The Green Piece Podcast By Warren Green

Mandy Horvath shares the challenges of summiting Africa's tallest mountain, Kilimanjaro at 19 341 feet. Many alpinists have beaten the thin air to reach the summit of this iconic mountain, but Mandy is the first woman to do it on her hands; she's a double amputee following a near death accident in her 21st year where she was smashed by a train losing her legs to save her life...

Double amputee, recovering alcoholic, outdoors woman, adventurer and quite simply one strong willed youngster, Mandy Horvath, tells the tale of climbing Kilimanjaro Africa's tallest mountain at 19 341 feet. She's earned the right to have the landscape tattooed on her flesh, she's already got its grit grain and dust imbedded in her hands and fingers. Oh and by the way, she scaled the mountain unaided and on her hands achieving an Guinness records first.. This is a two part podcast so look out for the second that follows.

This is a gentle monologue about the wilderness and what it means for us as a species. I hope thought provoking...

Sometimes you get lucky when you engage a group of guides, specialists in their fields, in a conversation. This is a conversation with guides from Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Zambia, but not just from exotic countries rather from the most iconic areas of those destinations.. the Serengeti, Victoria Falls and the mighty Zambezi River, Botswana's Okavango Delta and the remote and seclude South Luangwa Valley of Zambia.

August 21 2017 most of America saw the total solar eclipse race across the country from the Pacific coast over the Atlantic shore.. That was three years ago, which today triggers memories of another epic eclipse that I witnessed in March 2015. This is an account of the drama that I experienced North of latitude 78, where it's cold, damned cold and wild, wild beyond my wildest dreams...!

Standup comedian, feminist playwright, journalist and adventurer "Lofty" talks about life leading up to her latest venture WAT. 

After missing my flight to an airstrip up near Sioma in Zambia I had to make a plan to get there by road.. a short story of an adventure across western Zambia in search of Gavin Johnson.

When I missed my flight I found myself on the step of Livingston International airport contemplating my next move. It was something of a misadventure along the course of the mighty Zambezi River. I was supposed to be chasing giant tiger fish from the banks of the rapidly flowing Zambezi...

I found this conversation and podcast extremely challenging. Covid-19 has separated me from my guests, the internet strength has meant we talk over Skype with the camera off, which keeps a distance between us. This conversation was different; it was beyond me, it was difficult to digest, I was stunned for words, I had a good internet connection so we used our cameras, I choked up when I could see Mandy's eye tear up as she recounted those moments that have left her scarred... This is a story of courage, hardship beyond comprehension and a resolve a strength of will to overcome. Listen if you dare.

This is a quick insight into my conversation with Mandy Horvath, which will be published next week. An amazing woman, whose story will inspire you and this is a time when we all need to see a light at the end of the tunnel.

Mat Jordan went to Mozambique and swore he wouldn't be back again....Today he's an executive on the Gorongosa project working alongside Tesst Malunga, Larissa Sousa and many others hand picked and nurtured by the soft spoken, visionary Greg Carr. 

This is the third in the four part series covering Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique. I was joined by the Activities Manager Tesst Malunga for a campfire conversation, which started out with a little dive into his youthful exploits in Zimbabwe, to his current affairs plotting planning the guests safari experience at Gorongosa and touched on a few other insights as we rambled along. Lighthearted and yet insightful.

When I first learnt about the restoration of Gorongosa following nearly thirty years of bloody war I naively assumed it was simply about bringing recently extinct animals to the park. These conversations uncover the many layers restoration that is taking place to rebuild Mozambique's jewel. Today I talk to Larissa who is addressing some fundamental human rights in the region.

Gorongosa is a remarkable National Park in Mozambique. It was almost entirely destroyed by war, much of its game wiped out and flora destroyed. This series of four conversations look deeper into the park and the effects its restoration is having on the greater community of 200 000 people that surround the park.

The first in the series is a lively conversation with Greg Carr.

Victoria Falls.. not just a magnificent display of thousands of gallons of water cascading over a precipice down into a dramatic gorge, but also home to the White family who have not only pioneered wild water and safari activities in Zimbabwe, but also rearing and  "re-wilding" elephants...Warren Green chats with COO Craig White.

Coming from the rich fertile soils of South Africa's premier wine and fruit growing region, now the Marketing Director of arguably the most renowned and successful Private Game Reserve in the world, Jacques Smit shares a little of his life with Warren on this episode of The Green Piece.

Award winning & world class photographer, photographic safari guide, Andy Biggs talks travel and photography with Warren Green

I traveled across Kenya early in 2000 with my colleague Rajiv Chada, then the GM of Across Africa Safaris, scouting for ideas and inclusions to feature in a rethought Kenyan Safari. This is an excerpt of our adventure that features being isolated in the Sand River while looking for a sublime experience....