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Dan Solsman joins the podcast to talk about pushing personal limits and why it's important to do so.  Dan is a hell of a guy and has a straightforward way about him.  He's direct about why he does what he does and has a great personal story about how he came to enjoy finding his personal limits.

This episode is dedicated to those of you who know what it's like to find your limits, and hopefully, it's an inspiration to those who are sitting back waiting for something to happen.

Show Notes

• Introductions
• Dan’s background and upbringing in the outdoors
• Dan’s transition from hunting the Midwest to the mountains of Idaho
• Learning to hunt the mountains via backpacking
• Pushing the limits and diving into solo backcountry hunting
• What keeps Dan going back for more in the mountains
• Intro to the Exo Mountain Gear Death Hike
• Dan’s detailed mental and physical experience on the hike on days 1-3
• Reflections of the Death Hike
•  What it means to push yourself so hard that you’re reaching a mental and physical line you’ve never been at before
• How it feels to reach that “line” and how to deal with the desire to quit
• How to push through dark mental and physical moments
• The will to endure
• Intentionally pushing your limits and finding that line
• How Dan learned about NOT quitting in his childhood
• How to encourage people to reach that “line”
• Setting limitations on quitting
• Thoughts on teaching children about quitting and pushing themselves

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