Top 10 steepest most runnable miles in California Kayaking

by Ben Stookesberry | May 15, 2012 | Whitewater

1. South Branch of the Feather – 755 feet in one mile and 0 portages. Fun fact – The South Branch drops 600 feet of that total in the final .6th of a mile and really only Chris Korbulic’s 199 Problems falls out of a very doable class V realm. 2....

Come Check Out: Clear H2O Films release of Kadoma: Teaser Here:

by Ben Stookesberry | May 21, 2011 | Whitewater

  [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/23984995[/vimeo] Schedule: May 27th – Kadoma Film World Premier (Confirmed) Location – Telluride, Colorado Host – Mountain Film Venue – Sheridan Time – 8:15pm For Tickets Contact – Mountainfilm.org...

Ben Stookesberry Reports from Brazil: 40 Meter Monster

by Ben Stookesberry | Mar 22, 2011 | Creeking, Team JK, Trip Reports, Trips, Whitewater

Empty Handed 26 days into the filming of the Brazilian reality TV series I am standing at the brink of a 40 meter monster.  My stance is as wide and as stable as possible, to compensate for the red Jasper at edge of the drop that is some of the slipperiest rock I have...

Stookesberry’s Top 10 –

by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 17, 2011 | Clinics, Creeking, jacksonkayak.com, JK Team Posts, River Running, rivers, Team JK, Whitewater

Stookesberry’s Top-10 River Trips:  From some of the most idyllic kayak destinations on the Planet, to some of the most challenging river expeditions I have ever undertaken, here are 10 highlights in my Kayaking world along with a more user friendly alternative....

First Day Editing The Best Day Ever

by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 5, 2011 | Uncategorized, Whitewater

This is my first day spent Editing the upcoming release of the Best Day Ever.  The Best Day Ever is film from Hendri Coetzee’s last trip in the Heart of the Continent that he loved so dearly.  The first thing he ever wrote me while making his groundbraking 6...

First Descent of the Second deepest Canyon in North America

by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 5, 2011 | Hero, Whitewater

At the end of September 2010.  Rafa Ortiz, Chris Korbulic, Daniel Migoya and I stood at the brink of one of the most beautiful and daunting canyons in Mexico.  In fact according to the guy who is literally writing the whitewater guide book to Mexico, Rocky Contos;...

Ben Stookesberry Gives Us an Inside Look at the Rio Presidio- North America’s Second Deepest River Gorge

by Ben Stookesberry | Jan 4, 2011 | Whitewater

At the end of September 2010.  Rafa Ortiz, Chris Korbulic, Daniel Migoya and I stood at the brink of one of the most beautiful and daunting canyons in Mexico.  In fact according to the guy who is literally writing the whitewater guide book to Mexico, Rocky Contos;...