The Mark Divine Show

Brian Dickinson has always been an adventurer, and was Air Rescue Swimmer in the Navy, and is now a very accomplished mountaineer.

He's written a book about his climb of Everest called "Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest." Today he tells Mark about how he got into mountaineering after the Navy, and his harrowing adventures climbing Everest.

Hear how: He lost his Sherpa to illness with about 1000 feet left to go to the summit The day after summiting, he lost his ability to see, and had to make his way down without eyesight.

An oxygen tank that had malfunctioned earlier miraculously started working just in time for him to be able to breath Understand how faith and determination allowed Brian to overcome one of the most difficult situations imaginable.

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Brian Dickinson has always been an adventurer, and was Air Rescue Swimmer in the Navy, and is now a very accomplished mountaineer. He’s written a book about his climb of Everest called “Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest.” Today he tells Mark about how he got into mountaineering after the Navy, and his harrowing adventures climbing Everest.

Hear how:

• He lost his Sherpa to illness with about 1000 feet left to go to the summit
• The day after summiting, he lost his ability to see, and had to make his way down without eyesight.
• An oxygen tank that had malfunctioned earlier miraculously started working just in time for him to be able to breath

Understand how faith and determination allowed Brian to overcome one of the most difficult situations imaginable.

For Christmas week, we’ll be re-airing the best episodes of 2018. Today we present Mark’s interview with Brad Thor. In the new year, we’ll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we’ll be re-airing the best episodes of 2018. Today we present Mark’s interview with Doctor Shefali. In the new year, we’ll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we’ll be re-airing the best episodes of 2018. Today we present Mark’s interview with Jason Fung. In the new year, we’ll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we’ll be re-airing the best episodes of 2018. Today we present Mark’s interview with David Goggins. In the new year, we’ll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

For Christmas week, we'll be re-airing the best episodes of 2018. Today we present Mark's interview with Michael Gervais. In the new year, we'll be starting with new episodes again. In the meantime, enjoy and have a Merry Christmas!

Willie Banks is a well-known Olympian, having been a member of the US Olympic track team for Triple Jump in 1984 and 1988.

Since then, he's been an active member of the sport and Olympic community, serving as the President of the US Olympians Association and an organizer of the ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego in 2019.

Mark and Willie talk about Willie's experiences with the Olympics and his ongoing devotion to spreading interest in sports and track in particular.

Find out: How Willie was able to use his resentment about the 1980 boycott of the Olympics to motivate him.

How you need to "switch on" when you come to the office. How Willie used dreaming visualization for his competitions without even realizing it.

Hear how Willie has been able to turn his athletic career into spreading the word about sport and fitness.

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Willie Banks is a well-known Olympian, having been a member of the US Olympic track team for Triple Jump in 1984 and 1988. Since then, he’s been an active member of the sport and Olympic community, serving as the President of the US Olympians Association and an organizer of the ANOC World Beach Games in San Diego in 2019. Mark and Willie talk about Willie’s experiences with the Olympics and his ongoing devotion to spreading interest in sports and track in particular.

Find out:

• How Willie was able to use his resentment about the 1980 boycott of the Olympics to motivate him.
• How you need to “switch on” when you come to the office.
• How Willie used dreaming visualization for his competitions without even realizing it.

Hear how Willie has been able to turn his athletic career into spreading the word about sport and fitness.

Jimmy Choi was diagnosed with Parkinson's when he was 27.  And now, at 41, he has run 13 marathons, 88 half marathons and countless other races. 

Most people know him as he competed in American Ninja Warriors and also part of Team Fox raising $250,000 for the Michael J Fox Foundation. 

Mark talks to him today at the Spartan Race in Lake Tahoe about training, diet and mindset. He's an inspiration to us all by living his life with a positive mindset, dedication to helping find a cure, and passion for everything he does.

Listen to this episode to understand better how we can all do better every day.

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