About this episode

Chris Watson revisits his conversation with explorer Katharina Kneip about her hitchhiking adventure across the Arctic.

Support the Show: Join the new Patreon for exclusive after-shows, extended newsrooms, immersive short stories and meetups at adventurediaries.com/go In this highlight reel from the Adventure Diaries Podcast, Chris W. revisits his conversation with explorer Katharina Kneip. Katharina shares the harrowing story of hitchhiking on a French sailboat to cross from Iceland to Newfoundland, battling 50-knot winds and ice in one of the most remote regions on Earth. She also discusses life under the et...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Watson

Guest: Katharina Kneip

Topics covered

• hitchhiking
• exploration
• adventure
• survival
• sailing
• remote travel

Keywords

• hitchhiking
• Arctic
• Katharina Kneip
• exploration
• sailing
• Iceland
• Newfoundland
• survival
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patreon

Places: Iceland, Newfoundland, Arctic

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