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How Tim Jarvis went from polar explorer to passionate environmentalist

How Tim Jarvis went from polar explorer to passionate environmentalist

FromTalking Australia


How Tim Jarvis went from polar explorer to passionate environmentalist

FromTalking Australia

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Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Apr 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Tim Jarvis has endured a great deal of physical privation as a world-leading polar adventurer. In order to authentically recreate two epic journeys by Sir Douglas Mawson and Sir Ernest Shackleton, from the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration, Tim willingly stripped himself of all modern equipment and undertook these expeditions with the same clothes and gear that his predecessors used in the early 1900s. On this episode of Talking Australia Tim talks about his adventures and how he since then has become a climate change advocate, public speaker and as of late started the “Forktree Project”, a non-profit demonstration site in South Australia to show how large scale rewilding of degraded pastoral land is possible. This Episode of Talking Australia is hosted by Chrissie Goldrick (Editor-in-chief at Australian Geographic) and produced by Ben Kanthak (www.beachshackpodcasts.com)You can also follow us on Instagram @australiangeographicSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Apr 15, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Talking Australia, from award-winning Australian Geographic, shares the stories of Australia’s most inspiring explorers, conservationists and adventurers. Listen as they take you on a journey around this magnificent country and beyond, whether battling the elements to achieve their lifelong dreams or working hard to preserve our unique and fragile natural world. Each week the podcast features intimate conversations with extraordinary Australians.