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Explore Magazine's Live the Adventure Podcast


Let's delve deep into the outdoors, with host David Webb.

Apr 22, 2021

Ever wanted to walk on water?

Well, the closest you’re likely to come is by stand-up paddleboarding (SUP).

I love stand-up paddleboarding. I first tried it almost 10 years ago. I was hooked—although, to be honest, I’ve kept it fairly casual.

I love the perspective it offers over the water. I love the relaxing, comfortable nature of the sport.

And I love that you’re very much in the water—sometimes right in the water—rather than detached from it. 

Today, I’m chatting with two people who are far, far more experienced in stand-up paddleboarding than I am: Bruce Kirkby and Norm Hann.

Both are experienced explorers and avid paddleboarders—Norm is a instructor and guide based in Squamish, British Columbia; and Bruce plies the dynamic waters around his mountain home of Kimberley, BC.

They’re also both Mustang Survival ambassadors—and they’re multi-day stand-up paddleboard expeditioners.

That’s right—this isn’t pushing around a pond on vacation. These guys do open-water crossings and weeklong self-supported missions on a SUP.

How do they do it? And why? And how can you follow in their paddle-strokes? Stay tuned for Bruce Kirkby and Norm Hann.