1. The Epicocity team: The Teotônio rapids on the Madeira, have claimed many rafters, including many of Teddy Roosevelt’s team, who first took to the rapids in 1914.

2. Scoping the scene: Roosevelt wrote about the monster fish he found in the rapids. Today, giant white-fish are just one of the varieties of fish and mammals in the 300-mile stretch of river.

3. Extreme off-roading: Modern equipment helped make the expedition successful.

4. Gearing up: The team also had an advantage over previous expeditions because of badass paddlers like Trip Jennings and Andy Maser.

5. Fierce rapids: This is only the fourth team to ever attempt passage of the remote Rio Roosevelt, nearly inaccessible because of the location and gnarly whitewater.

6. No more fishing: The proposed dam will turn the whitewater into a reservoir. Because passage will be blocked, the native fish will become extinct and local fishing communities will deteriorate.

7. Giant white-fish: The team with a catch.

8. Calmer waters: The team only had to make one 4-hour portage, as opposed to Roosevelt’s team, which lost most of their team in frequent portages.

9. Not just the fish will die: The Amazon’s entire ecosystem will collapse if damning, forestation, and mining aren’t stopped.

10. Connect: You can find out more about the team’s adventures on their blog and twitter feed. The Epicocity Project is next headed to Laos.