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When I first really started to hang out with Andy it was my sophomore
year at University of Oregon. He had come out to visit the school and
asked if he could stay with me. I was living at the house that
birthed the Epicocity Project, but I didn’t know it at the time. Karl
Moser, Chris Todd, Amy Jimmerson, myself and LJ Groth all decided to
throw a party to impress our guest and in no time at all we were
dancing with 400 of our closest friends, all wearing 80s work out
costumes. We also took him paddling. The next year he came out to go
to UO, and it was a no brainer, the EP crew had a new member. He says
it had nothing to do with the party, but I take a bit of credit.
Since then I’ve realized that Andy is smooth, tough and dedicated.
After hiking in the jungle of Papua New Guinea searching for the
source of the Pandi River for two weeks, we had trench foot, jungle
ulcers, were exhausted and Andy had a sprained ankle. Without batting
an eye, he was still the first to crest every hill, the smoothest
kayaker on every rapid, and always ready for more. I don’t think he
got his hair wet the entire time we were in PNG. He’s paddled all
over the world in the most difficult conditions imaginable and his
focus never falters.
-Trip Jennings
