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Episode 90. Sue Flood: Lessons from David Attenborough, Blue Planet, The Perfect Penguin, and a life of polar photography travel

Sue Flood is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker, zoologist, adventure travel leader and public speaker. Her work takes her all over the world but she has a special passion for the wildlife and icy beauty of the Polar regions and is one of the very few women professional photographers who returns again and again to Earth’s harshest and most demanding environments.

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Episode 89. Book Release Party with Quintin Lake: The Perimeter – A Photographic Journey Around the Coast of Britain

Quintin Lake  is a multi-award-winning British photographer specializing in landscape and architecture, with twenty-five years of experience. A fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society of Arts, his work has been featured in leading publications such as National Geographic Traveler, the Guardian, and Der Spiegel. In 2020, he was named The Great Outdoors’ Outdoor Personality of the Year.

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Episode 79. A Rollicking Spin Around the Globe with Paul Theroux: Immersive Travel, Hardships, Advice for Writers, and the Generosity of Strangers

Paul Theroux is a distinguished American novelist and travel writer renowned for his vivid portrayals of diverse cultures and locales. After earning a B.A. in English from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1963, he joined the Peace Corps, teaching in Malawi and later in Uganda. 

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Episode 77. Borge Ousland: First Solo Ski Treks Across Antarctica and the North Pole, Reasoning with Polar Bears, and a Living Witness to Climate Change

Borge Ousland is a  Norwegian polar explorer, adventurer, and author who has redefined the boundaries of human endurance and exploration. With over three decades of groundbreaking polar expeditions, he is celebrated as the first person to complete solo, unsupported crossings of the Antarctic continent and the Arctic. His feats include traversing the North Pole during the winter’s polar night and undertaking daring solo journeys across some of the planet’s harshest terrains. These accomplishments have cemented his place among the most iconic explorers of our time.

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Episode 29. Kristin Harila and 14 Peaks: A Historic Quest to Summit the World’s Biggest Mountains in Record Time

Kristin Harila is a Norwegian mountaineer, skier, and outdoor athlete. In 2022, her record-breaking attempt to summit all 14 of the world’s 8000-meter peaks in six months was brought to a disappointing end as her team failed to obtain permits for the final two mountains in Chinese Tibet. Despite the setback, Kristin is more determined than ever this year to take on the record again set by Nirmal Purja in 2019. 

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Episode 9. Conrad Anker: Legendary Mountaineer on a Lifetime of Climbing and Remembering Galen Rowell.

As one of the most prolific explorers and mountaineers, Conrad Anker has summited Mount Everest three times. In 1999, Anker discovered the body of George Mallory, one of the two British climbers who died attempting to climb Everest in 1924, helping to shed more light on one of mountaineering’s most famous mysteries. He has made many notable first ascents, from Alaska, through the Himalayas, to Antarctica, not only choosing the highest peaks but the most difficult ones.

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