How often do we let fear take control and stop us from doing something? No stranger to fear, extreme adventurer, Alison Levine reminds us how we can overcome fear. In the setting of one of the world’s most punishing environments, Mount Everest, Alison encourages us to reconsider fear, complacency, and the definition of progress.

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Sources used to write this episode:

On the Edge by Alison Levine

TedX Midwest - posted on You Tube Ted Talks June 26, 2012 - Lessons From the Ledge

The Adrenaline Zone, No Quit Climber with Alison Levine - November 30, 2023

https://www.roadandtravel.com/celebrities/mounteverestteam.htm

https://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2014/04/22/305954983/who-are-nepals-sherpas

https://www.deseret.com/2002/5/19/19655844/all-female-team-forced-back-285-feet-shy-of-everest-top

https://www.oprah.com/world/women-climbing-mount-everest-hiking-mt-everest/all

Wikipedia

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All episodes are written and produced by Abby Myette and are her original work.

Intro music We Just Have Fun by GoMordecai