In a new and unreleased episode that was recorded way back in 2015, Nick chats to Dave Cornthwaite about his Guinness World Record breaking stand up paddle trip down the Mississippi River in the United States of America.

It's a fascinating journey down the river that Dave relates. He chats about how it feels to do something that no one else has ever done.

Great Books

We also talked about some books:

• Mighty by Matt Crofton
• Dave's book: Date
• Dave's book: Life in the Slow Lane

Show notes

• Observations on his adventurous life
• Yestival (the YES Festival)
• 25 non motorized 1000 mile trips.
• Abraham Path in the Middle East
• Mississippi River trip
• Dave's Martinique sup trip
• We talk about Origin paddle boards
• Alastair Humphries and Dave on a paddle adventure in the UK.

Dave Cornthwaite links

• https://davecornthwaite.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/davecorn/

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