Mark Twight, mountaineer, Part I

The Adventure Stache

Payson McElveen

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4.9 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 8 October 2019

⏱️ 135 minutes

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Mark Twight is a former pioneering mountaineer, climber, photographer, author, podcaster, and Hollywood trainer. During his climbing career, he made multiple first ascents of some of the most challenging routes in the world, and achieved the fastest known times (FKTs) on Denali and Mount Hunter in The Alaska Range using bold, innovative training and climbing methods. His lightweight, single push approach to alpinism solidified his legacy as a pioneer of the sport, and changed the face of moun...

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0:00.0	There was one point when we were about 5,000 feet up to face, and Scott and I were to, Steve was leading, Scott and I were at the ballet, and Scott goes, hey man, look down there.
0:11.9	And I'm like, yeah, yeah, what?
0:14.1	He goes, the glacier.
0:16.1	Scott, it's a glacier.
0:17.5	We're in Alaska, of course.
0:18.6	And I'm thinking the fuck is wrong with Scott right now.
0:21.9	And he goes, it's so far down there. I'm like, yeah, we've, we've climbed really high, really fast.
0:28.4	And he goes, we couldn't get down if we tried. Ha. And you could be like, oh my God, that's so terrifying.
0:35.7	Like, no, it's the most liberating thing in the world.
0:38.7	When retreat is still a possibility, there's like part of your mind is occupied with thinking about how you're going to do it.
0:46.9	When retreat is no longer an option, it's just like, okay, I am free, I'm cut loose.
0:52.9	It's only up.
0:53.9	And an amazing sense of... It's just like, okay, I am free. I'm cut loose. It's only up.
1:00.7	And an amazing sense of freedom because there is no longer a choice.
1:04.4	It's showtime, everybody.
1:05.7	Showtime!
1:10.0	You've been living in a dream world, Neil.
1:14.4	This is the world as it exists today.
1:18.0	Life moves pretty fast.
1:20.5	You don't stop and look around once in a while.
1:21.9	You could miss it.
1:26.3	Listen, we're talk about practice.
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