ReQuest2021 Podcast Ep. 20
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EPISODE 20 – Tue 1st June 2021 – “Seven months till we sail” and the ReQuest interview with Mark Wood an established speaker, author and explorer who operates within the cold extremes of our planet. His expeditions include guiding film crews to the Magnetic North Pole, leading two expeditions to the Geomagnetic North Pole and completing solo expeditions to both the Geographic North and South Poles. He has been a part of major BBC and Channel 5 documentaries and over the years has trained and led people in the extremes of the planet. He is chairman of The Explorers Club – Great Britain and Ireland Chapter and a Scout Adventurer.
A podcast documenting the Kent Scouts #ReQuest2021 Research Project all the way to Antarctica and back again! Interviews, Scouting historical links, events and research project work recorded along the way. Part of Alan Noake’s Antarctic Soundscapes project.
Show Notes
Mark Wood’s Website:
http://www.markwoodexplorer.com
The book Solo Explorer is the journey from Mark’s school days to
reaching the North Pole including the twists and turns of the adventure that
led him there.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mark-Wood-Solo-Explorer/dp/1909075523
The photographic book Rock and Ice is a collection of extreme photographs taken on Mark’s journey’s over the past two decades. Bringing to life the path of his own lives adventure.https://www.amazon.co.uk/Rock-Ice-Mark-Wood/dp/1909075531
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