Walking the Andes, 14,000km from Patagonia to Venezuela with Ollie Treviso
🎧 Follow the show here — it really helps Adventure Diaries reach more listeners. Thank you. Overview From a Swansea estate to the peaks of Patagonia, Ollie Treviso became the first person to walk the entire length of the Andes — 14,000 kilometres across seven countries, taking 20 months of near-continuous motion. His story isn’t about records or ego, but about endurance, kindness, and rediscovering humanity step by step. In this episode, Ollie speaks openly about losing direction in his twen...
16 Okt 1h 34min
Global Convoy: Overlanding Adventures in £75 Cars (Mishaps, Mayhem & Magic)
🎙️ Please make sure to click 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! What happens when you try to drive the world in £75 cars and a big yellow school bus? In this episode of The Adventure Diaries, Chris Watson is joined by Global Convoy founders Max White, Joel & Becca — the adventurous trio who turned a summer road trip idea into a worldwide overlanding community. From rusty £75 bangers on Gumtree to a Pan-American Highway expedition in a converted US school bus, this...
2 Okt 1h 22min
Fitz Cahall: States of Adventures & Finding Yourself By Getting Lost
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show - It really helps the show, Thanks! Fitz Cahall—founder of The Dirtbag Diaries and co-founder of Duct Tape Then Beer—joins me to trace a life built around curiosity, craft, and the wild. We get into the nomadic childhood that pushed him outdoors, the dog-mauling that forged resilience, discovering climbing in Seattle, and the early podcasting leap that turned unsold magazine stories into a movement. We talk States of Adventure (DK), how to ch...
18 Sep 1h 26min
Do You Like MAPS? ..I have something special for you
🔗 Join the tester list now: adventurediaries.com/yes Do you love maps, exploration, adventure, travel, and stories of the natural world? Maybe you’ve got a shelf full of National Geographic, or you find yourself daydreaming about places you’ve never been. If so, I’ve got something special just for you. I’m testing a brand-new Adventure Diaries project – and before anyone else gets to see it, I’m inviting listeners like you to help shape it. Here’s the deal: ✨ I’ll mail you 2–3 physical protot...
7 Sep 2min
Jeff Jenkins: Chubby Diaries Plus Size Adventures & The Nat Geo Never Say Never Story
🎙️ Please make sure to click the ‘Follow’ the show – It really helps the show, thanks! In todays episode i sit down with Jeff Jenkins — creator of Chubby Diaries and host of Nat Geo’s Never Say Never. Inclusion in adventure. Owning your story. Building a mission-first business that opens doors for plus-size travelers. Jeff grew up in Orlando, found purpose building low-cost wells in Rwanda, and—after a life-check moment—committed to “travel the world, help people, and get paid.” He turn...
4 Sep 1h
Chris McCaffrey: A Global Cycle Across 21 Countries (The Silk Road, Pamirs & Beyond)
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! Today on Adventure Diaries I sit down with Chris McCaffrey — better known as @chrisinthecold — an adventurer who has tested himself on some of the toughest human powered challenges imaginable. From sailing as a teenager to attempting an unprepared row across the North Atlantic, to cycling 16 months across 21 countries, Chris has a knack for throwing himself into the unknown and coming back with stories of r...
21 Aug 1h 38min
Jonny Hanson: Living with Lynx, Wolves & Bears - Rewilding & Large Carnivore Coexistence
Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! In this thought-provoking episode of Adventure Diaries, I’m joined by conservationist, academic, and author Jonny Hanson to explore one of the most complex and emotional topics in modern conservation: how humans and apex predators can share the land. Jonny is the author of Living with Lynx: Sharing Landscape with Big Cats, Wolves and Bears, a compelling blend of field research, personal story, and social insig...
7 Aug 1h 12min
Tom Turcich: The World Walk, 7 Years, 6 Continents & 28,000 Miles step by step
🎙️ Please make sure to click the 'Follow' the show – It really helps the show, Thanks! What happens when you stop chasing life... and start walking through it—one step at a time? In this deeply personal and wide-ranging conversation, I sit down with Tom Turcich, the tenth person ever to walk around the world—and the first to do it with a dog. Over the course of seven years, six continents, and nearly 30,000 kilometers, Tom and his rescue pup Savannah navigated deserts, war zones, snowfields, ...
17 Juli 1h 17min
