The Year of Big Ideas

The Dirtbag Diaries

Duct Tape Then Beer

Sports, Wilderness

4.8 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2008

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Today we bring you the “Year of Big Ideas? – a show all about goals, some big, some small. We’ve interviewed friends, professional athletes, random people on chairlifts, anyone we could rope into contributing. Here’s to dreaming big and going bigger in the New Year.

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1:17.0	The Dirt Bag Diaries, is brought to you by Patagonia, makers of high-quality clothing and gear for outdoor sports, world travel, world travel.
1:47.0	The Dirt Bag Diaries, is brought to you by Patagonia, makers of high-quality clothing and gear for outdoor sports, world travel.
2:18.0	A few years ago, Brad decided he wanted to go skydiving on a Friday night, the next day he jumped out of a plane.
2:23.0	But the time he turns 30, he will have an MBA and a law degree, both earned while working full-time.
2:28.0	When he sets a goal, the follow-through is decisive and immediate, no matter how intimidating the task at hand is.
2:34.0	The cell cap goal, Brad's aware that it's a little bit hair-brained.
2:38.0	But for some reason, it's stuck.
2:41.0	Why would you ever think that this would be a good idea just to go climb the cap?
2:45.0	I mean, why not? I mean, kind of what you're thinking?
2:49.0	Yeah, you know, I was on the internet after you brought up the idea and looked through some pictures and whatnot.
2:57.0	And it definitely seems challenging, but I think I'm up for it as long as you're doing it properly and you have some people with you who know what they're doing.
3:09.0	Which I'm hoping that's the case.
3:11.0	And it seems to be so, you know, I'm going to put some trust in those people and, you know, put the trust in myself and see what we can do with this.
3:24.0	Are you scared of all?
3:26.0	I don't know if scares is the right word.
3:29.0	Definitely nervous, anxious.
3:34.0	It's a massive piece of rock and it's having spending some time out less.
3:39.0	You know, I've definitely seen mountains and rocks like that, but never really crossed my mind to get out there and see if I can scale to the top.
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