Exploration, Survival, Wild Animal Encounters, Ghost Stories, and much more with Ash Dykes [#26]

ASH DYKES is an EXTREME Athlete & Adventurer. His accomplishments include 3 WORLD FIRST records: walking across Mongolia + Madagascar, and the length of the 3rd longest river in the word: the 4,000 mile long Yangtze River in China.  Ash is passionate about what he does, and is an enthusiastic storyteller. He shares some of his amazing yarns: close encounters with wild animals, death, and much more, including even the paranormal.  HAVE YOU MET... ASH DYKES 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🐙SCROLL DOWN⏬FOR 🕓TIMESTAMPS✌️ Check out Ash's episode (or some of our others) on YouTube for video, photos, more links, and other resources: https://www.youtube.com/haveyoumetpodcast 🔗LINKS🔗 🌍ur Links: 🐠 All Links: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet 🌲 Website: https://haveyoumetpodcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/haveyoumet_podcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HAVEYOUMET_pod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/haveyoumetpodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haveyoumet-podcast/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/62prCg7wMoQc12cCVBvU1Q Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/have-you-met/id1577838693 🐞 Our CLIPS channel: ▶https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfXvnqQ7aaXn77PGPwIMNmg/ 🔋 Ash's links: Check out Ash's website (BOOK, coaching, + more): https://ashdykes.com/ Instagram @Ash_Dykes: https://www.instagram.com/ash_dykes/ Twitter @AshDykes: https://twitter.com/AshDykes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AshDykesOfficial 📱 Ash's YouTube: ▶https://www.youtube.com/c/AshDykes/ ✌️ 🕓TIMESTAMPS🕓 [00:30] Ash's roots & why he became an adventurer [03:31] First expedition [14:28] Scuba Diving and Fighting [19:39] 3 BIG World Record Setting Expeditions [26:55] Mongolia's Gobi Desert highlights: an unexpected night-time visitor [36:28] Madagascar highlights: being held up at gun point & getting malaria [48:37] Yangtze River highlights: being hunted by wolves [56:25] Finishing a 4,000 mile journey [58:38] Animal Encounters (Monkey and spider bites, bears, wild yak, & more) [01:06:45] Best / Worst / Weirdest Food, Drink & Experience [01:11:28] Previously untold 'Ghost story' (or maybe witch/spirit/other!) [01:19:35] Joe Rogan Experience [01:25:36] Ash's message 🆕 - NEW EPISODE EVERY OTHER FRIDAY -  ☀️PEN-MINDED and curious conversational interviews. EXTREME VARIETY of guests.  🎙️ Just two people talking...  🦄 Thank you for listening to the episode -- I hope you enjoyed it and maybe got inspired to GO OUTDOORS, explore somewhere new, or push your own boundaries!! If any of those is true - please SUBSCRIBE + maybe consider SHARING the episode with someone you know, it all helps :) Thank you 🙌 💎ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/HaveYouMet ⬅️ 🦚 #podcast #ashdykes #explorer #adventurer #ashdykespodcast #haveyoumet #haveyoumetpodcast #yangtzeriver #podcasts #newvideo #mongolia #madegascar #welsh #missionpossible 🧲