Kristin Gates, now 28, paddled the entire Yukon River to the Bering Sea after portaging (part of her gear) over the Chilkoot Trail from Skagway, Alaska, in 2014, a trip of 2,000 miles.
There are 15 video episodes. Episode 3 has two parts. I'll link the first episode below.
Kristin has an amazing record for solo hiking, including being the first woman to solo hike the 1000 miles of the Brooks Range in Alaska. HERE is her website.
I'm not sure her trip qualifies for this site since she used a Folbot and apparently didn't carry an axe, gun or maybe even a bushcraft survival knife.
Things I noticed: She called her trip a float at the beginning, and remained amazing upbeat in the video segments she published. There's not a lot of video detail on her camping techniques, though I noticed she has the exact same titanium spork I do. Her paddling technique is poor -- all arm motion with a very low angle paddle that doesn't even bury her blades completely. She used a WindPaddle sail at times.
I've watched a lot of videos of the Yukon River including the multi-episode adventures of Kristin and BeaV. It's definitely not my cup of paddling tea, and I'm glad I never spent the time or money to paddle it. It's certainly scenic in the upper half, but gigantic open waters with lots and lots of wind and never-ending Edgar Allen Poe weather are my bêtes noires.

There are 15 video episodes. Episode 3 has two parts. I'll link the first episode below.
Kristin has an amazing record for solo hiking, including being the first woman to solo hike the 1000 miles of the Brooks Range in Alaska. HERE is her website.
I'm not sure her trip qualifies for this site since she used a Folbot and apparently didn't carry an axe, gun or maybe even a bushcraft survival knife.
Things I noticed: She called her trip a float at the beginning, and remained amazing upbeat in the video segments she published. There's not a lot of video detail on her camping techniques, though I noticed she has the exact same titanium spork I do. Her paddling technique is poor -- all arm motion with a very low angle paddle that doesn't even bury her blades completely. She used a WindPaddle sail at times.
I've watched a lot of videos of the Yukon River including the multi-episode adventures of Kristin and BeaV. It's definitely not my cup of paddling tea, and I'm glad I never spent the time or money to paddle it. It's certainly scenic in the upper half, but gigantic open waters with lots and lots of wind and never-ending Edgar Allen Poe weather are my bêtes noires.