FRIEND OF THE FEARLESS

The exploratory, expedition, and/or Class V mission deserves a heightened level of self-awareness and awareness for others. With nearly 150 first descents in 38 countries over the past 23 years, Ben offers his top ten recommendations for safe and effective downriver progress.

Ben Stookesberry

BEN'S TOP TEN RIVER ETIQUETTES FOR CLASS V KAYAKING Over the past two years, I've written about specific river missions, mainly as an exercise in personal growth, i am trying to become more than "paddles and portages unknown, untested, and dangerous rivers for hire." To that end, I digressed substantially from the real goal of each of those trips: to make it to the take-out alive. With that in mind, here are ten suggestions to mitigate risk, maintain group cohesion, and hopefully get you to the take-out that may be helpful on your next journey downstream. 10. Share beta. For most of us, there is a shortlist of paddlers we would choose for a difficult and demanding river mission. But as I noticed at this year's NFC, where 200 qualified…

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