Adventurer of the Year 2009

Raging Nile not smooth sailing

No Half Measures by Celliers Kruger

By Celliers Kruger Hendri walked into my office a couple of years ago, asking for sponsorship. By that time we...

He Brought Perseverance By Ben Stookesberry

By Ben Stookesberry Hendri was hard. It was tough to keep up with him. He would push for 12 hours...

Hendri’s Way by Gustav Nel

By Gustav Nel The river, according to the locals, was flooded. It was higher than it had ever been, and...

Meeting Hendri by Joe Henry

By Joe Henry I can’t even roll a kayak, but that’s how we met. In 2006, I was on a...

The Best Day Ever by Seth Warren

By Seth Warren The fall of 2004 at the Nile Rivers Explorers bar had a Never Never Land feel, and...

He Didn’t Like Baggage by Pete Meredith

By Pete Meredith Hendri had never been rafting or kayaking before I hired him. The Zambezi is pretty full-on, especially...