West Hansen is a world-renowned adventurer and explorer who is best known for his incredible feats of physical endurance and exploration in some of the most challenging environments on the planet.

In 2012, he made history by becoming one of only a few people to paddle the entire length of the Amazon River, a journey that spanned over 4,000 miles and took him more than six months to complete. This epic adventure was just one of many in West Hansen's long and illustrious career as an adventurer, which has taken him to some of the most remote and inhospitable corners of the globe.

His next adventure will be even bigger and a true first. Together with his team “The Arctic Cowboys” he wants to cross the Northwest Passage in a kayak. This has never been done before. In 2022 West and his team set out already, but had to abandon the expedition. They learned their lessons and will try again.

Today we have West as a guest on our podcast. We will not only talk about his extremely dangerous Amazon expedition – and why I am actually personally very interested and affected by this expedition – and his other extreme kayak trips, but most importantly about the right preparation, mindset and what it takes to realize defeat and one's own limits.

Read more about West on ⁠⁠worldexplorerscollective.com⁠⁠ Find his Instagram account at ⁠https://www.instagram.com/westhansenexpeditions ⁠and visit ⁠westhansen.com for more information.

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