At one point, the lead guide took a step forward, and for the next 30 feet in front of them, where there used to be normal snow, there was now this huge gaping hole dropping into a crevasse that was 200 feet deep.

And that crevasse was probably a mile wide from one end to the other.

So you think of being out there in the middle of that

and then that thing collapsing and pulling the whole rope team down,

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Episode 161, climbing Denali with Mike Fenner. Hi, and welcome back to another adventure sports podcast episode.

This is your host, Travis.

Now, a few of you have written into us and said, hey, we want to hear from some more mountain climbers, some high altitude climbers.

So I got a good guest on for you today.

His name is Mike Fenner.

And Mike has a really good, inspiring story about finding himself, you know, kind of

amid life and looking in the mirror and realizing that he might not have done the things

that he dreamed about doing when he was a younger man.

So I think we can all relate to that to some extent. So I've got Mike on here to tell his story about what happened and what he's done with it. It's a pretty amazing story. He's got a book out, which I'm probably a third of the way through and really enjoying it and having a hard time putting it down. So I hope you guys enjoy Mike's story as

much as I have been. Mike, welcome to the show. Thanks very much for having me, Travis.

It's great to have you. So let's dive in. I found you. I actually had a hard time tracking you down

and I'm glad I did because once I got to talking with you and got my hands on your book,

I was telling you before the interview that I really, really enjoy people that can write and tell stories and put me in the place that they're experiencing.

And your book has definitely done that.

Let's jump in a little bit from the beginning and tell people a little bit about your

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