by Jim Davidson | Oct 22, 2015 | Everest 2015, Resilience, Uncategorized
I’ve wanted to climb Mount Everest for 30 years. After seeing a black and white photograph of Everest in my family’s encyclopedia long ago, big mountains have had a gravitational pull on my life. I became a geologist. I became a climber. By 2015, after 33 years of...
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...
by Jim Davidson | Apr 2, 2015 | Everest 2015, I Shouldn't Be Alive, Partnership, Resilience, Speaking of Adventure, The Ledge, Training, Uncategorized
In the Khumbu Valley of Nepal, the cycle of life abounds: Daily activity interwoven with dramatic beauty; the profound crammed against the profane. For me, the cycle of resilience resides here as well: recovery, renewal, and reinvention. I first visited the Khumbu 23...
by Jim Davidson | Mar 27, 2015 | Everest 2015, Resilience, Speaking of Adventure, Test, Training, Uncategorized
Over the last year, as my expedition to Nepal drew ever closer, people at my presentations frequently asked: So, how do you climb Everest? While some wanted details about the route, gear and techniques, most people were asking a bigger, more important question: How...
by Jim Davidson | Jan 22, 2015 | Everest 2015, Partnership, Resilience, Training, Uncategorized
I just returned from co-leading a climbing expedition to Mexico’s high volcanoes. Rime ice and resilience taught us much that we can apply to our next climbs, and to life. Here are some crucial lessons and photos from our expedition. Rime Ice on Ixta After a...
by Jim Davidson | Dec 17, 2014 | Everest 2015, Partnership, Resilience, Training, Uncategorized
I recently got the chance to summit Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 feet) in Tanzania with my daughter, Jess. Over six days, as we worked our way up the mountain, I noticed how the snows of Kilimanjaro (the ones made famous by Ernest Hemingway) looked different as...
