098: Masha Gordon | Explorers Grand Slam World Record Holder

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 5 July 2016

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Masha Gordon, a mountaineer who completed the seven summits and both poles in record time, ventured to take lessons in grit from the boardroom to the most challenging terrain on earth. Thirty minutes from the summit of Everest she was faced with an executive decision: should she risk getting caught in a storm and possibly putting her life in peril or divest and live to see another day? Luckily the risk was worth taking, but the tough mindedness she earned in business made her decision a sound one. Learn how doing great things has taught Gordon how little it actually takes to be happy and successful.

Lessons:
1. Even when you invested a large amount in an experience the smartest thing could be to divest if it means living to see another day.
2. Move counter to stereotypes so that they no longer define you.
3. Let a healthy fear and respect complement the excitement of your expeditions.

Transcript

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0:00.0	We are here with Marsha Gordon for Spartan Up Podcast at the base of the staircase.
0:05.0	This is going to be the first time ever we do this for Spartan Up.
0:08.0	We're going to hike up the mountain.
0:10.0	Hiking is no stranger to Marsha.
0:12.0	What did you do? You did a... did uh I did explore Grand Slam so I climbed at highest peak in every continent including
0:17.6	Averist and including to Nollie so so uh... seven that's. Seven plus tracking to two poles.
0:24.0	She tracking two poles and you did that cross-country skiing or?
0:27.0	Yeah, it's correct. Yeah, you put on Nordic skis, you have very, very heavy sleds and you just go.
0:32.0	And the toughest challenge she said is going to be
0:33.6	doing this one mile track up the stone stairs. It's going to be a hard one. So we're
0:38.5	going to go and we're going to interview on the way up the stairs. Watch your step.
0:44.0	Welcome to Spartan Up Podcast.
0:50.0	I am surrounded by greatness.
0:52.0	We have Marion behind the camera. We have
0:54.0	Sefra, we have Dave Delucca, Johnny Waite, and Jota Saina. And here we are in
1:00.5	Pittsfield, but you were with also in Pittsfield, but you were also in Pittsfield with Masha Gordon.
1:06.4	Amazing woman, incredible challenge completed.
1:11.8	North Pole, South Pole,
1:13.7	seven continents, seven highest peaks,
1:16.7	and then obviously the thing that makes it a grand slam
1:19.3	is Spartan up podcast.
1:20.6	Let's find out how somebody does that.
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