Kayak Session Magazine – December 01, 2019

NationalGeographicAdventurerof theYearin 2007and2016. 134 Firstdescentsin 32countries.Fromwaterfallsto thefirst

single-daydescentof theMiddleKingsandKingsCanyon,to beingin a BrazilianTVshow,BenStookesberryhasdoneit all.

Whilethefounderof "NoBigNames"productionshasundoubtedlybecomea bignamehimselfovera two-decadecareerin

whitewater,“Stookes"mightstillbeoneof themostunderratedkayakersoutthere.Drivenfirstandforemostbylovefor the

river, Ben’s lack of ego and passion for adventureensureshewill be in the game for a long time to come.

Words: Anna Bruno

BEN STOOKESBERRY

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