by Jim Davidson | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog, Everest17, Lessons, Resilience, Speaking of Adventure, Uncategorized
When we’re going through a tough time in life, we often want it to just stop and be finished. None of us are super-human, so we get tired, cranky, and overwhelmed. If the challenging situation has been long, serious, or deadly, then it’s common to suffer...
by Jim Davidson | Jan 28, 2019 | Blog, Lessons, Resilience
It’s exhilarating to think about big goals and empowering to reach them. The best rewards from pursuing big goals do not usually happen during some glorious moment when standing in the sunshine. The most significant rewards come as you’re climbing toward your big...
by Jim Davidson | Oct 6, 2016 | Everest17, Lessons, Speaking of Adventure
Taking one small step, and then another. It’s how everything gets done. Building a brick wall, earning your degree, climbing a mountain. One step, then another. The concept is super simple, but the execution can be tough. You can get discouraged by external...
by Jim Davidson | Nov 19, 2015 | Everest 2015, Lessons, Uncategorized
Some 24 hours after the massive earthquake in Nepal, we got hit with a huge aftershock. The entire Khumbu Glacier beneath our tent slid back and forth several inches. The 6.5 magnitude tremor rattled the fragile ice we were living on at Everest Camp 1. Just as they...
by Jim Davidson | Nov 12, 2015 | Everest 2015, Lessons, Resilience, Uncategorized
We huddled in our tent at Camp 1 just twenty-five minutes after the earthquake stopped. Because the avalanches had finally ceased pouring off the shoulder of Everest, the noisy powder blasts had quieted. The air was filled with urgent chatter gushing from the radio in...
by Jim Davidson | Apr 12, 2015 | Everest 2015, Lessons, Resilience, Speaking of Adventure, Test, Training, Uncategorized
Climbing Mount Everest next month will be incredibly challenging. But, my three previous trips to the Himalayas have shown me that just getting to the mountains can be difficult. If you want to climb a big mountain in Nepal, you must first trek there. While trekking...
