BTN #155 – West Hansen – Experience, An Underestimated Competence
from Better Than Not Hosted by Doug Gardham
In this episode of Better Than Not, I had the pleasure and privilege to again speak with West Hansen, ultra-marathon kayak-canoeist, extreme expedition leader and Texas Chapter Chair of The Explorers Club. West shared new stories about some the incredible expeditions he's been on and led including: in 2012, the first complete source-to-sea descent of the 4200-mile Amazon River; in 2014, the first to kayak (source-to-sea) the 2200-mile Volga River (Europe’s longest); in 2023, the first (led Arctic Cowboys team) to kayak the full 1600-mile Northwest Passage and for the first-time in one season. West also shared insight on teamwork, technology, climate change, and the future of Arctic exploration, including plans to paddle to the North Pole. For more on West, you can find him at www.westhansen.com.
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