. This guy nearly breaks his neck flying down a set of stairs:

- Also via Kayak Yak, this story from Discovery about scientists who had this amazing chance to kayak across the TOP of a glacier:

- Here’s 2 cool posts from the Wend Blog. Skiing 365 days a year isn’t a problem for this guy. Grass skiing 101:

And if you have those 3-D glasses you have to watch this base jumping video:

BASE³ from Brian Drake on Vimeo.

- From All Climbing, a nice vid “of what appears to be hundreds of whippers at the Red River Gorge” :

- Outside Blog has recently posted 2 interesting surfing vids. The first is of a Brazilian surfer who set the record for riding the worlds longest wave at 11km! (click here for a better video):

The second video is of a new surfboard proto-type which is getting lots of attention:

- Also from Outside Blog, here’s video recap of the 2009 Yukon River Quest which is the world’s longest canoe and kayak race:

- Ski-gliding the Eiger. I don’t even know what to say about this [via @LucRensonnet]:

- And last but not least, another insane Red Bull video – Robbie Maddison’s insane Tower Bridge no-handed back flip:

Tags: 3-D,Base Jump,Glacier,Grass Skiing,Kayaking,Motorcross,rescue,Robbie Maddison,Ski-glidding,surfing,Tugboat Flipping,World Record Wave,Yukon River Quest
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- Starting things off with a crazy parkour video I found posted on the North Shore Mountain Biking forums.

- A great post from Matador Sports about 20 athletes pushing the limits of extreme in their respective sports. “Dudes flying 100 miles an hour just inches away from a cliff, dropping 186 feet down a waterfall, and ollieing over the Great Wall of China. . . all part of the progression.”

- This week some kayakers in the UK had the pleasure of a rare experience with the ‘gentle giants of the sea’ – basking sharks. There were 7 of them in total swimming within feet of their kayaks:

- And on the note of basking sharks, from Wired earlier in the month – After half a century of searching, scientists have finally discovered what happens to the world’s second largest shark every winter: It has a Caribbean hideout:

- Sadly, last week Karine Ruby, former snowboarding gold medalist died in a mountain climbing accident at 31. She was training to become a mountain guide:

- This is what you call a close encounter with a wild hippo!:

- Another great base jumping vid from Wend Blog

- Great Flickr photo of an iceberg:

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- I wanted to start this post with an awesome video made for this week’s Bike to Work Week. The video depicts a race of 9 bikes vs. 9 cars racing from various places to the downtown library. What’s the faster method of getting to work?

Share the Road Challenge from Diana Wilson on Vimeo.

- Here’s a picture from the North Shore Rescue Blog. It was taken during a rescue last Sunday at Cypress bowl, where a hiker wearing improper footwear, a dress shirt, and jeans became stranded after sustaining some suspect “injuries”:

- Here’s a very interesting article about “the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to the Gulf of Alaska and areas off the coast of British Columbia since 1965 has been documented by scientists, suggesting that historical migration patterns are being established by these amazing marine mammals”. Scientists are not sure why the Blue Whales, whaled to near extinction, have returned to this migration path, although they suspect it’s due to changing ocean conditions:

- At long last the footage is out! The new kayak waterfall record made by Tyler Bradt in late April has been released. Enjoy:

- Gorgeous footage of big wave surfing in super slo-mo HD:

- From the National Geographic Adventure Blog - The Top 10 Awe- Inspiring Parkour videos:

- From Environmental Graffiti – A nice post with the Top 5 Most Mind Blowing BASE Jumps Ever. Number 3 – off the famous Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio:

- Wing Suiting from a helicopter into an active volcano – These Red Bull sponsored videos always kick ass:

- The latest Big Shots (I really need to come up with something better than “pics and clips of the week’) segment from Boston.com has a great collection of action shots, including a great snap of the above wing suit jump, and this 78 ft cliff jump:

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Tags: Base Jump,Bike to Work Week,Blue Whales,Cliff Jump,Highest Ski Run,Killer Whales,NSR,Parkour,Polar Bears,Volcano Boarding,Yellowstone
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