Jessie Stone, a kayaker with a doctoring problem, joins me to talk about some of the adventures that she's stumbled into by following her impulse to go kayaking wherever it may take her. From getting lost in the jungle following Eric Jackson, to founding Soft Power Health and finding a lifelong career in Uganda, this episode is bound to make you want to grab your kayak and see where it takes you.
0:00 Introduction
6:30 Finding whitewater
18:50 Learning to kayak
27:45 Competitive freestyle
48:47 Misadventures and fitness training in Ecuador
1:06:20 A crash course on paddling the Futaleufu
1:12:55 Back to Africa
1:35:20 Kayaking camps in the United States
1:44:25 Conclusion
Find out more about Soft Power Health at their webpage and ways you can help.
Various other links:
Lost in the Jungle of Ecuador
Soft Power Health Overview Video
Soft Power Health
Jessie Stone Brings Kayaking To Inner City Kids | Dispatches
Doctor-turned-kayaker fights malaria in Uganda
Extreme Kayak Athlete Works to Cure Malaria in Africa
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Today's episode's sponsors:
4Corners Riversports
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Taylor Barker with The Group Real Estate Steamboat
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