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Lost in the Barrens 2024, Solo Canoe Trip
In June of 2024 I drove for 30 hours, then flew for 2 hours in a 72-year-old bush plane to get to Nueltin Lake at
Why Did Stephan Kesting Do His Solo Trip?
It was a warm June day, and I was in the hospital. The gurney rumbled through the holding area on its way to the operating
How to Build the Perfect Yoke for Portaging Your Canoe, Step by Step
Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how I built the most comfortable custom padded canoe portaging yoke ever. No more bouncing the damn boat up and down on my cervical vertebrae…
The Perfect Repair Kit for Wilderness Canoe Trips
On a longer canoe trip it’s not a question of whether your equipment is going to break but rather when it’s going to break. That’s why it’s not unusual
Lost in the Barrens, a Solo Canoe Trip on a Remote Arctic River
Trip Overview This is the story of a solo canoe trip into the Barren Lands of Northern Canada that I did in the summer of
Plastic Welding a Cracked Whitewater Boat
I recently broke my favourite whitewater boat – an Esquif L’Edge Lite – paddling the Capilano River. The river was already at a low level
What’s Better Against an Aggressive Bear, Bear Spray or a Gun?
I was working as a guide in the Yukon the summer some French tourists went hiking in Kluane National Park, saw a grizzly bear, and
How to Physically Prepare for a Long Paddling Trip
I’m getting ready for a big Arctic solo canoe expedition this summer, so I was thrilled to talk to my friend Rob Sainsbury (@so_aero on
Lessons from Low Water Paddling
One of the best things you can do to prepare for wilderness paddling trips is to go playboating, aka fooling around on local rivers in
Lost in the Barrens 2024, Solo Canoe Trip
In June of 2024 I drove for 30 hours, then flew for 2 hours in a 72-year-old bush plane to
Why Did Stephan Kesting Do His Solo Trip?
It was a warm June day, and I was in the hospital. The gurney rumbled through the holding area on
How to Build the Perfect Yoke for Portaging
Here's a step-by-step breakdown of how I built the most comfortable custom padded canoe portaging yoke ever. No more bouncing
The Perfect Repair Kit for Wilderness Canoe Trips
On a longer canoe trip it’s not a question of whether your equipment is going to break but rather when it’s going to break.
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