Sarah Marquis, Explorer

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2018

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

In a classic Aboriginal walkabout, Swiss explorer Sarah Marquis fished, foraged and gathered food from the wild. She discusses her Australian odyssey with Steve Backshall – himself a world-class adventurer. In 2015, Sarah spent three months walking across the Kimberley region of Western Australia. In the first few weeks she lost 12 kilos, and realised that she had to prioritise eating over anything else. This was until she struggled to find fresh water and her sense of hunger disappeared as she coped with the severe discomfort of thirst.

Sarah was alone until the last week when she was joined by Krystle Wright, a photographer sent to record her adventure. Krystle describes Sarah’s suspicion of her and the frustration of watching her eat the food she had brought along.

Image: Sarah Marquis, Credit: Krystle Wright

Transcript

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0:00.0	Hello from the BBC World Service and welcome to the latest edition of the
0:05.0	documentary podcast. Every week we bring you a range of stories from our
0:09.8	presenters and reporters across the world.
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0:18.1	Let us know what you think.
0:20.0	I find some wild peach tree, nothing like a peach for sure, more like an almond.
0:27.0	Mm-mm.
0:28.0	So the test of those wild peach, they actually really sour. Inside there is a big stone, so it's not much to eat in here, but it's just enough to keep your mouse working.
0:41.0	But it's never going to be enough to feel at my tummy because I'm walking all day and I use all my energy on the top of it.
0:51.0	That's my guest on today's program, describing one of the ways she kept herself alive while foraging for food in the Australian wilderness.
0:59.0	You're listening to the BBC World Service.
1:02.0	Welcome to Worldwide Adventures with me Steve Baxchel.
1:06.0	I've been working in adventure and exploration for over 20 years.
1:10.0	I lived for days on sheer rock faces, made first dissents of remote whitewater rivers, and
1:15.9	taken the first light deep inside unexplored cave systems.
1:20.1	For this series, I'm delighted to be able to talk to three fellow adventurers
1:24.1	about the most extreme experience of their life.
1:27.7	I'm good at catching insets because insects is quite feeling.
1:32.1	I roast them a little bit on a hot sand and then it's
1:36.2	really tasty it's really like crunchy it doesn't have really a disgusting
1:41.0	taste like we think they are.
1:43.0	Today I'm with Sarah Marquis.
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