The Yukon River Quest: 715km of dehydration, hallucinations and days that never end
It's been more than a week since we finished the Yukon River Quest and I still can't feel one of my big toes. Apparently nerve damage is a standard result of paddling three days, three nights and 715km (444 miles) down a long, cold river in Canada. My toe should “th
Yukon River Quest: Quick highlights reel
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71 hours later… The Yukon River Quest is complete.
We made it! I'm not sure how, and I'm still not entirely sure why, but I finished the 715km Yukon River Quest alongside half a dozen other stand up paddlers and scores of crazy canoe and kayak competitors. We had headwind, we had hypothermia, and we had one hel
715kms down a cold river in Canada: When/where/how to follow the Yukon River Quest
Welcome to the Yukon River Quest aka "Why are we paddling 715km down a cold river in Canada?!" Over the next three days, Bart de Zwart and myself, along with eight other stand up paddlers and hundreds of canoe/kayak competitors will be
This is the ‘Yukon River Quest’ (OR: “Why am I paddling 715km down a cold river in Canada?!”)
In exactly seven days' time, I will be paddling down a long, cold river towards the village of "Carmacks" in Canada's wild and remote Yukon Territory in desperate search of rest. If all goes according to plan, I will have already been on the water for more than 24 hou
Bart de Zwart’s Yukon River Quest insights: ”You go places in your mind you didn’t know existed.”
Recently Chris from SUP Racer asked me "Why do you do it?" Why do I paddle these ultra endurance races and expeditions? What's the motivation? With races like the Yukon River Quest, easily one of t
Bart de Zwart Completes the Epic ‘Yukon River Quest’ in Record Time of 52 Hours (UPDATED)
After overcoming extreme sleep deprivation and the sheer remoteness of the Canadian wilderness, endurance king Bart de Zwart reached the northern frontier town of
