About this episode

Ben Morton discusses his first paddle descent of the Sonam Section of the Kuri Chu river in Bhutan.

Kayaking: Join the first paddle descent of the Sonam Section of the Kuri Chu river in the remote wilderness of eastern Bhutan. Ben is joining Adventure Sports Podcast to tell us about his first paddle descent of the Sonam Section of the Kuri Chu in eastern Bhutan. More about Ben from Precisionpaddlesports.com : “Ben is a native of Orange, Virginia where he grew up playing around in and paddling on local rivers. Over the past 15 years Ben has been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to work alongside numerous paddlesport instructors and coaches at various paddling schools, outfitters, and colleges throughout the U.S. and abroad including the National Outdoor Leadership School , Nantahala Outdoor Center , Jackson Hole Kayak School , Costa Rica Rios , DeRiemer Adventure Kayaking , Otter Bar Lodge Kayak School , New Zealand Kayak School , Wilderness Rescue International , Next Adventure Paddlesports Center , Alder Creek Kayak and Canoe , Rocky Mountain Outdoor Center , Canoe Kayak and Paddle Company , Zoar Outdoor and many others. While Ben's background is river kayaking, he enjoys spending time in diverse environments on paddleboards, canoes, and sea kayaks. Ben's strengths…

People in this episode

Host: Curt Linville

Guest: Ben Morton

Topics covered

• kayaking
• Bhutan
• paddlesports
• adventure
• outdoor education

Keywords

• kayaking
• Bhutan
• Kuri Chu
• paddlesports
• adventure sports
• outdoor education
• river kayaking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Precisionpaddlesports.com, National Outdoor Leadership School, Nantahala Outdoor Center, Jackson Hole Kayak School, Costa Rica Rios, DeRiemer Adventure Kayaking, Otter Bar Lodge Kayak School, New Zealand Kayak School, Wilderness Rescue International, Next Adventure Paddlesports Center

Places: Bhutan, Sonam Section of the Kuri Chu river

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