Ema Dantas has climbed 6 mountains to date to raise money for Mental Health. She is determined to change the stigma surrounding mental health one mountain at a time.
In this episode, Jade Stevens interviews Ema about her experiences.
Here are some of the questions Ema answers:
- What was it like to prepare for your first climb?
- What was going through your head and what physical prep did you do?
- How do you train yourself mentally?
- What kind of equipment do you carry with you and what does it weigh?
- Let’s talk about safety and the logistics of the climb… how much focus is required to ensure you stay safe?
- What is the role of the guide and how big is the typical group?
- What does a typical day look like from morning to night?
- You've completed 6 climbs and are now preparing for Everest. Which mountain was the most mentally challenging? And which was the most physically challenging?
- What gets you through when you feel like quitting or giving up?
- It seems that having a deep connection with spirit is a critical element when it comes to pushing yourself harder than you ever have before. How has this experience effected your relationship with the higher power?
- You recently because the first Portuguese woman to summit Denali in Alaska… how does that feel? What has that experience done for you internally?
- What advice would you give someone wanting to summit their first major mountain?
