Ep. 6 - West Hansen - Modern-day Explorer by ULTRA, HUMAN

West Hansen is a modern-day explorer.

West is from Austin, Texas, and he was 46 before he’d even left the USA. His first time out of the country was in 2008 when he travelled to Peru to race in the Great River Amazon Raft Race. This is a race where teams actually build the rafts they will paddle on- his team, Easy Living (made up of West, David Kelly, Carter Johnson, and Mike Scales) set a new speed record for the 87-mile raft race, which still holds in 2019.

And after that, at this prime age of 46, on the plane ride back home, he was inspired to do more. Soon after, he was preparing for a 2012 Amazon journey from Source to Sea, which we discuss in the podcast. National Geographic covered this journey, the furthest route down the world’s longest river- through whitewater, unexpected injuries, face-to-face with guns in drug traffic country, and more.

West is passionate about getting all of us to quit it with plastic to-go cups and straws. His next expedition, the world’s first water-only crossing of the NorthWest Passage- will raise awareness and assist research on global climate change.

You can connect with West at West Hansen Expeditions on Facebook or order his new book From Source to Sea on amazon or at www.westhansen.com