The Grey NATO – 375 – A Chat With Kim Frank (Explorer, Author, & Filmmaker)
Continuing an amazing year for guests, the TGN Boys are joined in this episode by the explorer, writer, author, and filmmaker Kim Frank. An award-winning writer and multi-media storyteller, Kim’s work includes writing for many notable outlets and authoring several books, including “Elephants in the Hourglass: A Journey of Reckoning and Hope Along the Himalaya”.
Jason and James hopped on a mic with Kim to chat about her start in exploring, her work with The Explorers Club and the Rolex Watch Expeditions program, and her recent project to complete a documentary (“Where The Forest Roars”) about her time experiencing the conflict between elephants and humans in Northeast India. The conversation spans production, in-field experiences, a few watch stories, and even some background on Kim’s special (and modified) FJ40 Land Cruiser.
A huge thank you to Kim for being on today’s episode and to David for making the connection.
Stay in the mix for a Final Notes that will have you diving into a novel legal argument following a docudrama about free diving as you consider your relative need for (yet another) flashlight.
6:04 Rolex Submariner 14060M
7:07 Bell & Ross BR 03 Type Aviation
9:26 Brad Homes’ story about BR 03 Type Avia
14:38 Bell & Ross BR 02-92 Diver
16:35 Kim Frank’s Website
17:30 “Elephants in the Hour Glass: A Journey of Reconing and Hope Along the
Himalaya.”
19:03 David Concannon on TGN
19:37 Rolex Explorer 36
22:09 Explorer’s Club Rolex Watch Expeditions
26:26 Don Walsh on TGN
43:10 Asian elephants
44:19 “Where The Forest Roars” (homepage, screenings, more)
45:20 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40
54:08 Goddess traditions connecting to matriarch elephant herds
54:44 The Boiling River
59:00 1959 Rolex Explorer (see body of show notes above)
1:02:26 “He Thinks Netflix Accused Him of Murder. The Courts Disagree” (NYT)
1:03:33 Sector Watches
1:07:12 Josh Fenn EDC video
1:07:40 Olight Oclip Pro S
“One way to get the most out of life is to look upon it as an adventure.” – William Feather.