
The future is bright here at Backcountry Champions Creative Studio.
What we’re up to lately.
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Yukon River to Bering Sea Paddle
This is the most ambitious project on our slate at present. The goal here is to paddle all 2,000 miles of the Yukon River to the Bering Sea in late spring of 2025. The trip will be documented partially on film but, ultimately, a book project will tell the story most fully. The aim is to explore a lesser-traveled part of the continent and to tell the region’s story more fully.
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Sierra High Route
The SHR is a 195-mile route through the Sierra Nevada range in California. The route, first established by Steve Roper, crisscrosses the John Muir Trail to take hikers from Roads End in Kings Canyon NP all the way to Twin Lakes, just north of Yosemite National Park. This project will document the adventure on film with a possible memoir to follow.
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Joshua Tree NP Film
Joshua Tree National Park is one of the nation’s newest national parks, created in the mid-90s. This short film will explore the park as well as connect its creation to contemporary social issues surrounding neurodivergence in the outdoors. Ultimately, this project aims to complicate contemporary narratives about how we relate to the outdoors and to ourselves.
