Ep. 574: Going Blind on the Summit of Everest - Brian Dickinson
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 26 September 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Originally aired October 13, 2016
Imagine the Herculean 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 from the top of the world.
The Book: Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mt. Everest
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| 0:39.5 | And the earth just kind of came out from under me, just a slab avalanche. |
| 0:43.3 | It was getting warmer out. |
| 0:44.8 | And I just remember I was falling and I remember that initial just falling feeling. |
| 0:50.0 | And I grabbed the rope so fast and so tight. |
| 0:52.9 | It burned a line right through my glove. |
| 0:58.0 | This is the Adventure Sports Podcast. |
| 1:00.8 | I'm trying to help you find adventure every day in any stage of life. |
| 1:04.4 | You're going to hear from explorers, adventures, business owners, |
| 1:08.7 | and anyone living their life a little more out of the box than usual. |
| 1:21.0 | Have you ever been in one of those moments where you thought you might not ever see your |
| 1:25.7 | loved once again? Well, today we're talking to someone who felt that. |
| 1:31.1 | For a lot of us, it's not at the top of Mount Everest, but for Brian it was. |
| 1:36.0 | I have been in moments myself where I felt that I might not make it out of this. |
| 1:41.5 | A lot of them are adventure related, but honestly, a lot of them, |
| 1:45.0 | you know, vehicle related, traffic related. It doesn't have to be the top of Everest to feel this |
| 1:49.9 | way. So just imagine that feeling times however much when you're so isolated up there and you know |
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