DREAMS, REALITY, AND FEAR ON THE APAPORIS

Fear presents in many forms when exploring a wild river, and that fear is a necessity for calculating personal risk. But as Ben Stookesberry found out kayaking in Colombia, the risk you take is not always your own.

By Ben Stookesberry

This is not what I had in mind when I dreamed of paddling the rio Apaporis. But here we are, held captive by a still armed faction of the FARC. We look each other in the eyes and wonder what comes next. But strangely, it’s a good feeling because I am actually seeing these four other people in my group for the first time. Jessie is becoming best friends with war-hardened, scar-faced soldiers. Jules is so interested in every aspect of their life spent entirely in the jungle, it seems he hasn’t noticed that we’ve been kidnapped. Chris is chilling and reading in his hammock like he’s on holiday. And Aniol, who did his best not to be on this mission, is speaking directly to the rebel commandant and has…

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Kayak Session (Digital) - 1 Issue, Summer 2021

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