Ep 94 - The Summit Was Closed - Michael Habicht

the Sharp End Podcast

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4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 1 November 2023

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

In April of 2023, Michael Habicht headed over to Nepal to climb the striking 6,812 meter tall mountain, Ama Dablam. As a solo climber, he was met with some unique challenges and learned a ton from his expedition. After Michael got back from this trip he made the decision not to climb 8,000 meter peaks because of the experience he shares on this episode. His reasoning has nothing to do with his technical skills, but you’ll have to tune in to hear why. This podcast is produced by Ashley Saupe. This podcast is sponsored by Rocky Talkie and supported by the American Alpine Club. → 10% off Rocky Talkie radios at RockyTalkie.com/SharpEnd → 10% off Swoop garments with code SHARPEND → 20% off First Aid contents at MyMedic.com with code SHARPEND20 → 10% off any wilderness medicine course with Desert Mountain Medicine using code SHARPEND Instagram: the_sharp_end_podcast YouTube: @thesharpendpodcast Become a Patreon: patreon.com/thesharpendpodcast Visit my website: www.thesharpendpodcast.com

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0:00.0	Welcome back to the Sharpen Podcast, a podcast aimed at minimizing future outdoor accidents by way of storytelling.
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1:16.0	episode out of 94 episodes of the lifespan of this podcast that I have featured
1:21.1	an international story.
1:23.0	I have limited my submissions to North America, Canada, and Mexico because they already have too many submissions as it is.
1:29.0	This is a special episode because I've gone international.
1:32.0	Today I interview Manday Michael who talks about his experience in Nepal in April of 2023 just a couple months ago.
1:39.0	The story takes place on the striking 6,812 meter mountain, Amma de Blam, and he shares a ton of lessons learned.
1:48.0	I hope you enjoy. So I'm Michael, Michael Habek. I'm a climber for about 30 years and I started in on Shasta I got guided I was called to the mountains and I must go so I got guided in Shasta when I was in college.
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