TPM Episode 240: Dan Egan Part 2, Staying alive on Mount Elbrus
The Powell Movement
Mike Powell
4.8 • 824 Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2021
⏱️ 78 minutes
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Summary
Dan Egan is a Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame Member and living legend with a ton of stories to tell. In round two of his podcast, he tells the story that almost killed him, what it took to survive and how it changed his life forever. There were 15 people that didn’t make it out and Dan tells the tale. We finish things off with my complaints about the Ski and Snowboard HOF that Dan is currently the face of.
Dan Egan Show Notes:
6:00: OR Show, Dan’s summer, and his book
9:00: What is Degree7, Patrick Vallecant, why the trip to Mount Elbrus
14:00: Arriving in Paris and realizing this is a crazy idea, a massive group, and being watched in Russia
17:00: The creepy phone call, why so many die on Elbrus, vacation mentality, Allah doesn’t like May Day, the differences between Dan and John, and forgetting gear
24:30: Stanley: Get 30% off site wide with the code drinkfast
Dragon: Their glasses FLOAT, use the code Powell15 to save 15 %
10 Barrel Brewery: Buy their beers, they support action sports more than anyone
27:00: Why a short acclimatization process, John and Tom aren’t going to push for the summit, losing his climbing partner, and turnaround time
31:00: Taking his pack off for the summit push, making it in a blizzard, decision making in altitude, and meeting Sasha
35:00: Joining the Russians, spending the night on the mountain, his white light moment, Sasha saves the day again, and fighting for rope, and leaving the group
45:30: Peter Glenn Ski and Sports:
Alpine Vans: Upgrade your adventure, Upgrade your life
Rollerblade: Find out all about the award-winning Skate to Ski program
48:00: Who was Sasha, how many people die on the mountain that day, getting out of Russia, medical issues and fights in France, and the trip that never ends
56:00: My problems with the Ski and Snowboard Hall of Fame and our discussion about it. (I know Terje is not from the US and should not be in the conversation)
68:00: Inappropriate Questions with Roy Tuscany
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Have a seat on your porcelain throne. |
| 0:02.3 | It's time to talk some shit on the Powell Movement. |
| 0:13.5 | Welcome to the Powell Movement. |
| 0:17.1 | I'm your host, Mike Powell, and I've just returned from the best summer OR trade show I've ever been to. |
| 0:22.9 | But if I'm to keep it real, it's the only summer OR trade show that I've ever been to and it was quite disappointing. |
| 0:29.1 | First and foremost, the show was small. |
| 0:31.6 | You could walk every nook and cranny of the show in two hours max. |
| 0:35.6 | And the brands you saw in the hallways? Well, they were mostly brands I didn't know or know that well, and a bunch of licensed |
| 0:41.3 | products. |
| 0:42.3 | And for each product category at the show, you could look at it as the fifth best in class |
| 0:47.3 | in that category, well, they attended this show. |
| 0:50.3 | For example, in the Keep Things Hot and Cold category, I look at the top brands in the world as |
| 0:55.9 | number one, Stanley, of course, number two, Yeti, number three, Hydroflask, number four, who knows, |
| 1:02.2 | and number five, the fifth best was Orca, and Orca was at the trade show, no one else was. |
| 1:07.6 | It was really crazy to be there and feel like I was witnessing firsthand the demise of an |
| 1:12.4 | industry powerhouse. And it's a shame, too, because I really like the people behind the show, |
| 1:17.5 | and I believe these shows can be saved, but a lot of things would need to happen to get everyone |
| 1:21.9 | back on board. And timing is the most important thing that would need to change. There's a reason |
| 1:27.3 | that the regional shows leading up to Winner-O-R are so busy, |
| 1:30.7 | and it's because that's when the business is done. |
| 1:33.2 | There is no need for a dog and pony show, and that's what these shows have turned into, |
| 1:37.0 | and the brands are finally starting to figure that out. |
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