AMAZON JUNGLE ADVENTURE CHALLENGE VLOG - EP. 1
385A new travel vlog series! A couple months ago, my friend and filmmaker buddy Caspar Diederik and I decided to take on a crazy challenge together.
We had finished a giant project in Germany together a few years ago, and never took that trip to celebrate the accomplishment. We decided to try something a little bit different, and sign up for a Adventure Challenge through the Amazon Rain Forest. 5 teams competed against each other for a week in the heart of the jungle. Swimming, Paddling, Hiking, Eating, every day was a new challenge. At the end, there was a winner.
We started off in the little town of Leticia in Colombia, then eventually crossed the border to both Peru and Brazil. I arrived a day late to begin the challenge, as I was trying to fly from Berlin to Leticia, and there were airport strikes in Europe. I made it to join on the night of day 1, and was greeted with a hell of a welcome party. Everyone was relaxing at a shaman's hut, trying Mambe and Rape. Powdered Coca leaves, and powdered tobacco. It was INTENSE, and gave you a huge head rush. The shaman sung as well all fell asleep that night in his giant hut. It was a great first night. The challenge started on day 2 for me, and that's where the story begins.
The company who ran this challenge is called Large Minority. They have a several amazing race style trips around the world. The Lanka Challenge in Sri Lanka, which teams race in Tuk Tuks around the country. The Cambo Challenge, which is a similar race around Cambodia, the Philippines Challenge, which is sailing, and the new addition was the Amazon Challenge.
It was a wild experience. Like I said at the end of the video. I thrive off adventures like this. Leaping out of your comfort zone, into the mud, allows you to come back home a better, more bullet proof version of yourself.
Did we win? Did we lose? Stay tuuuuuuuuned!
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♥ Friends ♥
My talented teammate, Caspar Diederik of Story Travelers, check out his films. He also shot some of the video featured in this series. https://www.youtube.com/user/StoryTravelers
Large Minority creates adventure challenges around the world. Philippines, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and now the Amazon. This was one of the most immersive organized experiences I've had. We were deep in the jungle and I loved every minute of it. Take a peek at their races here: https://www.largeminority.travel/
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♫ Music ♫
From Audio Jungle
“Nature" - Loka Music
From Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com)
"The Expedition 1" - Johannes Bornlöf
"The Tribe" - Andreas Ericson
"Getting Tipsy 2" - Martin Landh
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