- 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 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
- June 16, 2024
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
- Stephan Kesting
- July 10, 2023
Camino de Santiago by Bike, the Coastal Portuguese Route
PORTUGUESE COASTAL CAMINO OVERVIEW The Camino de Santiago is a thousand-year-old pilgrimage network all over Europe which converges on the amazing cathedral in the town
- 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