#89 - Kayaking 2,200km on the Murray River(Source to Sea) with Brett Merchant
The Life Outside PodcastShow Notes
In this episode of The Life Outside Podcast, Cam chats with Brett Merchant. Brett is a seasoned outdoor adventurer, with extensive experience in orienteering, rogaining, backpacking, ultra running, and long-distance kayak touring. He has paddled from source to sea on the Murray River, the 3rd longest navigable river on Earth, which took almost 3 months. He followed that incredible adventure up with another source-to-sea expedition on South Africa’s Vaal + Orange Rivers. Brett shares stories f...
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