SHOT BY PIRATES | THE DEBRIEF | Former Royal Marine Commandos John Bathgate & Ian Roberts

In this episode of The Debrief, former 22 SAS Trooper Big Phil Campion speaks to John Bathgate & Ian Roberts.

Serving over 2 decades between them as Royal Marine Commandos, John & Ian left the forces and went looking for adventure. 'Summit To Sea' became their mission, a 5 stage journey across South America starting at Ecuador's highest mountain, and the highest point on Earth, Chimborazo. Widely regarded as the highest source of the Amazon River, the team summited the mountain, and began the next stages of the journey, aiming to travel over 5000km along the Amazon. After conducting scientific research work near Iquitos, John & Ian continued on their way down the river, but it was not smooth sailing...
After being kidnapped twice previously, passing a pirate encampment on the riverbank launched a series of events that would lead to the pair being attacked & shot multiple times by pirates, and would see the activation of their Garmin SOS devices and a military response to rescue them.

The Summit To Sea team are planning to restart their incredible journey in 2024 and are raising vital funds to both support the journey, and to deliver to their chosen charities, all of whom will appreciate donations of any size, no matter how small.

Find Out More & Support Summit To Sea:
Website: https://www.summittosea.org.uk/
Donate: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfundi...
Instagram:   / summit_to_sea_23  
Youtube: ‪@summittosea6411‬

Charities:
RVOne: https://rvone.co.uk/
Royal Marines Charity: https://rma-trmc.org/
Rainforest Concern: https://www.rainforestconcern.org/
The Peru Mission: https://theperumission.org.uk/

The Summit To Sea team wishes to publicly thank their sponsors:
Tiso Group Ltd, Berghaus, Garmin, Mountain Boot Co, Scarpa, Masta, Insta360, Captain Scott Society, M&D Green Group, Scotia Properties, Adventure Nutrition & Gibraltar Training Group

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