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#2.03 How to Survive a Tasmanian Winter

April 26, 2023 • We Are Explorers • Season 2 • Episode 3

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In this episode Henry has a yarn with survival instructor Alex Mileham and asked him a burning question - what do you do in a survival situation in the depths of a Tasmanian winter?

After years of solo adventuring and training from some of the world's most renowned survival experts, Alex began to share his knowledge with others through wilderness survival courses. From bushcraft to mindset, Alex's whole philosophy can be summed up into these three words - Never give up.

In this chat we cover:

Popularity of Alone
Solo hiking
Weather in Tasmania
Teaching survival
Qualifications
Scenario - Lost in Tasmania
Survival psychology
Survival Steps
Scenario - You’re not found
Static and Dynamic survival
How to get out
Altitude sickness
Desensitised to the outside
Survival Courses Tasmania

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Thanks to We Are Explorers Founder Henry Brydon for hosting this week.

Producer - Sian Brain