#2.18 We Chat with Alone Australia Contestant Outback Mike: ‘I Didn’t Have Symptoms of Fatigue’

We Are Explorers Podcast

**Spolier Alert** This episode discusses the results of Alone Australia Season 1.
Michael Atkinson, better know as Outback Mike, starred in the inaugural season of Alone Australia. Long before the lenses of Alone showcased his remarkable bushcraft prowess, Mike had been producing his own adventure films. He sailed the Great Barrier Reef in a dugout canoe he made himself and escaped from the remote Kimberley relying on nothing but his survival skills and primitive tools.
In this chat we cover:

• Modern Day Castaway
• Storytelling with history and place
• Getting into making adventure films
• Talking to Traditional Custodians
• Solo adventuring
• Emergency situations
• Alone Australia
• What’s next
• Tips - where to start with survival

Follow Outback Mike:
Website: https://outbackmike.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outback_mike/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OutbackMike
Podcast: https://outbackmike.com/podcast/
Book: https://outbackmike.com/product/modern-day-castaway-book/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/Outbackmike/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@outbackmike
X: https://twitter.com/Outback_Mike

Other Show Notes:
Alone Australia: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/alone-australia
Zoleo satelite tracker: https://www.zoleo.com/en-au/satellite-communicator
Longest recorded case of survival without food and water: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/67607-longest-survival-without-food-and-water
Bushcraft Survival Australia: https://bushcraftsurvivalaustralia.com.au/

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