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8,200m Up K2, He Walked Away Alone: Peter Hillary on Survival, Fear & Sir Edmund’s Advice

8,200m Up K2, He Walked Away Alone: Peter Hillary on Survival, Fear & Sir Edmund’s Advice

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At 8,200 metres on K2, in deteriorating weather and near the
summit, Peter Hillary made what he calls a “bravely independent”
decision: he turned around and descended alone into the storm.
The rest of the group stayed together and pushed for the top.

It was one of the loneliest descents of his life — and it’s the
reason he's here to tell the story. None of the others survived.

In this conversation, we trace how a lifetime in the mountains,
with a father like Sir Edmund Hillary, prepared him for that
moment: a childhood where a family holiday meant Kathmandu at age
seven, a teenage ascent of Mount Aspiring twice in three days
followed by a humbling introduction to Aoraki/Mount Cook, and the
1979 avalanche on the west face of Ama Dablam that killed a
member of his team and left him hanging on a near-severed rope
with a compound fracture.

We also talk why he rejects the framing that he grew up in his
father's shadow — and how he thinks about it instead — and why
whether he could live up to his father’s accomplishments was
never the right question.

Peter Hillary has dedicated his life to mountaineering,
adventure, and the outdoors. He also continues his father’s
contribution to the Nepalese people who have meant so much to the
family. Peter is chair of the Himalayan Trust, founded by Sir Ed,
which does extraordinary work providing health and education for
remote communities in Nepal. Find out more and support his work
at http://himalayantrust.org

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A huge thanks to Celebrity Speakers for supporting this episode.
If you want to book Peter Hillary for a keynote and leave your
audience hungry for more, visit celebrityspeakers.co.nz.

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