31. Part 1: From BV Drainage Canals to Whitewater Park Designer with Nathan Werner

About this episode

Nathan Werner discusses his journey from a passionate whitewater kayaker to a whitewater park designer after a tragic accident.

Nathan Werner has been a perennial whitewater kayaker across the Colorado and Southern Rockies regions for many years, until a tragic accident derailed his focused enthusiasm. This loquacious interview has called for a three part series. In this episode, we'll explore part 1 of the series, how Nathan's early enthusiasm for whitewater lead him to a career as a whitewater park designer. Find out why you keep flushing out of your local play hole, and more. Today's episode's sponsors: 4Cor...

People in this episode

Host: Kevin

Guest: Nathan Werner

Topics covered

• whitewater kayaking
• career development
• accidents
• design
• Colorado
• Southern Rockies

Keywords

• whitewater
• kayaking
• design
• Colorado
• accident
• interview
• play hole

Sponsors

4Cor

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