{"id":12965,"date":"2020-07-29T10:14:12","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T10:14:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordsandimages.battleface.com\/?p=12965"},"modified":"2024-05-03T09:32:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T09:32:50","slug":"cheating-death-in-iranian-rapids-with-leon-mccarron-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/cheating-death-in-iranian-rapids-with-leon-mccarron-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheating death in Iranian rapids with Leon McCarron"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><h3 id=\"in-this-episode-we-chat-to-leo\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">In this episode we chat to Leon McCarron who is a Northern Irish adventurer, filmmaker and author. <\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and specialises in storytelling via long distance, human-powered journeys. Most recently, he walked 1000 miles from Jerusalem to Mount Sinai along a series of new hiking trails in the region. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Cheating death in Iranian rapids with Adventurer Leon McCarron\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TNShxl338SU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"follow-leon-on:-\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordsandimages.battleface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/battleface-podcast-with-Leon-McCarron-rafting-in-Iran.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-12992 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wordsandimages.battleface.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/battleface-podcast-with-Leon-McCarron-rafting-in-Iran.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/battleface-podcast-with-Leon-McCarron-rafting-in-Iran.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/battleface-podcast-with-Leon-McCarron-rafting-in-Iran-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/battleface-podcast-with-Leon-McCarron-rafting-in-Iran-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/battleface-podcast-with-Leon-McCarron-rafting-in-Iran-696x392.png 696w, https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/battleface-podcast-with-Leon-McCarron-rafting-in-Iran-747x420.png 747w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"follow-leon-on:--0\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">Follow Leon on: <\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=TNShxl338SU&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbko4ME5NQmVxNUIwRFloZWU3WUdzcy1ZNlJyZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsX2dKU3U5Zk5tWFRxb3RKUWk3X1pMVk1nUy1wQ2szZFNLVjloUG5wYzktZEJoV1FnWEpPcWUxN2VOQ3hnRVRTcGx2bWc4ay1ON2FybFNlak5scnlZNWNSaGxwSEg3bnBRN29SeDN0R1hFT3hlRUZYVQ%3D%3D&amp;event=video_description&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fleonmccarron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/leonmccarron<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\" spellcheck=\"false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?v=TNShxl338SU&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGFHQXJPb0xjRFJINklLa1VuekF6cGJ1Zm9aQXxBQ3Jtc0tsMXp2cnRrN29MRjduVTBUQkZBaU1ub19lcUQ0SVNDaDNRZmZTUkszc3NWUmxTT0Z1ZW9JM05oZ3kyb0E2YnM4RlJrNFN5SmpmQ0VpcGxyd2R5Vm1yeFd6dTVKNXdlUllQLUhpWVJET1lmYS03X00yMA%3D%3D&amp;event=video_description&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fleonmccarron%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leonmccarron\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/whfm2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/whfm2012<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"battleface-believes-risk-is-an\"><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">battleface believes risk is an integral part of travel.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"style-scope yt-formatted-string\" dir=\"auto\">That\u2019s why we sat down with some of the most adventurous globetrotters on the planet to find out what happens when things go south on the road. 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