On May 27th, 2016, Colin broke two mountaineering world records; he claimed the speed records for both the Seven Summits (132 days) and the Explorers Grand Slam (139 days), climbing the tallest mountain on each continent and skiing the last degree of latitude to the North and South Poles.
In This Episode:
-Embracing growing up in a mixed family
-Putting in just enough effort to get by in his early life
-The transition from doing something for fun to doing it as a profession
-Adapting to a new environment at Yale
-Traveling the world after college
-The moment that changed his life – a severe burn in Thailand
-Fulfilling his goal of competing in a triathlon
-The meaning of Beyond72
-The intensity of the journey to the South Pole
-Summiting Everest under harsh conditions
-Consistency as a key to breaking the record
-Why mental fortitude is so important
-Being flexible when chaos ensued