Solo & Unsupported: The Most Extreme Way to Trek

About this episode

Dane interviews Ashy Dykes about his extreme trekking adventures and the mindset required for survival.

Dane speaks to Ashy Dykes, a Welsh adventurer and extreme athlete that hold world records that include trekking alone across Mongolia and even hiking the full length of Madagascar. But Ash tells the Debrief what it really takes when it comes mindset and how he even came close to death thanks to bears and wolves along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Dane

Guest: Ashy Dykes

Topics covered

• extreme sports
• adventure
• trekking
• mindset
• survival

Keywords

• extreme athlete
• trekking
• Mongolia
• Madagascar
• survival
• mindset
• adventure

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Mongolia, Madagascar

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