Alex Staniforth: What Two Everest Disasters Reveal About Mental Health

What happens when you come face to face with death and survive? Alex Staniforth, the record-breaking ultra-endurance athlete, adventurer and founder of Mind Over Mountains, joins Aleksandra King, host and producer, on The BEYOND Podcast. Before the age of 20 he survived the two biggest disasters in the history of Mount Everest, and the experiences changed how he thinks about fear, resilience and purpose. The Alex Staniforth podcast episode goes from the 2015 avalanche, moment by moment, to the childhood of epilepsy, bullying and a stammer that sent him to the mountain in the first place, hypothermia on the Bob Graham Round, and the walking charity he now leads to help others restore their mental health in the outdoors. In this conversation: the 2015 avalanche, moment by moment; why a teenager with epilepsy, bullying and a stammer chose Everest; whether Everest has lost its magic; why resilience is the ability to recharge; why the biggest barrier is so often ourselves. Full episode page: thebeyondpodcast.com Guest: alexstaniforth.com Aleksandra King, host and producer: aleksandraking.com