FIELD NOTES | PATRICK HORSTMANN: The Other Kind of Risk

A conversation with expedition leader Patrick on why a safe, unhappy life is the greatest danger of all.

Erg Chigaga, Sahara. Photo by Wandermut

"I used to live in the future, but fortunately, I learned to trust my intuition"

Some travel out of necessity; others travel to seek adventure in places most only imagine. Sooner or later, you might find yourself restless in the mundane, longing for a new perspective. You can choose to switch worlds, trading your routine for vast deserts, jungles, and mountains that feel like a step back in time. As Patrick says, the reward for this choice is profound: "When you spend weeks talking to indigenous people, you acquire a worldview unknown to the West."