- Stephan Kesting
- December 1, 2024
Lost in the Barrens 2024, Solo Canoe Trip
In the summer of 2024 I undertook a difficult solo canoe expedition that went deep into the Canadian tundra down the Thlewiaza River, from Nueltin
- Stephan Kesting
- November 25, 2024
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 theatre.
- Stephan Kesting
- September 15, 2024
How to Build the Perfect Yoke for Portaging Your Canoe, Step by Step
Bill Mason said it best, “Portaging is like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer, it feels so good when you stop.”Stumbling across a portage with
- Stephan Kesting
- September 2, 2024
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
- June 16, 2024
Lost in the Barrens, a Solo Canoe Trip on a Remote Arctic River
Trip OverviewThis is the story of a solo canoe trip into the Barren Lands of Northern Canada that I did in the summer of 2024.Here’s
- Stephan Kesting
- May 16, 2024
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
- Stephan Kesting
- March 23, 2024
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
- Stephan Kesting
- March 12, 2024
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
- Stephan Kesting
- December 1, 2023
What Causes River to Meander?
A straight line may be the shortest distance between two points, but rivers seem to do everything they can to avoid flowing by the most
- Stephan Kesting
- May 8, 2023
Bark, Skin and Dugout – The Three Types of Traditional Canoes
Canoes are universal. After all, anywhere that there is open water it’s probably useful to have an open-topped craft that can be easily loaded and