Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Chaz Powell
Chaz Powell Website - thewildestjourney.com/chazpowell
Explorer of the Year 2021 - ses-explore.org/ses-honorary-awards-winners-2021
00:50 - Who is Chaz Powell?
03:30 - What does it take to be an explorer? What is the difference between an explorer and traveler?
The power of determination, mentally tough, humor, and taking life with a pinch of salt.
Essentials of food and water and things you don’t think about needed such as weather.
09:00 - What tools/strategies/advice for the real world does Chaz think are important for us to consider?
Charles Darwin “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”
Chaz Insight - Keep moving forward in a positive way
11:40 - Story #1 Zambezi Gorges
20:50 - Chaz Insights from story: Don’t become too confident, bite off more than you chew, think smarter, and other people.
23:00 - Story #2 Mozambique Visitor
Chaz Insights - Carry on and keep moving forward, what is my purpose?, understanding in moments of confusion and miscommunication
30:45 - Story #2 Burma Bus Neighbor
Chaz Insights - importance of respecting cultures and people, need to really understand yourself, power of humanity, and stepping back to analyze behaviors
36:30 - Survival requires the right mindset, be grateful, see the positives, and learn to adapt and be flexible
38:20 - Any insights or perspectives about the soccer team who were trapped in the tunnel?
Chaz Insights - power of mindset, keeping others positive, sense of humor is key
40:30 - How do you use other explorers as motivation?
41:36 - How did you learn to be an explorer and learn how to survive to live out of a backpack?
43:10 - Can you share what type of animals you have encountered in your travels?
Chaz Powell
Chaz Powell Website - thewildestjourney.com/chazpowell
Explorer of the Year 2021 - ses-explore.org/ses-honorary-awards-winners-2021
00:50 - Who is Chaz Powell?
03:30 - What does it take to be an explorer? What is the difference between an explorer and traveler?
The power of determination, mentally tough, humor, and taking life with a pinch of salt.
Essentials of food and water and things you don’t think about needed such as weather.
09:00 - What tools/strategies/advice for the real world does Chaz think are important for us to consider?
Charles Darwin “It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.”
Chaz Insight - Keep moving forward in a positive way
11:40 - Story #1 Zambezi Gorges
20:50 - Chaz Insights from story: Don’t become too confident, bite off more than you chew, think smarter, and other people.
23:00 - Story #2 Mozambique Visitor
Chaz Insights - Carry on and keep moving forward, what is my purpose?, understanding in moments of confusion and miscommunication
30:45 - Story #2 Burma Bus Neighbor
Chaz Insights - importance of respecting cultures and people, need to really understand yourself, power of humanity, and stepping back to analyze behaviors
36:30 - Survival requires the right mindset, be grateful, see the positives, and learn to adapt and be flexible
38:20 - Any insights or perspectives about the soccer team who were trapped in the tunnel?
Chaz Insights - power of mindset, keeping others positive, sense of humor is key
40:30 - How do you use other explorers as motivation?
41:36 - How did you learn to be an explorer and learn how to survive to live out of a backpack?
43:10 - Can you share what type of animals you have encountered in your travels?
