Ep 55: Part 1 - Climbing Everest with Brian Dickinson

Keep Your Daydream

Marc Leach

Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Fulltime, Travel, Rving, Self-improvement, Keepyourdaydream, Education, Sailing, Kyd, Nomad, Dreams

5 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2015

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Former Navy rescue swimmer Brian Dickinson was roughly 1,000 feet from the summit of Mount Everest when his Sherpa became ill and had to turn back, leaving Brian with a difficult decision: should he continue to push for the summit, or head back down the mountain?

In this episode Brian shares his preparation to climb everest and takes us through the journey to reach the summit. Setting the stage for Part 2 where Brian descents from 29,000 feet alone and blind.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	It's a crazy moment when you're planned for climbing to Everest.
0:06.9	A lot of the times you have to kind of pinch yourself.
0:08.8	You're like, wow, I'm here.
0:10.2	But when you're actually at the highest camp in the world and you're moving towards the summit, it is very surreal.
0:19.0	You're listening to Keep Your Daydream Podcast.
0:22.7	Episode 55.
0:25.1	Part 1.
0:26.3	Climing Everest with Brian Dickinson.
0:36.8	Have you ever wondered what it would be like to leave normal, travel the world, or follow your dream?
0:42.2	How about sail the ocean?
0:43.6	Live in a different country every year or serve your life's purpose through a mission trip.
0:48.6	My name is Tricia Leach and those are the stories you're about to hear.
0:51.8	And so much more.
0:53.3	Welcome to your favorite podcast,
0:55.1	inspired by dreams and made for adventure. This is Keep Your Daydream.
1:09.6	Welcome back to KYD and a stomach-dropping episode of a story that has been featured on Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper, CNN, Huffington Post, and just about every other news outlet known.
1:23.8	Today's story is about climbing Everest.
1:26.8	Brian Dickinson is one of only two people that have summited Everest alone.
1:32.3	But before we dive into his story, there are a couple things you should know.
1:36.3	First, this episode is in two parts.
1:39.3	Today's episode is about setting the stage.
1:42.3	Talking about the preparation, getting to the top
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