Split Rock Outdoors is a small paddling community based in Southern Ontario, Canada, focused on whitewater canoe tripping (we also let a kayaker come along 😄). On this site you'll find whitewater learning materials, trip planning information, videos we make, blogs we write, and any other interesting findings in the world of whitewater tripping.
April 2025| Stefan reflects on why canoe tripping is fulfilling despite being so much work.Â
March 2025| Jacob shares his experience of the beginning of Split Rock and the role it had in his otherwise turbulent life.
February 2025| Tim makes his case for why whitewater tripping is the best kind of tripping possible.Â
June 2024 | Have a look at our trip down the mighty Mag in June, 2024. We're just getting started with making trip videos, so this one is mostly just all of us going down all the rapids.Â
January 2025| Jacob explores the relationship between mental health, neurodivergence, and whitewater paddling in Split Rock's first Blog post.
January 2025 | We're heading to the inaugural Hamilton Adventure Expo on January 25th (No, not as a vendor—we're a tiny paddling-club). Apparently this show is an attempt to offer a trade show for outdoors folk that resists the temptation to give in to tourism companies and jewelry makers. Not that there's anything wrong with those, just not what we're looking for at an outdoor adventure trade show.
December 2024 | We've been more than impressed with The Organic Boat Shop over this past year. We've now bought three boats from them so far and we are incredibly happy with their friendly service. Beyond selling boats, they also have a great selection in their online store, offer paddling courses, and guided trips. We're also looking forward to popping by their booth at the new Hamilton Adventure Expo.Â
Looking to learn how to whitewater paddle? This is our extensive whitewater tripping learning section that provides the pre-learning you'll need before jumping into a whitewater trip. This isn't all you need, but it's a great first step. This isn't available in print—it's just a free online resource developed by Split Rock Outdoors.
You can find information here on all the various rivers we paddle around Ontario and Quebec.Â
After some of our larger trips we try to put together simple videos about the trip. They tend to be mostly just us running whitewater, and mostly only us watching them, but they're here if you want to have a look.
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