Track Your Life with Boyd Varty

Power of the pack

October 24th, 2024  |  Season 4  |  14 mins 55 secs

africa, boyd varty, lion tracking, londolozi, safari, story hunter, storytelling, track your life, wilderness

Our first morning of tracking in the Delta starts early - following the tracks of a lonely hyena track with lacklustre enthusiasm. Suddenly, our morning takes an exhilarating turn and the energy of the group shifts, as we find ourselves on the trail of a pack of Wild Dogs - also known as African Wolves, or Painted Wolves.

Nothing bad ever happened to a Story Hunter

August 22nd, 2024  |  Season 4  |  16 mins 22 secs

africa, boyd varty, lion tracking, londolozi, renius mhlongo, safari, story hunter, storytelling, track your life, wilderness

Being lost is part of being found.
In this episode, I share an experience of being lost while tracking lions in the wild African bushveld.

Day 40 - Searching for the Spirit of the Great Heart

May 11th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  7 mins 1 sec

40 days, 40 nights, africa, johnny clegg, spirit of the great heart, tree

And then all of sudden we were there. The face of the people I love. Saying goodbye with immense gratitude to the tree and this beautiful place on the river. The last dawn from inside this experience on the river. I know this is not the end but the beginning. You will be hearing from me. There is so much life for us all to live. I’m not going to try and summarize of sign off well. I have said what I need to say. I will leave you with an anthem by the late great South Africa Johnny Clegg. Volume up, listen to the words.

Day 23 - Spirit of Spirit

April 24th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  12 mins 35 secs

africa, caprivi, chief seattle, chobe, innocent ngwenya, kruger, lions, mana, okovango, serengeti, spirit, tracker academy, tracking, ubuntu

How do we get back to the spirit of life?

Ubuntu - I am because of you, you are because of me.
Your presence helps me be a person.
It seems to run deeper than that. Deeper than people, the animals, plants, rivers.

Get quiet enough to really hear the voice inside you. Follow that and I suspect it will take you back instantly to the spirit of life.

Day 1

April 2nd, 2020  |  Season 1  |  21 mins 4 secs

africa, boyd, londolozi, mystics, preparation, tracker, varty

Day 1 from the Treehouse is now live

40 Days & 40 Nights Preparation

March 29th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  18 mins 28 secs

africa, books, boyd, londolozi, mystics, preparation, tracker, varty

Boyd begins preparing for his immersion into the wilderness, discusses books he is planning on taking out with him and reflects on the impact of the weather.

40 Days & 40 Nights Introduction

March 26th, 2020  |  Season 1  |  24 mins 34 secs

africa, boyd, londolozi, mystics, tracker, varty

What am I spending 40 days and 40 nights alone in the African wilderness?