Episode 79: Quest79's Expedition to Antarctica with Karen Darke
“And gradually as we got a bit closer and a little bit lower in the sky, you start to get a feel for the scale of this continent beneath you which is empty. Nobody lives there...it is pure wilderness.”
In our 79th episode, Karen Darke, British Paralympic Cyclist who won gold in Rio in 2016, Paratriathlete, Author, and an Explorer who has adventured all over the world and believes ability is a state of mind, joins us to celebrate her Quest79 mission, the impact it’s having on so many others, and her recent expedition to Antarctica. Karen also discusses:
2:10 - What is Quest79
4:30 - The impact Quest79 has had on Scott
5:45 - Her journey leading up to Quest79
10:40 - Going into unknown territory
14:00 - The landscape of Antarctica
17:45 - The temperature and how it compared to her other trips
20:14 - How she managed with the weather
24:20 - The plane she arrived in and how she booked a ticket
27:50 - Offsetting their carbon footprint
30:18 - The Antarctic Treaty
31:30 - The impact the expedition has had on her
33:10 - The journey she made
37:15 - Highlights from the expedition
39:16 - How Inner Gold played a factor in her experience
40:45 - The Pole of Possibility
42:10 - Surprising herself with what is possible
45:20 - What is next for her
46:50 - How to get more involved in Quest79
48:40 - Her Adventure in Possibility Retreat
51:10 - Closing remarks
You can learn more about Karen by visiting her website KarenDarke.com, on Instagram @HandbikeDarke or on Facebook.
See below for photos Karen shared from her adventures.
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