Olly Pemberton: Journey into the Wilds of The Okavango Delta

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In this thrilling episode of The Adventure Diaries, host Chris Watson sits down with award-winning filmmaker Olly Pemberton. They delve into Olly's incredible adventures filming in some of the wildest and most remote locations on Earth, including the Okavango Delta. From close encounters with wildlife to the importance of local knowledge and conservation, Ollie shares captivating stories and insights from his remarkable career.

Key Takeaways

• Olly Pemberton is an award-winning director and filmmaker with over a decade of experience in remote locations.
• His love for the outdoors began on the Isle of Man, a place he describes as a mix between Scotland and Cornwall.
• One of his most gripping stories includes a close encounter with a bull hippo in the Okavango Delta.
• Olly emphasizes the importance of local knowledge in his documentaries, highlighting the skills and wisdom of local guides.
• His documentary Ngumu focuses on the lives of female porters on Kilimanjaro, addressing gender imbalance in the field.
• Olly has a passion for foraging and plans to spend more time connecting with local environments.

Call to Adventure

• "This year, I want to try and spend more time when you can on our local coasts and kind of local environments. And really getting, I want to do more foraging this year, just like understanding seasons a bit more, slowing down, because I mean, what I've realized is one of my favorite parts of the job is those moments of trying to capture when nature just slows everything down. And so getting those moments out on our own coastlines, on our own hills, and yeah, spending time just, that's why foraging I love, because you're understanding the seasons. And you're seeing what you can gather forage on our own doorstep and it's a cool thing."

Pay It Forward

• Savo Trust and Tafauti: "I'm going to name, but they're obviously we talked about the 10 percent fence plan with Savo and Tafauti. So yeah, you check out there. Really, that is, it's not a thing where you're sending your money away so it goes somewhere. Like I could guarantee tell you that this money is just going just into the most incredible cause that you, that generally, I mean, there are so many good causes around the world that does incredible things. This particular one, I've just seen it with my own eyes. So I'd recommend like checking them out and yeah, Savo trust and to Fouty."
• Wings for Life: "There's another one I just wanted to quickly mention is a buddy of mine. Darren Edwards is going to, he's yeah, he wings for life. He is attempting later on in the year to go the furthest distance ever on a sit which initially I believe was 111 kilometers and he's punching for the three hundred and thirty three kilometers on a set ski. So check out his page. It's an amazing, he's an amazing guy and it's an incredible charity. He is indeed. Yeah, he's done some fantastic stuff. Yeah, fantastic. Wings for life."

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