12 episodes
Outback Mike Survival and Adventure Podcast Outback Mike
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Interviews with hard-core adventurers, serious outdoor misfits, and those who have found themselves in extreme survival situations. Hosted by Michael Atkinson (Outback Mike), an experienced survivalist and adventurer, we discover how they handled hardship and the transformative power of adventure and risk-taking. There's plenty of 'lessons-learned' and 'how-to' to keep you alive and sane on your next adventure too, whether it's Antarctica or hiking a local trail with kids. Be warned though, things can go a little 'off-track'.
Tune in for a weekly to monthly dose of adrenaline and inspiration!
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Episode 12: Luke Richmond - Professional Adventurer
Luke lives by the motto 'One Life One Chance', where he pursues adventure as if he had five years left to live. Climbing mountains, rowing oceans, base jumping, the list is endless and in between he writes books and speaks about them to recharge the bank account for the next one. He's just published his third adventure memoir and they're all highly worth a read. His wife Elise is just releasing her first book too!
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Episode 11: Solo Camel Trek Across Australia - Sophie Matterson
In 2020, Sophie Matterson started a solo trek across Australia with five camels that she caught from the wild and trained herself. Two years later she made it to the other side, with more just tales to tell!
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Episode 10: Rowing the Pacific Solo - Michelle Lee
In 2023 Michelle Lee rowed solo and unassisted across the Pacific Ocean. Five years earlier she crossed the Altantic. For someone who never saw themselves as an adventurer she's done some truly amazing things!
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Episode 9: Surviving Frozen Canada Alone for 89 days - Callie Russell
Callie has been camping in the North American woods for the last 12 years... straight! Tragedy, the call of the wild and courage to commit to the unknown have shaped her differently. She is also one of the most prominent and much-loved characters on the US Alone TV show, appearing in Season 7 and Alone Frozen.
Oh, and she lives with 11 goats.
You don't want to miss this one!
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Episode 8: How to Hike Overnight with Kids
These tips come from personal experience with my own kids (from babies to teenagers) on adventures such as a week-long unsupported hike through remote Tasmania, a fourteen-day high altitude trek in Nepal, and a four-day ski traverse through the Snowy Mountains in a blizzard.
Learn what works and what doesn't from the technical side to parental regret (OK, I hammed that up).
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Episode 7: Solo Antarctic Circumnavigations - Lisa Blair
Lisa sailed solo around Antarctica (twice!). The third person ever to have done it, and the first woman, she broke the world speed record on the second attempt. Narrowly escaping death during a complete dismasting she was impacted by the ship that came to her aid and survived countless rollovers and knock-downs on the planets roughest ocean (even during winter months when it's at its worst!).
She shares her epic struggles and how she managed to survive.
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Customer Reviews
Awesome show!
I’ve binged them all.