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From Sailing to Antarctica to Becoming a Polar Bear Guard | Sarah Schwimmer

From Sailing to Antarctica to Becoming a Polar Bear Guard | Sarah Schwimmer

The Tools at Hand with Harrison Gardner vor 4 Wochen

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Sarah Schwimmer is a naturalist, ecologist and polar expedition
leader who has spent the last decade guiding more than 125
expeditions around the world.

In this conversation, Sarah talks about her upcoming expedition
to Svalbard aboard a first-of-its-kind solar-powered polar
expedition vessel, how she dropped out of university to sail
across the Atlantic at 19, and how following her curiosity shaped
the life she built.

We also talk about Antarctica, the realities of working in the
polar regions, the experience of coming out later in life,
creating safer and more inclusive spaces in expedition travel,
and what it means to become a polar bear guard.

Sarah's approach to life comes back to a simple idea: you don't
need to know exactly how to do something before you start.
Sometimes you have to trust that you'll figure it out along the
way.

Support the podcast on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/cw/HarrisonGardner

Connect with Harrison:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_harrisongardner

Website: https://www.harrisongardner.net/

Books: https://www.harrisongardner.net/bookstore-1

Pre-order my new book HEAT-SHELTER-WATER-FOOD

https://www.harrisongardner.net/heat-shelter-water-food

Find Sarah and learn more about her expeditions:

https://www.instagram.com/the_vagabondist/

https://www.the-vagabondist.com/pages/about

Chapters

00:00 — Teaser & Introduction

04:00 — Solar-Powered Ship to Svalbard & the North Pole

18:00 — Sustainable Travel & the Future of Exploration

24:00 — Childhood, Nature & the Dream of Exploration

30:00 — Dropping Out of University to Sail Across the Atlantic

43:00 — Dyslexia, Dyscalculia & Learning to Trust Yourself

56:50 — Becoming a Polar Expedition Leader

58:50 — Antarctica, Sailing & the Drake Passage

01:08:00 — Coming Out, LGBTQ+ Inclusion & Expedition Travel

01:18:40 — Freedom, Wilderness & Being Yourself

01:20:00 — What Does a Polar Bear Guard Do?

01:26:20 — Talking to Bears & Sarah's Next Adventure

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