[1] With friends Colin Angus and Scott Borthwick of South Africa, Kozel journeyed the length of the Amazon River in 1999–2000.
[2] In 2001, Kozel, Colin Angus, and Remy Quinter became the first team to travel the entire length of the Yenisey River.
[2] Kozel's films are co-produced for National Geographic Television.
They have collectively won ten awards including Best Adventure Film at Mountainfilm in Telluride.
[2] Ben Kozel is currently a teacher at Camberwell High School in Canterbury, Victoria.