The world's greatest adventurers tell their best story from the road. Each episode is cut documentary style and set to music and cinematic effects to create an immersive storytelling experience. 'Best travel podcasts 2020'- The Guardian, 'Thrilling Stuff'-Sunday Times, 'Ear Candy for Listeners' - Washington Post
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John Herrington Astronaut: Space Walk onboard the International Space Station
John Herrington is the first Native American astronaut. Join him on an out-of-this-world adventure as he takes us on a space-walk onboard the International Space Station. Hear what it feels like to be blasted into orbit at 17,000mph, learn what it’s like to live in Zero-G, and then step outside the hatch for one of the scariest, and most profound, adventures on the planet: a space-walk 220-miles above the Earth. But this is episode is about more than just adventure. Astronauts report a psychological phenomenon called The Overview Effect, a shift in cognitive awareness, when they return home from space. Through our journey, we see the Earth through John Herrington’s eyes – a bright jewel floating in the vastness of space - and come to realize, as he did, how precious, and amazing, our planet really is. This adventure may just change your life. “There was nothing between me and the edge of the universe … it changed me profoundly” - John Herrington Highlights include: - Heading out with John Herrington, the first Native American astronaut, for a space-walk 220-miles above the Earth- Learning about life aboard the International Space Station, and finding out what makes the ISS one of the humankind’s greatest ever achievements - Following John Herrington through basic training, including the notorious ‘vomit comet’ - Discovering what it feels like to launch into orbit at 17,000mph- Seeing the Earth as a whole through John Herrington’s eyes, clouds rushing past, continents drifting into view- Learning about the ‘Overview Effect’, a cognitive shift in awareness reported by many astronauts after seeing the Earth from space- Discovering John Herrington’s Chickasaw roots and how that has inspired his life and career to date John Herrington’s new Imax movie is ‘Into America’s Wild’ – www.intoamericaswild.com … please check it out to follow more of his amazing adventures. In the episode, I mention Carl Sagan’s masterpiece book: The Pale Blue Dot. It’s one of my favorites. If you’re interested in checking it out, I highly recommend doing so. Here’s a link: https://www.amazon.com/Pale-Blue-Dot-Vision-Future/dp/0345376595And here’s that amazing photograph, which inspired it all: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/536/voyager-1s-pale-blue-dot/ I also mention a service that let’s you experience Zero-G, without being an astronaut. Check it out here: www.gozerog.com Original music by Michael Comber, aka L.I.D. (Life in Development): http://lidmusic.co.ukCheck out more from Mike here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FHmkcsnRqo0OaNSHKRLiuADVENTURE STORYTELLING PODCASTThe Armchair Explorer podcast is adventure storytelling with beats, original music and cinematic effects. Each episode one of the world's greatest adventurers tell their best story from the road. No long-winded interviews, just straight to heart of the action.AARON MILLAR TRAVEL WRITERHost Aaron Millar is a multi-award-winning travel writer, journalist and author. He contributes regularly to The Times of London, National Geographic Traveller (UK), and many other national and international publications. @AaronMWriterhttps://www.instagram.com/aaronmwriter/Facebook: @armchairexplorerpodcast
Olympic Gold Medal Skier Tommy Moe: Heli-Skiing Alaska's Backcountry
Tommy Moe won the Gold Medal for downhill skiing at the 1994 Winter Olympics. Follow him up to the backcountry of Alaska to shred some turns in the Tordrillo Mountains, one of the best places on the planet for heli-skiing. Then head to Lillehammer, Norway and that epic day when Tommy surprised the world by winning the Olympic Gold Medal. Listen as he takes you turn-buy-turn down that famous run and shares some of his secrets on how ski harder, bigger and better. But that's not all. Tommy also talks about something called the Flow State - a state of mind that many top athletes report when time seems to slow down, focus is heightened and superhuman feats suddenly become possible. Like winning the gold medal, when no one thought you could. This one's for all you powder heads.Highlights include:- Following Tommy down every turn of his Gold Medal run- Discover the remote Tordrillo Mountains in Alaska, one of the best places for heli-skiing and big mountain adventures on the planet- Hear what it feels like to drop in to some of steepest, scariest backcountry runs in the country- Listen to Tommy's story, how he learnt to ski, his love of the backcountry and what adventure means to him - Learn about Flow, a state of mind that dramatically enhances your physical skills and abilities, and how to reach it yourselfThrough it all, we realize that high performance in adventure sports is as much about state of mind as it is physical ability. To book this trip, and other Alaskan adventures, please visit: www.armchair-explorer.comTo ski with Tommy and visit his lodge in Alaska, please check out: https://www.tordrillomountainlodge.comhttps://www.instagram.com/tordrillohelihttps://www.facebook.com/TordrilloMountainLodge/The Armchair Explorer podcast is adventure storytelling with beats, original music and cinematic effects. Each episode one of the world's greatest adventurers tell their best story from the road. No long-winded interviews, just straight to heart of the action.Host Aaron Millar is a multi-award-winning travel writer, journalist and author. He contributes regularly to The Times of London, National Geographic Traveller (UK), and many other national and international publications. He has presented travel documentaries for National Geographic TV, written two books for London publisher Icon - 50 Greatest Wonders of the World & 50 Greatest National Parks of the World - and is the 2014 and 2017 British Guild of Travel Writers Travel Writer of the Year, the IPW Best Destination Writer 2017 and Visit USA’s Best National Newspaper Writer 2014, 2016 & 2017. Aaron grew up in Brighton, England but is currently hiding out in the Rocky Mountains of Louisville, Colorado. @AaronMWriterhttps://www.instagram.com/aaronmwriterhttps://twitter.com/AaronMWriterFacebook: @armchairexplorerpodcastOriginal music by Tristan Learmonth, working under the artist names Peter Schlemihl and Movement 10Check out more from Tristan here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7FLScKGDgF8Wjr9fQAp8SVhttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6fQjF53LQ8mWsQMQjtkD3I?si=xdWUux61T1-oPdtDzbVf1A
Antarctica in Shackleton's Footsteps with Jonathan Thompson
Take a freezing journey to Antarctica with legendary travel writer Jonathan Thompson, following in the footsteps of the great polar explorer Ernest Shackleton for the 100th anniversary of his Endurance expedition. The Endurance is one of the greatest adventure tales ever told. With both poles already discovered, Shackleton's plan was to do something even bolder and more ambitious. He planned to cross the entire Antarctic continent on foot, a distance of more than 1800-miles, across the coldest, most unforgiving place on Earth. But disaster struck almost immediately. His ship got stuck in the ice and started to break up beneath him, forcing him to abandon it and begin a desperate trek to save the lives of his crew. He had little chance of success. What followed was nothing short of a miracle.Hear Shackleton's story interwoven with JT's own journey. Highlights include:Crossing the Drake Passage, the most dangerous stretch of sea on the planetIce camping on Antarctica itself, something very few people have ever experiencedVisiting scientific research bases and sampling the Ukranian base's home-brewed vodkaExploring enormous penguin coloniesHiking and cross-country skiing in one of the remotest places on EarthKayaking among seals, whales and enormous pale blue icebergsTaking the infamous 'Polar Plunge', a freezing dip into Antarctic ocean through a hole cut into the ice itselfThrough it all, learn what it's like to take a bucket-list cruise to the bottom of the Earth, discover the untouched beauty of the last truly wild continent, and be inspired by one of the greatest adventure stories of all time.Follow Jonathan Thompson: @JT_Travelshttps://www.instagram.com/jt_travels/https://twitter.com/JT_TravelsOriginal music by Alistair Nisbet. For more information contact: https://www.facebook.com/allynisbethttps://www.instagram.com/ally.nisbet/ To book this trip for yourself, visit: http://www.armchair-explorer.com The Armchair Explorer podcast is adventure storytelling with beats, original music and cinematic effects. Each episode one of the world's greatest adventurers tell their best story from the road. No long-winded interviews, just straight to heart of the action.Host Aaron Millar is a multi-award-winning travel writer, journalist and author. He contributes regularly to The Times of London, National Geographic Traveller (UK), and many other national and international publications. He has presented travel documentaries for National Geographic TV, written two books for London publisher Icon - 50 Greatest Wonders of the World & 50 Greatest National Parks of the World - and is the 2014 and 2017 British Guild of Travel Writers Travel Writer of the Year. Aaron grew up in Brighton, England but is currently hiding out in the Rocky Mountains of Louisville, Colorado. @AaronMWriterhttps://www.instagram.com/aaronmwriter/https://twitter.com/AaronMWriterFacebook: @armchairexplorerpodcast
Great White Shark Ocean Floor Cage Diving in Australia with James Stewart
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Cliff Camping in the Rocky Mountains with Aaron Millar
Cliff camping is extreme sleeping for insane people. Follow award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar up to the top of the Rocky Mountains for a terrifying night sleeping on a portaledge, suspended 500-feet above the ground on a sheer cliff face. Lighting strikes, emergency rappelling in the pitch dark, vertigo and the scariest pee in the world. But when the dawn breaks, and the mountains flood with color, we discover the true meaning and purpose of adventure. Dare to be truly alive. The Armchair Explorer podcast is adventure storytelling with beats, original music and cinematic effects. Each episode one of the world's greatest adventurers tell their best story from the road. No long-winded interviews, just straight to heart of the action.To book this trip for yourself, visit: http://www.armchair-explorer.com Host Aaron Millar is a multi-award-winning travel writer, journalist and author. He contributes regularly to The Times of London, National Geographic Traveller (UK), and many other national and international publications. He has presented travel documentaries for National Geographic TV, written two books for London publisher Icon - 50 Greatest Wonders of the World & 50 Greatest National Parks of the World - and is the 2014 and 2017 British Guild of Travel Writers Travel Writer of the Year, the IPW Best Destination Writer 2017 and Visit USA’s Best National Newspaper Writer 2014, 2016 & 2017. Aaron grew up in Brighton, England but is currently hiding out in the Rocky Mountains of Louisville, Colorado. @AaronMWriterhttps://www.instagram.com/aaronmwriter/https://twitter.com/AaronMWriterFacebook: @armchairexplorerpodcastOriginal music by Michael Comber, aka L.I.D. (Life in Development): http://lidmusic.co.uk. Check out more from Mike here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FHmkcsnRqo0OaNSHKRLiu