Spartan Up! - A Spartan Race For The Mind!

Picture this, you’ve just reached the Summit of Everest- a pinnacle achievement when you’re literally on top of the World… and all of sudden everything goes white... your completely blind. Join us this week as Brian walks us down his “Blind Descent,” and tells us what skills learned from his time as a former US Navy Air Rescue Swimmer / Combat Search and Rescue and perhaps a little luck, got him home safe.   LESSONS: Don’t panic Focus on what needs to be done Do more Be who you are Seek obstacles, don’t avoid them LINKShttp://www.briandickinson.net TIME STAMPS: 0:00 Dr. L, Col Nye and Johnny Waite introduce Brian 1:20 Interview begins- “always climbing” 2:50 Joe on Aconcagua 4:00 Mental toughness of downtime 5:00 Growing up on a mountain 7:00 Climbing Everest solo with sherpa support 8:45 Acclimatization 10:00 Hiking in the “death zone” 11:15 Completely soloing 13:00 Time standing still on the Summitt 14:30 Descending snow blind 19:05 31 Habits: #8 Intermittent Fasting 21:20 Interview continues: 24 hrs