127 - Dustin Illgner - Amazon Expeditions and Stories of Surviving Mother Nature
What happens when you get dropped into the heart of the Amazon rainforest with nothing but a machete, a bow, and the will to make it out alive?
In this episode, I sit down with Dustin Illgner — adventurer, survivalist, and perhaps the only man in the office who’s stared down a howler monkey after building his own jungle shelter. We talk about his expedition deep into the Amazon under the guidance of former British SAS soldier Ian Craddock, where Dustin was left to survive completely alone — no food, no phone, no timeline for pickup.
He shares how survival strips life down to its core: water…
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