Ep. 1206: Paragliding the Path of the Monarch Butterfly Revisited with Benjamin Jordan

About this episode

Benjamin Jordan shares his experience retracing the Monarch Butterfly migration route through paragliding.

Paragliding: A nearly 3,000-kilometer journey retracing the iconic Monarch Butterfly migration route from the mountains of Northern Mexico all the way to Canada. Benjamin Jordan is back on the Adventure Sports Podcast with another incredible journey to share. He recently retraced the iconic path that Monarch Butterflies take every year from a remote mountainous region of Northern Mexico all the way to Canada. It’s a phenomenon that science doesn’t quite understand and one that Benjamin was inspired to try himself. A documentary about the nearly 3,000 km experience, "Fly Monarca", drops Thursday, May 6th at Midnight EST at flymonarca.com . Listen to Benjamin’s previous episode on Adventure Sports Podcast here: Ep. 524: Vol-Bivouac Paragliding 1,200-Km of the Canadian Rockies - Benjamin Jordan Expedition Website: monarcaexpedition.com Film Website: flymonarca.com FB/IG: @benjaminjordanadventure X: @ben_j_adventure Lyndsay Nicole (FB/IG): @pilotlyndsaynicole (expedition photography/support credit) Lyndsay Nicole (X): @lyndsaypilot (expedition photography/support credit) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Curt Linville

Guest: Benjamin Jordan

Topics covered

• paragliding
• Monarch Butterfly migration
• adventure
• documentary
• nature
• expedition

Keywords

• paragliding
• Monarch Butterfly
• expedition
• Fly Monarca
• Northern Mexico
• Canada
• adventure sports

Sponsors

Outdoorsy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Fly Monarca

Places: Northern Mexico, Canada, Canadian Rockies

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