Pathways: Italy’s Old Salt Road, the River Nevis Race and A Million Steps on Lava

Every Pathways, host Aaron Millar and producer Jason Paton crack open a few stories, play their favorite clips, and take you on a whirlwind preview of what’s coming up on Armchair Explorer.

In this episode, we’ll be traveling from the craziest white water race in the world to the highest volcanoes on the planet, from ancient trade routes in Italy to the sacred storytelling landscapes of Australia and beyond.

If you like travel and adventure, come and hang out, we’re going to have some fun.

1. Climb the Seven Volcanic Summits Challenge, summiting the highest volcano on every continent.
2. Explore the fjords of Norway in search of the Northern Lights.
3. Hike across Italy’s Old Salt Road, an ancient trade route across the Apennine Mountains to the Mediterranean Sea.
4. Descend into Wind Cave, South Dakota, one of the longest cave systems on Earth, to hear the Lakota Emergence Story.
5. Take part in the River Nevis Race in Scotland — if Monty Python went white-water rafting, this would be it.

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⁠Armchair Explorer⁠ is produced by ⁠Armchair Productions⁠. Aaron Millar and Jason Paton presented the show, Charles Tyrie did the audio editing and sound design.