#74 - Geoff Mackley On Volcanic Centers, The Afghan War & Pants-Shitting Stories
- Written by AdventureFit Radio
Geoff Mackley is a freelance photographer who is also specialized in filming breaking news. Known for chasing storms around the world, as well walking into the center of volcanoes, he was featured in the TV series Dangerman, made for the Discovery Channel.
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Show Notes:
- Tommy’s tribute. [03:45]
- Geoff shares a bit on how he started in exploring volcanoes. [05:55]
- His experience in climbing Mt. Ruapehu. [09:40]
- The most unsafe natural disaster. [15:30]
- The importance of heeding local’s warning. [16:35]
- Geoff on war on drugs and alcohol issue. [17:50]
- The craziest event he had covered. [22:18]
- How family affair could affect his job. [23:30]
- List of natural disaster he had covered. [24:25]
- Desensitizing job. [25:30]
- His frightening story in Afghanistan war. [27:45]
- The level of danger in Afghanistan. [32:40]
- Do you have any close call? [34:50]
- Internet desensitizes human perspective. [36:00]
- Geoff talks about drone. [44:35]
- The Good, Bad and Science. [49:35]
- Doc’s story on his recent weightlifting national competition in Brisbane. [50:50]
- Do you have a band that you absolutely hate? [53:50]
- Unforgettable sh*tting stories. [55:15]
- What is next for Geoff in Volcano? [58:55]
- Why volcanoes, above the any other natural disaster? [1:01:35]
- Doc’s experience in Iguazu Falls [1:09:00]
- Geoff next expedition. [1:15:20]
- Working as volcanologist. [1:18:00]
- Safety measure. [01:18:40]
- 6 from 6 [1:29:35]
- Where is your favorite travel destination? [1:29:50]
- What is your dream destination? [1:30:55]
- What books would you recommend? [1:32:40]
- What are the things that you do in your downtime? [1:38:25]
- Who is your biggest role model? [1:39:25]
- When you could invite three people to dinner, who would they be? [1:41:45]
Selected Links:
- Iceland
- Mt. Ruapehu
- Afghanistan
- Drone
- Justin Bieber
- Nickelback
- Yellowstone Volcano
- Iguazu Falls
- Graham Hancock & Randall Carlson
- Magician of Gods
- Congo
- Bahamas
- Vice
- Ed Hillary
- Bill Stone
- Winston Churchill
- Elton John
- Tina Turner

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