Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador

Ben Stookesberry paddles kayaks in his home state of Montana, and around the world. In his teen years he learned to make home movies showing off his rollerblading moves, and in college he learned to kayak. Today he blends the paddling and film making as he runs rivers in global settings. He has created deep and lasting friendships in his travels, and returns to rivers again and again, to paddle more stretches, to learn more, and sometimes to engage in protection work. In this episode, Ben talks through all of this with us, and goes into depth about his current paddling and film efforts on the Jatunyacu and Mulatos Rivers in Ecuador.

GUESTS
Ben Stookesberry
@benstookesberry

Bio @ Kokatat
Bio @ Jackson Kayak

Latest Film: ¡Ay Chihuahua!

Diego Robles: @ecuskayaker

RESOURCES

Ecuadorian Rivers Institute
@ecuadorianrivers

Steven Donzinger story

Savages, book, by Joe Kane

PADDLERS TO FOLLOW

@ecuskayaker (Diego)
@williehenkel
@wyatt_doyle
@salmonsourcetosea
@elizabeth.tobey
@brookehess
@oceansandmountains (Hailey)
@pedroolivakaiak
@riverratmountainkat
@mayuwarmikayak
@teepee_boys