Follow Adventure Diaries for more authentic stories of adventure. Oscar Scafidi explains how his Madagascar river expedition relied on people who knew the ground. The satellite images could not settle the route, local guides helped them assess the mountains, and the portage grew far beyond what the team had planned. Chapters00:00 Finding support on the ground 01:15 A five-year conversation with the guide team 01:50 Max and the local guides 02:38 Why people declined the mountain route 03:12 Th...