Last month, Jon Clark, a leading kayaker and director of adventure programs at the Nantahala Outdoor Center in North Carolina, died in a kite boarding accident in the Bahamas. Also a resident of Futaleufu, he built his own home there and was a key figure in initiatives to save Chilean rivers, helping to establish FutaFest and NubleFest, among other efforts. Jon was also an early supporter of Patagon Journal.

 

Please consider a donation to the Jon Clark Memorial Scholarship Fund for Youth Paddling at http://bit.ly/1G42lfi 

Below a video made by Jon in 2011 about traveling the Futaleufu.