Silence in the Age of Noise with Legendary Explorer Erling Kagge

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Jason Moore

Society & Culture, Business, Entrepreneurship, Places & Travel

4.6 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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We're pulling one of my top picks from the archive for a second episode this week! What an incredible show today as I sit down (in person) and chat with legendary explorer and adventurer Erling Kagge. Erling is a man of many firsts. In 1990, Erling was the first to reach the North Pole without support as part of a two-person team, and in 1992-93, he was the first to do a solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole. He spent 50 days walking alone across Antarctica without any contact with anyone. He also climbed Mt. Everest in 1994, which made him the first to complete the 3 Poles Challenge on foot. Then, in 2010, he completed a 5-day walk through the sewers of NY to the Atlantic Ocean, and in 2012, he walked the entire length of LA's Sunset Boulevard! We talk about his book Silence: In the Age of Noise, why silence is such an essential part of our lives as humans, walking, travel (of course!), and much more. Premium Passport: Want access to the private Zero To Travel podcast feed, a monthly bonus episode (decided on by YOU), exclusive content, direct access to me to answer your questions, and more? Click here to try Premium Passport for only $1. Tune In To Learn: A huge misunderstanding about today The new attitude for Erling Kagge The one secret to having a good life The best things about walking What you can hear in silence Things to make your life more difficult How to transition from adventuring to publishing One of the most underestimated feelings you can have The best parts of the writing process How to know when to move on His advice if you're thinking about traveling or exploring And so much more Resources: Join Zero To Travel Premium Passport Subscribe to our FREE newsletter Today's Sponsors - LifeStraw, Loop Earplugs 4'33" by John Cage Albert Schweitzer: A Biography Papillon Zero To Travel Want More? Inspiring Female Adventurers Series: Around America And Beyond with Renata Chlumska 3 years Alone On Foot: An Interview With Sarah Marquis The World Walk (4 Years In) With Tom Turcich Thanks To Our Sponsors This episode is sponsored by LifeStraw Go water bottles. Use the promo code TRAVEL to get 20% off your LifeStraw Go purchase when you visit www.lifestraw.com. Upgrade your sleep at home and on the road! Get 10% off your pair of Loop Earplugs by visiting www.loopearplugs.com/zerototravel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've got an incredible show for you today, my friend. I got to sit down in person and have a chat with Arling Caga, who is a man of many firsts. He is a legendary explorer and adventurer back in 1990. He reached the North Pole without support as part of a two-man team. They were the very first people to do that. Then in 92, 93, he did a solo unsupported expedition to the South Pole.
0:23.3	He was the first person to ever do that.
0:26.2	50 days walking alone across Antarctica.
0:30.1	Can you imagine that?
0:31.5	No contact with anybody.
0:33.1	And that's one of the topics that we cover in this wide-ranging interview.
0:37.3	We talk about silence. I mean,
0:38.8	he spent 50 days in silence, no radio contact by himself walking across Antarctica. Imagine that.
0:45.1	Put yourself there. It's an incredible physical feat, of course, but also mentally. What's it like to
0:50.8	be in silence for that long?
0:54.4	I couldn't wait to talk about his book, Silence in the Age of Noise,
0:59.5	and why silence is such an important part of our lives as humans.
1:05.1	And we talk about a whole bunch of other stuff in this interview.
1:07.7	You know, he also climbed Mount Everest, by the way, in 94,
1:10.8	which made him
1:11.8	the first person to complete what's called the Three Polls Challenge on foot. And back in 2010,
1:17.7	he did a five-day long walk through the sewers of New York to the Atlantic Ocean in 2012. He
1:24.7	walked the entire length of L.A. Sunset Boulevard.
1:28.6	He's a walker.
1:29.4	I'm a walker too.
1:30.1	I love to walk.
1:30.8	So we do talk about walking.
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