Chris Watson: Storyteller & Micro-Adventurer

Adventure Diaries: Exploration, Survival & Travel Stories

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Real adventure isn't just for the pros. The award-winning Adventure Diaries brings you authentic stories of Adventure, exploration and the wonder of the natural world, specifically curated to inspire your next adventure. Hosted by Chris Watson —an award-winning storyteller and Scottish micro-adventurer—this show bridges the gap between extreme feats and accessible everyday adventures. Whether you are a seasoned mountaineer, a weekend adventurer, a solo traveler planning your next trip, or someone seeking the mental health benefits of nature, you have found your tribe. We go beyond the standar...

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Chris Watson: Storyteller & Micro-Adventurer

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Benedict Allen: Exploring Papua New Guinea – A Life with Tribes & Their Traditions 02.01.2025 51:01

Please click to 'Follow' the show - it helps surface the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 In this fascinating episode of Adventure Diaries , we welcome legendary explorer Benedict Allen, whose remarkable journeys span decades and continents. From surviving ambushes by Pablo Escobar’s men to undergoin...

Alice Morrison: Exploring Africa’s Rich Culture from Morocco to the Gates of Timbuktu 19.12.2024 48:56

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this episode of Adventure Diaries , we’re joined by the remarkable Alice Morrison, Scottish adventurer, writer, and BBC pre...

Mark Agnew: Arctic Cowboys Northwest Passage Expedition (Narwhals, Polar Bears & Camaraderie) 12.12.2024 1:06:37

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this episode i sit down with Mark Agnew, an accomplished adventurer and a member of the Arctic Cowboys, to explore his extr...

Valerie Gagne: My Path to Wild Adventures, Expeditions & Self-Discovery 10.12.2024 54:55

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Welcome to another episode of Adventure Diaries ! Today, Chris sits down with Valerie Gagne, aka The Running Panda, an elite a...

Anders Andersen: Wild Tales from the Jungles of Guyana ( Survival | Transformation | Conservation) 14.11.2024 56:36

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this episode of Adventure Diaries , host Chris Watson sits down with Anders Andersen, the founder of Wild Tales Inc., who s...

Mitch Hutchcraft: 12,000 km Adventure Of A Lifetime (Project Limitless) 07.11.2024 38:23

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this episode of Adventure Diaries , Chris Watson interviews Mitch Hutchcraft, an adventurer on an awe-inspiring mission cal...

Adventure Diaries: EXTRA SIZZLE..... 03.11.2024 2:44

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Ready for even more from the Adventure Diaries Podcast? Join us adventurediaries.com/patreon A special announcement introducin...

Matt Pycroft: On Adventure, Curiosity, and Purpose 31.10.2024 1:29:31

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Join Chris Watson as he interviews filmmaker, adventurer, and podcast host Matt Pycroft, known for his captivating adventure f...

Oli France: Wild Expeditions & Death Valley To Denali (Ultimate 7 Project) 24.10.2024 1:10:03

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 In this opening episode of season 3, we embark on a journey with Oli France, an adventurer whose expeditions span some of the most inhospitable places on Earth. Born in a quiet town in England, Oli’s cur...

Season 1 - Highlights Announcement (bite sized episodes) 06.10.2024 2:41

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Please Visit: AdventureDiaries.com/highlights As we gear up for the launch of Season 3 of the Adventure Diaries podcast, I&apo...

UPDATE: What's Coming... (SEE SHOW NOTES) 10.09.2024 2:49

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 And get ALL the SEASON 3 insights before they are publicly released. Guest List | Release Schedule | Clips | Subscriber ONLY Content It's FREE Best Chris Send us Fan Mail Support the show Thanks For...

Karie Lee Knoke (Recap): Wilderness Adventures and Sacred Living 04.09.2024 10:07

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this clip from Season 2 episode 15 of The Adventure Diaries , host Chris Watson is joined by wilderness survival expert and former Alone contestant, Karie Lee Knoke. Together, they dive d...

Karie Lee Knoke: Off-Grid Life & 75 Days Alone in Canada's Wilderness 29.08.2024 1:00:46

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 In this episode of The Adventure Diaries , host Chris Watson sits down with wilderness expert and Alone Season Nine finalist, Karie Lee Knoke. Karie takes us on a journey from her suburban childhood to l...

Hazen Audel (Recap): Rewilding, Visit Ecuador & Safe Wildlife Corridors 27.08.2024 6:03

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 In this enlightening recap episode of The Adventure Diaries , Chris Watson sits revisits the Call to Adventure & Pay It Forward segments with Hazen Audel, the charismatic explorer and host of Primal...

Hazen Audel: Amazonian Tribe Life & Primal Survivor Journey 22.08.2024 1:06:19

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 In another thrilling episode of The Adventure Diaries , host Chris Watson is joined by Hazen Audel, a biologist, survival expert, and star of National Geographic's Primal Survivor . Hazen takes us d...

Tim Santel (Recap): Wildlife Focused Conservation & Adventure in Nepal 21.08.2024 9:35

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Adventure Diaries S2 Episode 134 Recap; H ost Chris Watson sits down with Timothy Santel , a retired investigator turned passi...

Tim Santel: Fighting Wildlife Crime & Busting Traffickers 15.08.2024 1:34:14

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this thrilling episode of Adventure Diaries , host Chris Watson sits down with Timothy Santel. From Tim's humble begi...

Ash Routen (Recap): Antarctic Treaty & Cold Weather Adventures 13.08.2024 3:48

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Protecting Antarctica and Embracing Adventure with Ash Routen In this episode, the show follows its closing traditions of a &a...

Ash Routen: Wild Siberian Adventure (amid a 9-5 job) 08.08.2024 1:10:37

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Welcome to another episode of The Adventure Diaries. Today, we’re diving into the story of Ash Routen. Ash is a remarkable adv...

Olly Pemberton (Recap): Wildlife Friendly Fence Plans, Foraging & Wings For Life 06.08.2024 4:41

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. Adventure Diaries Season 2 episode 11 Clip; In this bonus clip host Chris Watson sits down with Olly Pemberton. They discuss O...

Olly Pemberton: Journey into the Wilds of The Okavango Delta 01.08.2024 1:04:19

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 In this thrilling episode of The Adventure Diaries, host Chris Watson sits down with award-winning filmmaker Olly Pemberton. They delve into Olly's incredible adventures filming in some of the wilde...

Ian Finch (Recap): Immersive Adventures Don't Need to be Grand 26.07.2024 3:21

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this episode of Adventure Diaries, host Chris Watson sits down with the renowned explorer and photographer Ian Finch. Ian s...

Ian Finch: 1200 Mile Expedition On The Cherokee Trail of Tears 18.07.2024 52:01

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this episode of The Adventure Diaries , host Chris Watson chats with renowned adventure photographer and expedition guide,...

Graham Zimmerman (Recap): Building Blocks Of Adventure Experiences 16.07.2024 3:10

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). 🚨 Don't FORGET to Join the Adventure Newsletter Here 🚨😎 It will bring more people, greater stories and more adventures for everyone. In this episode of Adventure Diaries, Chris Watson sits down with renowned adventurer Graham Zimmerman to explore the true ess...

Graham Zimmerman Epic First Ascents & Searching For Balance Amongst Mountains 11.07.2024 1:03:40

Please click here to 'Follow' the show - it really helps get the show to a wider audience (which I really thank you for!). Ninety-nine hours. That's how long Graham Zimmerman and his partner were on the wall of Mount Bradley in Alaska — after thinking it would take 36. No food, a storm, a tent hanging off a ledge. When they finally got down, Graham's first thought wasn't:...