High Altitude Leadership | Chris Warner | Talks at Google

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mark_h · 2010-12 · Strong recommendation

There's a few videos I've seen recently -- I've also just been trekking in the Everest region and watched and read a lot before going -- that do an amazing job of conveying that summit-fever attitude. The one that most sticks in my mind is this talk on K2: [VIDEO] It's an hour long, but I highly recommend it. There was an incredible documentary, which you can probably find online, called "Doctors in the Death Zone" which followed a team of doctors studying the effects of altitude on themselves as they attempted Everest. There's some pretty horrific footage of a team they encounter along the way watching their companion, in obvious distress, drunkenly attempt to reach their position, while they just wait. Lastly, this talk from TEDMed is by the only doctor on Everest during the 1996 disaster, and it's both a great depiction of the main route, and a frightening reminder of just how dangerous it still is up there despite the number of summits and knowledge of the route these days: [LINK]

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yan · 2010-12 · Strong recommendation

For those interested in mountaineering, I highly, highly recommend listening to Chris Warner's talk on summitting K2: [VIDEO] A very very gripping talk by someone who's climbed Everest (and K2, a more dangerous ascent) multiple times. I saw this in person (Chris is the founder of the chain of climbing gyms I used to frequent) and it's even more gripping in person.

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yan · 2010-05 · Strong recommendation

Anyone interested in a fantastic 1 hour talk on summitting K2, check this video: [VIDEO] I've seen this in person (Chris is the CEO of my climbing gym and I saw this in a library near by) and it was awe-inspiring to say the least.

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