Joe Rogan Experience #1832 - Charlie Walker

Charlie Walker is an explorer, writer, and public speaker who specializes in long distance, human-powered expeditions. http://www.cwexplore.com/

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Jun 27, 20242h 56mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: June 27, 2024
Duration: 2h 56m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Charlie Walker is an explorer, writer, and public speaker who specializes in long distance, human-powered expeditions. http://www.cwexplore.com/

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Charlie Walker, Joe Rogan Experience #1832 - Charlie Walker explores explorer Charlie Walker Survives Siberian Prison Amid Ukraine Invasion Chaos British adventurer Charlie Walker recounts his evolution from curious bike traveler to full-time expedition writer, including a four-year, low-budget cycling journey across Europe, Asia, and Africa. He describes extreme overland trips through Tibet, the Congo, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea, and Siberia, emphasizing physical hardship, profound solitude, and improvised logistics. The conversation centers on his recent winter expedition in Arctic Russia’s Yakutia, where he was arrested, tried on fabricated ‘journalism’ charges, and held in a migrant detention prison as the Ukraine war began. Walker also reflects on Russian propaganda, the dangers of traveling there now, and broader issues of belief, motivation, history, and how we interpret extreme experiences.

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