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Strapped in a harness, on the edge of a mountain, the snow bridge lets out a hollow crack as it gives way. The story of two climbers whose fates are intertwined by a length of rope.

After finding himself in the middle of a disaster on Mount Everest, the mountaineer wanted to be the strongest version of himself.

In a heartbreaking conversation, Jim shares this painful memory with Ant – and how loss, resilience, and the strength to survive has shaped not only that fateful day, but the rest of his life.

Jim Davidson is a resilience expert and motivational speaker. From his 36 years as a high-altitude climber and expedition leader, Jim distills compelling stories and uplifting lessons about resilience and reaching one’s goals.

Jim Davidson is a high-altitude climber who has spent a lifetime climbing peaks around the world.

The 2015 Gorka Earthquake killed 8,790 people — including 19 on Mt. Everest — and left more than 22,000 others injured. The quake hit just before noon, Nepal Standard Time; shortly after Jim Davidson reached Camp One on the world’s highest peak.

While we watch summit after summit on Everest 2022, I reached out to my long-time friend, mentor, and climbing partner, Jim Davidson, to take a trip down memory lane and talk about our Everest experiences.

Jim Davidson is the author of “The Ledge” and “The Next Everest”. His perspective of the 2015 Everest Base Camp disaster is very unique because of his background in geology. We discussed his mountaineering background, tragedy in mountaineering, and lessons learned from mountaineering including resilience.

Jim is a professional climber, speaker, and best-selling author. He wrote two books, The Ledge, about his experiences on Mt Rainier, and The Next Everest about the deadly earthquake on how to build resilience. He lives with his family in Colorado, USA.

In this week’s episode, Jim shares his terrifying tale, how he survived, and how we can all prepare better for adversity through building a mindset of resiliency.

Jim Davidson’s story is hard to believe, but all too true. He survived mountain avalanches that took the life of his climbing partner and best friend. And later, while climbing Mt. Everest in Nepal, the highest mountain in the world, a severe earthquake hit.