Here’s a pretty good adventure from last year. I never published this piece cos I was hoping it might get published in an outdoor magazine, buuuut that never happened so here it is, better late than never :). To begin, here’s a Video that Matt made about the trip, write up and photos below. The…
Like the name of the film, Confluir, it all came together with perfect timing. Her Odyssey first reached out September 2016, so you could say the journey was a long time in the making. Henry had worked on Confluir since late 2015, and likewise we started creating Marañon Waterkeeper and Marañón Experience in late 2015. When all…
After my passport & laptop were stolen out of a friend’s car in Bagua, Northern Peru; I was confined to Lima for a couple of months where I was able to borrow a computer to complete work & preparations needed for the arrival of our VIP guest, and go through the epic process of getting…
It’s been a huge year; certainly one of the most trying of my life. The Paddling with Purpose project grew astronomically, so much so that I haven’t used this space for several months. The project has outgrown this website and is finding new platforms from which it will speak and I am happy to reclaim…
On our May trip we had the pleasure of taking US journalist Saul Elbein down the river as part of a Men’s Journal and Mongabay assignment to see the river valley before it was flooded. These are his first two articles on the Marañon. David & Goliath: Locals resist multinational dams, mines—sometimes win Jhuliño’s legacy: Life…
I had had my eye on this section for a long time now, and almost pulled out of it due to the events of the last months. After getting back to Lima, I knew I couldn’t stay in the city, that the river was the only place I wanted to be. It was great to…
Lacey Anderson recounts a lifetime of exploration; with a list of first descents from the last five years that many men half her age could only dream of. “As a single mom I felt that running first descents was too risky, it had to wait until I was older.” 57 years young, Lacey is showing no…
A very broad project update here, an overview of the last 6 months of project growth & major developments. November – Current: Our team of 8 young Peruvians have been working on the ‘Remando Juntos‘ project since November 2014. Most of this so far has been behind the scenes research and planning, however in the last few…
I was alone, house sitting a friends riverside paradise (Tierra Langla) when a Russian guy walked down the drive, randomly visiting to hang out for a few days (it’s that kind of place). He played beautiful guitar & decent flute too, and I was able to hack away on the harmonica. He had a little sound…
Over the first 10 days of March, Camote, Samuel, Liz and I hiked into the dam affected villages of Mendan and Tupen in order to capture footage and stories which we will use in our upcoming media campaigns throughout Peru, April -July. These stories will form the more personal part of the campaign, aimed at…
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