Balance, Energy, Adventure, Respect
Phone +1-587-580-5539
Email: bearfootsup@shaw.ca
Please feel free to surf around our site - learn about the Bearfoot philosophy on our About BEARfoot page, discover The “Stoke” with our gallery of standup photos, find the latest Updates and Events for BEARfoot and our partners, and when you are ready to Learn and Explore check out the tradition of SUP and our selection of skill development and adventure programs - we’d love to get you started!
Welcome to BEARfoot Paddlesurf...
Stand Up Paddling, or SUP for short, is a versatile, easy to learn paddlesport that holds appeal for people of all ages, physical abilities and interests. For some, stand up paddling serves as a great fitness activity promoting balance, strength, endurance and core fitness. For others stand up paddling serves as a platform for outdoor adventure and exploration. And for others stand up paddling is simply one of the easiest and most rewarding ways to get away from it all and out on the water, whether it be your local pond, lake, river or coastline.
Bearfoot Paddlesurf ®
Canmore, Alberta
bearfootsup@shaw.ca
BEARfoot PaddleSurf is a locally owned Canadian standup up paddling company with bases in Canmore, Alberta and Comox, BC. Owned and operated by long time professional paddling instructor and guide Neil Gilson, BEARfoot offers stand up paddling instruction and adventure progams designed with our core values in mind - Balance, Energy, Adventure and Respect.
Ph 587-580-5539
Even though stand up paddling seems like a new arrival on the surf and paddlesport scene, its’ roots run deep into Hawaiian surf history. Stand up paddling was first regularly practiced in the 1950’s when Waikiki “beachboy” surf instructors employed outrigger canoe paddles and oversize boards to watch over their guests and to take photographs.
Stand up paddling experienced a renaissance in the early 2000’s as a fitness training and exploration activity in times of flat surf but it wasn’t long before “beachboy” style surfing was rediscovered and stand up divisions were incorporated into surf events and races by some of the most well known Hawaiian surfers. Outstripping its’ genesis as a surf sport, stand up paddling has become perhaps the fastest growing water sport in the world as an inspiring and fun way to “walk on water” and discover the adventure of our ponds, canals, lakes, rivers and coastlines!
