Pat Monday discusses his summit of Mt. Everest in May of 2024. Pat is a prior Navy EOD Operator, Medical School Student, and Mountain climber. We discussed where he found his love of the mountains, how he turned his dream of climbing Mt. Everest into a reality, and how his summit expedition went.
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Ep.47: Pat Monday –
Timecodes
00:00:00 Start
00:00:30 Introduction
00:01:40 When The Mountain Climbing Passion Started
00:04:04 First Major Mountain Climb - Mt Fuji
00:06:08 2nd Major Mountain - Mt Rainier
00:07:17 Mt Whitney
00:07:45 Mt Shasta
00:08:25 1st of the 7 Summit Attempts - Aconcagua
00:11:43 Important Lessons to Learn
00:16:48 Seeing Bodies on Everest
00:18:16 Hypoxia on the Mountain
00:20:17 Deciding Point to Climb Everest
00:25:49 Mountaineering Fitness
00:31:37 Everest Training Plan
00:34:19 Medical School & Everest Mental Similarities
00:40:29 Critical Thinking is the Common Denominator
00:45:21 Starting the Everest Expedition
00:50:02 Everest Base Camp
00:58:16 Leaving Everest Basecamp
01:01:05 Khumbu Icefall
01:08:30 Acclimatization Climbs
01:11:00 Summit Attempt
01:15:04 Reaching The Summit of Everest
01:18:39 Being Ready Throughout Life
01:21:43 Oxygen For The Summit
01:22:52 Applying For An Everest Expedition Team
01:30:49 Decision Factors For Summit Attempt
01:34:52 Mitigating The Everest Withdrawl
01:38:36 Military Exit and After Everest Summit Similarities
01:44:46 Transition Your Identity
01:52:58 Navy EOD Operators Like To Do Hard Things
