From Stem To Stern (Black & White Soft Cover)

From Stem to Stern is a rare and intimate look into one of the most extraordinary feats in Grand Canyon history, the first recorded through-hike fof the Grand Canyon, completed by legendary river runner and adventurer Kenton Grua.

For decades, adventurers and boatmen alike have wondered what Kenton’s journey was truly like. In From Stem to Stern, you don’t just hear about it, you experience it directly from him.

Drawn straight from Kenton’s original, handwritten journals, this book presents his words exactly as they were recorded in the Canyon, raw, immediate, and unfiltered. Alongside his entries are photographs of his actual journal pages, detailed topo maps, and personal photographs that bring his experience to life in a way no retelling ever could.

His writing captures the Canyon not as a destination, but as something to be studied, respected, and understood. It reveals a man driven not by ego, but by curiosity, discipline, and a deep reverence for the natural world.

Carefully compiled and presented by his wife, Michelle Grua, and featuring a foreword by Tom Meyer, From Stem to Stern is more than a story of endurance. It is a portrait of patience, humility, and the kind of quiet determination that defines true exploration.

This is not just a journey through the Canyon. It is a rare opportunity to step inside the mindset of a man who chose to meet it on its own terms, and to read his experience exactly as he lived it.