Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador

About this episode

Ben Stookesberry discusses his kayaking adventures and filmmaking efforts in 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.

People in this episode

Host: Sam Carter

Guest: Ben Stookesberry

Topics covered

• exploratory kayaking
• travel
• filmmaking
• friendship
• river protection

Keywords

• kayaking
• Ecuador
• Ben Stookesberry
• Jatunyacu River
• Mulatos River
• travel
• filmmaking

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Montana, Ecuador, Jatunyacu River, Mulatos River

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