Ep. 332: Going Blind on Everest Holiday Flashback - Brian Dickinson
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 18 December 2017
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Holiday Flashback - Imagine the Hurculean effort it takes to summit 29,035' Mt Everest. Now imagine reaching the summit and enjoying the fruits of your accomplishment only to realize your vision is fading rapidly with no one around to help you get back down. Brian Dickinson is on the show to tell us about his Blind Descent.
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| 0:00.0 | And the earth just kind of came out from under me, just a slab avalanche. It was getting warmer out. |
| 0:05.1 | And I just remember I was falling, and I remember that initial just falling, feeling. |
| 0:10.6 | And I grabbed the rope so fast and so tight. It burned a line right through my glove. |
| 0:16.2 | Episode 332, Brian Dickinson lost his sight at the top of Mount Everest, a holiday flashback. |
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| 1:26.1 | So imagine the incredible effort it takes to reach the |
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