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#312 Stephan Kesting: One Man, One Kidney, and a 1000-Mile Arctic Adventure

#312 Stephan Kesting: One Man, One Kidney, and a 1000-Mile Arctic Adventure

From I Suck At Jiu Jitsu Show

March 6, 2025 · 1:23:00

Join Josh McKinney(@thejoshmckinney) as he sits down with Stephan Kesting (@StephanKesting)—jiu-jitsu black belt, kidney transplant survivor, and wilderness adventurer—who completed a grueling 1,000-mile canoe journey across the Canadian subarctic.

In this conversation, Stephan reveals how he overcame brutal storms, near hypothermia, and countless rapids, all while balancing the demands of a transplanted kidney and an aging body.

Discover the mindset, strategies, and hard-earned lessons that fueled this epic trek into one of Earth’s most remote regions and how a journey like this can so closely relate to a Jiu-Jitsu Journey.

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