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#62: "Antarctic Gurkha" Scott Sears -- Youngest Unsupported Journey to the South Pole
- Autor: Vários
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I'm so ridiculously excited for this episode! In a few short weeks, the "Antarctic Gurkha" Scott Sears flies down to the most desolate place in the world for an expedition where he will attempt to become the youngest person to reach the South Pole "alone, unsupported, and unassisted." To accomplish this Herculean feat, Scott must drag a 200lb sled 683 miles in some of the most extreme weather imaginable, across crevasses, through white outs, and over the brutal Sastrugi (waves of solid snow). Powering through day after day after day completely alone, driven by nothing but his own internal badassness. Journeying to the South Pole ignites a vision of supreme human endurance and provokes journeys of extreme adversity, tragedy and triumph. It is the epitome of the much-overused term EPIC. A true adventure. In this episode, Scott shares his preparations, expectations, and mentality while planning for and training for his expedition. How has his life's journey prepared him to take on this challenge? How wi