Chasing Adventure on the TET
Adventure Rider Radio
Canoe West Media
4.9 • 915 Ratings
🗓️ 9 January 2025
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
In his mid-40s, Philipp Amann decided it was finally time for an off-road adventure, despite the challenges of age, fitness, and relying on a 28-year-old BMW R1100GS. His first ride on the TET was a wild and humbling plunge into the deep end, but through grit, determination, and a passion for exploration, he transformed early blunders into triumphs. Along the way, he discovered the thrill of mastering off-road challenges, the significance of preparation, and the unique excitement of riding through Europe's diverse landscapes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, in case you're a new listener to Adventure Rider Radio, we've got another show that we do once a month called Raw. |
| 0:05.4 | Adventure Rider Radio Raw. |
| 0:06.6 | Comes out the 21st of every month. |
| 0:08.1 | This roundtable talks about motorcycle travel. |
| 0:10.3 | Lots of fun and some great information from well-known and connected world travelers every month. |
| 0:16.3 | Drop by Adventure Rider Radio.com and click on Raw Show. |
| 0:20.6 | Philip Oman returned to riding in his 40s after a bit of a hiatus that many people do, |
| 0:26.2 | and he decided it was finally time for an off-road adventure. |
| 0:30.0 | I mean, he'd seen Charlie and Ewan. |
| 0:31.3 | He was looking for that kind of adventure, maybe not quite that extreme, but to him a good |
| 0:35.6 | adventure. |
| 0:36.4 | And what he chose was the trans-European |
| 0:38.7 | trail, the Tet, which is kind of like the backcountry discovery routes in the U.S. |
| 0:42.8 | or the Trans-Canada Adventure Trail, the T-Cat in Canada. Philip lives in Austria, you know, |
| 0:48.8 | where KTM is headquartered. So you think that he'd be in the right place for an adventure like this? Maybe not so much. |
| 0:54.6 | You're going to hear about that today. That was one hurdle. Another one was that he didn't have a |
| 0:58.5 | motorcycle for the adventure. And he's green to all of this. He's new to all of this. So he's excited and he's |
| 1:03.5 | learning as he goes and he's using the internet to find his information. And as you're going to hear today, Philip is committed to his goals to learning while he goes while he rides, hit the ground running, so to speak, and admitting when he doesn't quite have things dialed. |
| 1:17.8 | One thing for sure. By the time Philip was done this ride, he knew what he needed to do. |
| 1:23.9 | I'm Jim Martin. This is Adventure Rider Radio. Stay with us. We get a good one for you. |
| 1:32.3 | I'm Sam Manick. I'm lost to this. |
| 1:35.3 | I mean, I've got married us. |
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