by Hank Leukart
June 19, 2018

The Neverending New Zealand Story

Watch me hike and paddle across New Zealand in my video blog series.

The Neverending New Zealand Story

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hen I was a kid, I loved watching adventure movies. I liked the idea that someone could set out totally on their own, and then discover amazing things, test themselves against real dangers, make new friends, and learn so much about themselves and the world. So, when I grew up, I started heading out on my own adventures. And one day, I decided that I wanted to really test myself — to see what I was capable of. And that’s when I headed out for my biggest adventure of all.

This is my first video blog series, which I plan to release episodes of dailyish for the next couple months or so. WB

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March 30, 2018

Hank and Brian stand in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains on the Boulder Canyon Trail.

Float to the Superstitions

Brothers packraft Arizona’s Salt River and backpack the Superstition Mountains.

July 25, 2017

Hank and Jake stand above Honaker Trailhead.

Bears Ears

A hiking and packrafting trip to explore Utah’s newest national monument reveals an ongoing political fight.

April 3, 2017

Hank, Susan at end

Three Passes

Hiking Nepal’s tough, high-altitude, Everest-region trek.

January 19, 2017

The kids and scientists check out a waterfall in Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Forest.

Mars Academy, a first look

Filming a feature-length documentary in Brazil’s City of God.

December 12, 2016

Hank atop Mount Washington.

I don’t take beach selfies.

Watch me visit 28 friends in 30 destinations around the world in five minutes.

August 14, 2016

Hikers stop for a quick nap on the Trans-Catalina Trail on California’s Catalina Island.

Waking sleeping bison

Backpacking the Trans-Catalina Trail across California’s Catalina Island with a new backpacker.

August 1, 2016

Brian and Hank hike through Joshua Tree’s Wonderland of Rocks.

Wonderland of Rocks

Hiking over massive granite monoliths in Joshua Tree National Park’s most notorious backcountry.

July 18, 2016

Kayakers paddle near White Gulch Beach in Tomales Bay, California.

Unbreaking my leg

Attempting Tomales Bay kayaking and Kings Canyon backpacking trips while recovering from a broken leg.

April 18, 2016

A rescue helicopter hovers above a ravine on the Toaroha Track on New Zealand’s South Island.

Hanging by a wire

My hiking and paddling trip across New Zealand’s South Island takes a miserable turn.

April 11, 2016

A hiker looks at Cronin Glacier above Whitehorn Pass in Arthur’s Pass National Park, New Zealand.

Friends in high places

Forming a fellowship while hiking over four mountain passes in New Zealand’s Arthur’s Pass National Park.

March 30, 2016

The Waiau River features some of New Zealand’s best whitewater, including a smattering of Class III and IV boulder gardens and gorges.

An authentic Kiwi adventure

Hiking over New Zealand’s Waiau Pass and packrafting the Waiau River’s narrow whitewater gorges.

2004 - 2013

The sun rises behind Angkor Wat early in the morning in Angkor, Cambodia.

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