64 - An Adventure Worth Dying For. Murchison Falls National Park.

National Park After Dark

Audioboom Studios

True Crime, Places & Travel, Wilderness, Society & Culture, Sports

4.8 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 May 2022

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Grab your lifejacket, a paddle, and your best dry-bag because this week we're heading to different countries throughout Africa to explore some of the best whitewater rapids in the world. We follow the extraordinary life of Hendrik Coetzee, an avid outdoorsman who finds his true love and passion on the white waters. Not only are these some of the best rapids in the world, they're also some of the most dangerous, and are filled with aggressive hippos and man-eating crocodiles. During his journey he experiences extreme challenges, faces cannibalistic tribes, has huge adrenaline rushes, parties hard, and falls in love. Someone who lives life on the edge like this though - can't sustain it forever.

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0:00.0	Life is a constant guessing game, teetering the moments before death.
0:09.0	Death is guaranteed to every single one of us.
0:12.4	Whether that time will be today, tomorrow, next week, 60 years from now, we just don't
0:20.0	know.
0:21.0	We don't have a lot of control over death, but one thing we do know for sure is that it's
0:25.8	coming.
0:26.8	That's why right now, in this moment, is what matters.
0:30.6	What means the most is to enjoy life and to chase the things that bring you happiness.
0:36.3	Happiness comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
0:39.5	Whether it means climbing to the most beautiful mountain tops, creating beautiful music, spending
0:45.1	time with loved ones, or living life with adrenaline adventure-filled days.
0:51.2	There's something in all of us that ignites a passion to be alive.
0:55.4	For Hendrick Coatsy, he found his happiness in the most dangerous whitewater rapids on the
1:01.1	entire planet.
1:03.0	And he would happily risk his life all the time to experience these moments of bliss.
1:10.3	Welcome to National Park after dark.
1:33.5	Hello everyone.
1:34.5	Hello everyone.
1:35.5	Welcome back.
1:36.7	It is my voice again because we mentioned a couple weeks ago, I'll be doing two episodes
1:41.7	in a row because I dipped out for a week while my voice was recovering.
1:48.2	But it was rough for a long time.
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