- Stephan Kesting
- September 27, 2026
Tired of Sleeping Cold? Improve Your Sleeping Mat First!
A lot of people don’t understand that their sleeping mat is just as important as their sleeping bag when it comes to keeping warm on
- Stephan Kesting
- June 28, 2026
Solo Arctic Expedition 2026 – The Tha-Anne River
The Tha-Anne River first started flowing through my imagination in August 2019. After 42 days of criss-crossing Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nunavut, I was descending the
- Stephan Kesting
- April 26, 2026
Energy Ball Recipe
Energy balls have been a staple of my expeditions for the last 7 years; relatively easy to make, calorie-dense, and still delicious even after a
- Stephan Kesting
- April 9, 2026
Power Oatmeal Recipe for Camping
After years of refining the recipe I think it’s time to publicly share ‘Power Oatmeal’. This has been a mainstay of all my northern expeditions
- Stephan Kesting
- March 31, 2026
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
- Stephan Kesting
- March 5, 2026
How to Choose the Best Shoes for Canoeing
Put three canoeists in a room to discuss footwear and you’ll get four different opinions. It’s a controversial topic, to be sure. My own opinions
- Stephan Kesting
- December 10, 2025
Deep Relaxation in the Forest
I think most people reading this will agree that being out in nature is usually deeply calming. There’s a Japanese term that describes this phenomenon
- Stephan Kesting
- December 3, 2025
Five Reasons to Put a Spray Deck on Your Canoe
Spray decks are fitted covers made of waterproof cloth that stretch across the deck of your canoe to to prevent accidents and ensure safer and
- Stephan Kesting
- November 1, 2025
The Perfect Bailer
Many years ago, I was out on a lake with my girlfriend in her parents’ motorboat. An Ontario Provincial Police patrol motored up and asked
- Stephan Kesting
- August 11, 2025
Canoeing the East Arm of Great Slave Lake
CIRCUMNAVIGATE (cir·cum·nav·i·gate ˌsər-kəm-ˈna-və-ˌgāt)“To go completely around especially by water” The Canadian Shield is a land of undulating rock, endless lakes, a stark beauty that is difficult