Tuesday, 12 October 2010

Interview with Ed Stafford Amazon Explorer

Last month we posted on Stafford who had Ed has recently completed a mile of 4000, 859 day on the length of the Amazon river expedition. Yesterday, external Blog posted a great interview with Ed Stafford, who is well worth a read.

Trees in the Amazon JungleEd Stafford travelled the length of the source by Ivan Mlinaric .Flickr Amazon.

In the interview, Ed reveals how he got the idea of shipping on Google.However, it does not reveal shipping was undertaken in a mission recognition to project display Google River or non.Inspiration came also from his contemporaries have undertaken projects. Ed goes on explain as his experience in military expeditions and conservation leader he defined in good place for adventure.

Take on a long journey in a remote location is not an easy task. Daily grind was a difficult challenge, and there were a few moments hairy too:

There were five dugout canoes full Ashaninka.La half of them were standing at this point in an impressive display of aggression with bows and arrows pointing to us, some with rifles as well and all women with machetes.They failed, and running towards us.Because we had this threat of being killed the day before, I thought that they were coming to kill us.

Ed acquired a great satisfaction to carry out the shipment and not only that, it has improved its Spanish too!

And what is the best play gears open-air if you will walk along the Amazon? we thought it would be walking boots, but Ed says that he was a boat! but was not cheating...

Pack liferaft was phénoménale.Sans them, I think shipping would have been virtually on impossible.Il y so referring a sometimes you are inflated liferaft time six or seven per day.

Congratulations again to Ed and Cho to complete shipping and through an external blog for a fun interview.

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