Best Henry Travel Photographers Podcasts (2024)

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#3.02 Walk and Talk With Hosts Tim and Amy 51:42

2d ago51:42

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Join We Are Explorers hosts Tim Ashelford and Amy Fairall as they take you on a walk through Sydney Harbour. Find out what the hosts do at We Are Explorers, hear some of their tales from past adventures and what they both have coming up. In this chat we cover: Tim and Amy go on a walk in Sydney harbour NP Who is Tim Who is Amy Amy in Darwin Tim in …

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August Sandberg // ISBJØRN Refit 1:17:29

2d ago1:17:29

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August Sandberg is the owner and skipper of our beloved Swan 48 ISBJØRN, which has sailed over 60,000 miles since the beginning of 59º North. August lives outside Bergen, Norway, where the boat is now based, and recently finished overseeing a second major refit, which we had done at Vindö Marin on the west coast of Sweden on the famed boatbuilding …

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Suzanne Heywood // Wavewalker: Breaking Free 1:06:18

9d ago1:06:18

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Suzanne Heywood was raised on a sailboat. What started as a three year circumnavigation with her family turned into a decade of living aboard, sailing, and struggling to get an education. Suzanne's book, 'Wavewalker,' tells the story of that voyage. In this episode, Emma and Suzanne talk about 'Wavewalker,' Suzanne's relationship to sailing now, an…

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Alex Laline // Clipper Round The World Skipper 1:12:30

14d ago1:12:30

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Alex Laline is a lifelong sailor and one of our full-time staff at 59º North. Growing up in a multinational family, he sailed dinghies as a kid in the UK, Spain and Indonesia, then got inspired to sail around the world when he saw an ad for the Clipper Round the World Race. As a teenager he saved all his money and joined Clipper as a paying crewmem…

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Lutz Kohne // Golden Globe Manager turned Racer 1:10:57

23d ago1:10:57

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Sailing was never a part of Lutz Kohne’s life growing up — it hit him square in the face as an adult, and completely changed his trajectory. He has since worked as a professional skipper, as Race Director for the OGR and the GGR, and he is now preparing to set sail himself, around the world, solo, retro and unassisted as a participant in the Golden…

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Henry Mickel & Bayley Richardson // Sailing REVELRY Home to Oz 1:12:50

28d ago1:12:50

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Henry Mickle & Bayley Richardson are self-described "Mates from the Land Down Under", cruising around the world in an old Beneteau. These two twenty-something friends made a pact, worked their asses off, saved their money, bought a boat and are living the dream — figuring it out as they go, but with knowledge and experience earned from working prof…

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#3.01 Rick J Petersen Has Been Preparing for Alone Australia Season 2 His Whole Life 27:01

1M ago27:01

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Alone Australia Season 2 will premiere on Wednesday 27th of March at 7:30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand. We Are Explorers host Tim Ashelford talks with Alone Australia contestant Rick J Petersen on how he developed his survival skills from a young age, his preparedness for undertaking Alone in the New Zealand climate and terrain, and his popularity on…

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Jojo Pickering // From the Sea to the Theatre & Back Again 57:39

1M ago57:39

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Jojo Pickering grew up with sailing as a central part of her life, vagabonding on the high seas with her family and sailing from Africa to the UK. As she got older, she spent more time ashore, starting a traveling theatre company with her husband and kids and bouncing around the UK, France and Spain. But the sea called her back — she recently compl…

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Liz Wardley // A Sailor Smashing Records in the Worlds Toughest Row 1:02:37

1M ago1:02:37

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Sailor, kitesurfer, and paddler Liz Wardley returns to the show to talk with Emma about her record-breaking row across the Atlantic. She completed the World's Toughest Row at the end of January after 44 days at sea. She beat the previous record by 15 days. Liz has competed many times in The Ocean Race and was last on the podcast in 2019 when she wa…

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Capt. Jennifer Kaye // Schooner WOODWIND & Trans-Atlantic on FALKEN 1:04:08

2M ago1:04:08

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Capt. Jen of Schooner WOODWIND returns to the podcast after having just sailed with Andy aboard FALKEN on the 2,100 mile passage across the Atlantic! Jen and Andy reflect on Jen's first big ocean crossing and what it was like to leave the wintry Chesapeake Bay for tropical Tradewind sailing. They also talk about challenges of running a small busine…

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Emily Caruso // Pro Sailor & Empathetic Leader 1:06:06

3M ago1:06:06

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Emily Caruso has spent 18 years and counting as a professional sailor, though only first learning about the sport in her late 20s. Growing up in the countryside in England, Emily had an epiphany one day during a weekend sailing excursion and hasn't looked back since. Andy & Emily sat down in person onboard FALKEN in Cape Verde to talk about her car…

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Jens Joachim Hiorth // Tall Ship Captain 1:05:54

3M ago1:05:54

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Jens Joachim Hiorth is the Captain of the Statsraad Lehmkuhl, the largest and oldest tall ship in Norway. The ship recently completed a circumnaivation around the great capes. August joined the Captain onboard the ship for a conversation on the particulars of running such a large ship on the high seas. Website: https://lehmkuhl.no -- If you liked t…

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Bill Strassberg // The Viking Route 1:18:23

3M ago1:18:23

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Bill Strassberg literally wrote the book on the Viking Route, authoring the latest edition of the Cruising Club of America's guide to the far northern route across the Atlantic. Andy first got in touch with Bill when researching FALKEN's Greenland passage last summer and caught up with him late last year for the podcast. We talked about Bill's cust…

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Cosima Franchini // Yacht Captain & Business Owner 1:06:11

4M ago1:06:11

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Cosima grew up on the Puget Sound where her family nurtured a love of sailing and old classic boats. In college she worked on tall ships in the PNW but eventually she landed on the east coast where she found a community of friends who worked on private classic yachts. She spent her twenties pursuing positions and racing aboard big rig schooners and…

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Matt Steverson // The Duracell Project 1:00:37

4M ago1:00:37

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Ben Doerr sat down with Matt from The Duracell Project YouTube channel. Matt and his wife Janni are refitting Mike Plant's famous Open 60 "Duracell" into a comfortable cruising boat. Sitting in the cockpit of Duracell outside of Port Townsend, Matt and Ben discuss Matt's cruising and boatbuilding past and the many challenges of building the boat an…

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Capt. Jan Miles Returns // PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II 1:18:42

4M ago1:18:42

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Captain Jan Miles returns to the podcast! Andy first sat down with Jan onboard Maryland's flagship PRIDE OF BALTIMORE II tallship way back in 2015 for a fascinating interview tracing Jan's career at sea. We return to the Captain's Cabin onboard PRIDE for this second, meandering chat about seamanship, life on tallships, the leadership structure on t…

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Elliot Rappaport // Reading the Glass 1:17:58

4M ago1:17:58

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Elliot Rappaport has been a captain of sailing ships for the past three decades. He currently is a faculty member at Maine Maritime Academy, where he lives nearby with his wife and their dog. Elliot also sailed as a captain for many miles with Sea Education Association, an organization that offers shipboard programs in ocean science and leadership …

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#2.20 A Jaguar, a Concussion, and Nearly Nude at the Border: Three Stories from The North Face Adventure Story Slam 26:00

4M ago26:00

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Buckle up for some good old fashioned campfire storytelling of adventures gone awry. These stories were first heard at The North Face’s inaugural Adventure Story Slam event in Hobart. The winners (and our guests today) Jack, Sam and James chucked their names in a hat, threw caution to the wind and got up on stage in front of a crowd to tell their t…

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Mats Grimsæth // Explorer and Photographer 1:12:25

4M ago1:12:25

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Mats Grimsæth is a professional skipper, photographer and lecturer. He’s the youngest person to ever skipper a boat around the island of Spitsbergen on Svalbard, which is where he first met August. He has a great passion for the sea and for his fellow human beings. Having had a difficult time in his teenage years, he’s now using his considerable en…

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Wendy Mitman Clarke // SAIL Magazine Editor 59:42

5M ago59:42

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Wendy Mitman Clarke is the editor-in-chief at SAIL magazine and a long-time cruiser herself. I work with Wendy regularly as a columnist for SAIL, but had never actually sat down to talk about her own background. I caught up with her at the Annapolis Sailboat Show in October, and from the Captain's Cabin onboard the Pride of Baltimore II, we discuss…

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#2.19 Milly Flew an Incredibly Small Plane Around Aus in the Name of Conservation – How Can We Save the Shorebirds? 29:38

5M ago29:38

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Amellia Formby is a zoologist, pilot, artist and adventurer extraordinaire. She flew around Australia in a tiny open cockpit aircraft to experience what it was like to be a migratory shorebird, share how amazing they are and promote stewardship of their wetland habitats across the country. In this chat we cover: Wing Threads adventure Flying the mi…

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Andy, Mia, Adam & Alex // FALKEN Season 1 Debrief 1:00:28

5M ago1:00:28

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Last week Mia, Bosun Adam Browne and Chief Mate Alex Laline and I sat down in the salon of FALKEN to reflect on what's been a busy, stressful and ultimately successful first season on our newly refit Farr 65. We've truly come a long way since one year ago this time, when we were scrambling to get the boat out of the shed, sea-trialled and out of th…

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#2.18 We Chat with Alone Australia Contestant Outback Mike: ‘I Didn’t Have Symptoms of Fatigue’ 42:20

5M ago42:20

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**Spolier Alert** This episode discusses the results of Alone Australia Season 1. Michael Atkinson, better know as Outback Mike, starred in the inaugural season of Alone Australia. Long before the lenses of Alone showcased his remarkable bushcraft prowess, Mike had been producing his own adventure films. He sailed the Great Barrier Reef in a dugout…

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#2.17 We Ask the Trail Run Physio Nat Gallant How to Avoid Injuries and Keep Running Strong 29:47

6M ago29:47

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Nat Gallant (aka the Trail Run Physio) is a physiotherapist and running specialist with a tonne of personal experience to inform her practice. From running the 3000km Te Araroa trail to competing in the gruelling Godzone adventure race, she's physically and mentally prepared for massive running expeditions and nursed herself back from (the inevitab…

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Paul & Sheryl Shard // Distant Shores & the OG YouTubers 1:08:27

6M ago1:08:27

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Paul & Sheryl Shard of Distant Shores are truly the OG YouTubers, having filmed and produced videos of their sailing adventures for over 25 years. I met up with them in person at the Annapolis Sailboat Show a few weeks ago to talk about their transition from broadcast TV to YouTube and if that's changed their process. We also talked a lot about the…

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Jake Beattie // Everyday Heroes and the Race to Alaska 53:02

6M ago53:02

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In Jake Beattie’s words, the Race to Alaska "celebrates and illuminates life’s everyday heroes". Jake is one of those people. Aside from creating and organizing the Race to Alaska, he is also the executive director of the Northwest Maritime Center located in Port Townsend, Washington: a non-profit organization whose mission is to connect people to …

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#2.16 Ben Southall Won ‘The Best Job in the World’ and Became the Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef 47:50

6M ago47:50

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Back in 2009 Ben Southall won ‘The Best Job in the World’ and became the Caretaker of the Islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Essentially becoming one of the first influencers - He saw hundreds of Queensland destinations, kayaked the length of the Reef and even had an interview with Oprah Winfrey. Since then he’s continued to make adventure his life…

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Jade & Ben // Sailing the Northwest Passage 1:37:44

6M ago1:37:44

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Ben and Jade Couturier recently completed the Northwest Passage on their Navy 44 Caprivi. They bought the boat in 2016, looking to make it their traveling home. Ben and Jade took Caprivi through an impressive rebuild while living aboard and working in the Florida Keys. In June 2022, they set sail, and have covered a lot of distance since. In May 20…

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'The Magic of Skiing' with Lucy Aspden-Kean - Commissioning Editor for Travel at The Telegraph 44:51

6M ago44:51

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Winter 23/24 is just around the corner and we are excited! As we start to gear up for a new ski season, we had a lot to talk about with Lucy Aspden-Kean who joins us for this episode. Lucy is Commissioning Editor for Travel at the Telegraph, with a specialist focus on snow and ski. Lucy has worked on the travel desk at the Telegraph for 9 years and…

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Matt Rutherford // Greenland, Grass & Groundings 1:11:36

6M ago1:11:36

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#411: If you’ve been around this podcast for awhile, Matt Rutherford won’t be a stranger to you. Famous for being the first person to sail solo & non-stop around the Americas, he’s now the operator/co-director of the non-profit organization, OCEAN RESEARCH PROJECT, and has his own, amazing podcast called SINGLE-HANDED SAILING. Andy met up with Matt…

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Mark Sinclair // Retro Racing around the World 1:23:30

7M ago1:23:30

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Mark Sinclair has sailed the seas his entire life, both professionally and as a hobby. He served for 20 years in the Royal Australian Navy, commanding three ships and navigating four, at the time when celestial was still the primary means of offshore navigation. He participated in both the 2018 and the 2022 Golden Globe Races on his Lello 34 COCONU…

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#2.15 Round the Clock Care for Orphaned Roos - What It’s Like To Volunteer at a Wildlife Sanctuary 32:25

7M ago32:25

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Australia has some of the most unique (and dare we say it darn cutest) wildlife on earth from koalas, emus and long-nosed potoroos (extra points if you've seen that elusive little creature!), but our most well known inhabitant is certainly the kangaroo. Hailey Sullivan spent her time in Australia getting to know and care for these rambunctious mars…

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Andy & Mia // The Evolution of 59º North 1:02:02

7M ago1:02:02

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Andy & Mia sit down to talk about the past 5-6 years of 59º North and how it's evolved from a "lifestyle" business to an "actual" business, with investors, lots of staff and high stakes! They talk about the rollercoaster of emotions, the stress, the joys and the future (which is exciting—make sure to listen to the end!) -- If you liked this convers…

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#2.14 Jared Anderson Hangs Off Cliffs With a Camera Because ‘Drones Are for Lazy People’ 29:25

7M ago29:25

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Jared Anderson is not your average adventure photographer. His passion lays in wild and dangerous photoshoots capturing rock climbing and living on the edge. While his social media has amassed a large following, Jared keeps things local and is adamant that he wants to keep his hobby just that, a hobby. This chat will inspire you to find adventure a…

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Evgeniy “Ev” Goussev // Stowaway Escape from the USSR 1:33:15

7M ago1:33:15

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Evgeniy “Ev” Goussev was born in the far east of Russia, where he began sailing at the age of five, and was soon competing in a variety of classes while having a grand adventure on the sea with his father and friends. As the Soviet Union began to deteriorate and in-fighting became dangerous, his father decided to sail away, unsure if his eldest son…

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Peter Bruce // What Kind of Sailor Authors 'Heavy Weather Sailing' 56:51

8M ago56:51

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Peter Bruce is both a sailor and a writer of sailing. He most famously wrote the last four editions of the world-famous book HEAVY WEATHER SAILING having taken over from the original author Adlard Coles. A life-time of achievements on the water qualify him to write with such esteemed authority. He has represented Britain on seven occasions, won the…

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#2.13 Why I Started We Are Explorers (After Riding from England to Australia) 41:21

8M ago41:21

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This week we turn inward and throw the host in the hot seat to find out why Henry Brydon started We Are Explorers. In 2010 Henry quit his corporate job in search of something more. That something more ended up being a two year cycling trip across the globe, some 35,000 km from London to Sydney. After the journey of a lifetime Henry found himself ra…

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Will Sofrin // The Real-Life 'Master & Commander' Voyage 1:09:32

8M ago1:09:32

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Will Sofrin is among other things a sailor, shipwright and author of the new book ALL HANDS ON DECK. The story is a maritime adventure memoir that follows a crew of misfits hired to sail an eighteenth-century warship replica 6,000 nautical miles from New England to Hollywood where the ship would become the HMS SURPRISE for the iconic film MASTER & …

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James Frederick // Solo to New Zealand & Sailing in Greenland 1:07:00

8M ago1:07:00

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James Frederick, aka 'James the Sailor Man' returns to the podcast four years after I first interviewed him. Back then, James was still prepping his Alberg 30 TRITEIA in LA...now, the boat is in New Zealand after James sailed her over 9,000 miles, solo, with many adventures along the way. We talked about his sudden divorce, losing his rudder mid-Pa…

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Nexus: One is Not Enough I A chat with 2 of the girls behind the all-female ski film everyone's talking about 29:16

8M ago29:16

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This episode Bella chats with award winning photographer and film-maker Shannon Corsi and professional big mountain skier plus Queen of Corbetts, Veronica Paulsen. These are two of the inspiring girls behind the film Nexus. Nexus, a feature-length ski film featuring an all-female cast of skiers will come to London this September. Nexus follows five…

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#2.12 This Family Sold Everything To Live Life on the Road 31:09

8M ago31:09

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Last year Alysse and Oscar Gallagher packed it all in for a life on the road with their two kids. They sold their house and all their possessions, and headed off on a lap of Australia. If you’re feeling the pressures of life and looking to make a change this episode might just inspire you to do it. Warning, after listening you may follow your dream…

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#2.11 Lucy Barnard is Walking the Length of the World with Her Dog 1:00:25

9M ago1:00:25

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Lucy Barnard is halfway to her goal of walking the length of the world. Whether you want to plan your own adventure overseas and need logistics advice from a seasoned pro, or are looking for inspiration to follow your dreams - this chat will have you questioning what you thought was possible for yourself. In this chat we cover: Where is Lucy? The r…

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#2.10 This Explorer Doesn’t Take Photos of the Gear She Reviews – She Draws It 34:39

9M ago34:39

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Sarah Pendergrass is a Swiss army knife with her hand in illustration, podcasting, writing, and of course all kinds of adventure pursuits. In this episode, We Are Explorers Publisher Tim chats to Sarah about adventure identity, passion projects and bringing to life those big goals we dream of. In this chat we cover: Sarah's Adventure repertoire Con…

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#2.09 Wild Camping with Respect - Scotty's Gone Walkabout 37:36

10M ago37:36

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Scott Williams better known as Scotty's Gone Walkabout chats to us about his wild camping journey and creation of his hit YouTube channel that has followers tuning in from all over the world. His long form content is immersive and refreshing in a world of TikToks and Reels. From hiking to pack rafting, fly fishing and more, Scotty will try and reli…

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Nikki Henderson // Winning The Race To Alaska 1:11:21

10M ago1:11:21

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Nikki Henderson is no stranger to the 59N family. She’s a skipper, a podcaster, master of the Quarterdeck and a dear friend in the community. But when she signs off from these watches, she doesn’t quit. You likely know that she’s been on heaps of other seafaring adventures, including skippering the famed Whitbread machine, Maiden; the Clipper Round…

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#2.08 Frozen, Hallucinating, Broken - The 614km Arctic Ultra Marathon 35:07

10M ago35:07

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Paul Watkins races in marathons, but not just any old marathons. He battles it out for over a week, across 600kms of the frozen terrain in the Arctic Circle. This gruelling race is self supported in conditions that reach below -40 degrees celsius, with lack of sleep and little food, we had to find out what keeps driving Paul to go back and do it al…

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How to be a Sailing Parent w/ Andy, August and Mia 1:22:06

10M ago1:22:06

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Navigating the challenges of parenthood whilst also maintaining an atypical lifestyle — be that of a sailor, adventurer, or anything that doesn’t involve a 9-5 desk job — has been a consistent theme of this podcast. Now the tables have turned. Andy, Mia and August are raising their two boys whilst running a business and working as professional sail…

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Pam Wall // Reminiscing on a Life at Sea 1:09:08

10M ago1:09:08

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Pam Wall returns to the podcast, live from her living room in Ft. Lauderdale. Andy sat down to talk to Pam about the treasure trove of memories in her house, how she stays happy and inspirational despite the tragedy of losing her husband and daughter too soon, the relationship she has with her son, how she stays fit at nearly 80, and lots lots more…

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Celeste Pomerantz // To Svalbard in Search of Un-skied Couloirs 1:07:31

10M ago1:07:31

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Celeste Pomerantz wasn't a sailor until she signed up for a sail & ski trip out of Tromsø, Norway, that was headed north in search of un-skied peaks in Svalbard. The boat was called SOFIE, and was owned and skippered by friend of 59º North, Mats Grimsaeth. I discovered Celeste in the ski film Wavy 2 about the adventure and immediately reached out t…

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#2.07 Miriam Lancewood Lived in the Wilderness for 7 Years 37:56

11M ago37:56

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Ever wanted to give up all your possessions, quit your job and go and live in the wilderness? That's what Miriam Lancewood planned to do for a year with her husband in New Zealand, and then 7 years went by. In this chat we cover: Background as a physical education teacher Travelling to India Meeting Peter Possessions Living in the Wilderness in New…

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