20 : Darcy Gaechter in the Hot Seat

About this episode

Darcy Gaechter discusses her historic Amazon River expedition and the challenges of living an unconventional life.

Darcy Gaechter, the first and only woman to run the Amazon River source to sea, owner of Small World Adventures, and published author, joins us for this episode of the Hot Seat. Darcy talks about the planning, dynamics, and struggles of a 148-day expedition, coming face to face with yourself while writing a book, and the struggle of being accepted for making a life outside the box. With over 20 years old expeditions under her belt, Darcy has a great insight of living the life that makes you happy. Check out her book, Amazon Woman, HERE. Follow Darcy on Instagram Website: darcygaechter.com Small World Adventures Subscribe Itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hammer-factor-hot-seat/id1414378393?mt=2 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/hammer-factor-hot-seat?refid=stpr RSS Direct Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/hammerfactorhotseat

People in this episode

Guest: Darcy Gaechter

Topics covered

• Amazon River
• expedition
• adventure
• writing
• self-acceptance

Keywords

• 148-day expedition
• Small World Adventures
• Amazon Woman
• Instagram

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Amazon Woman

Books & works: Amazon Woman

Places: Amazon River

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