The Opponents

What It Takes To Attempt Everest & The Real SAS Selection - Jay Morton


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Jay Morton is a former SAS Operator and current mountain expedition leader who has achieved the extraordinary feat of summiting Mount Everest TWICE….and the second time very nearly killed him. You may also recognise him from the hit UK TV Show, SAS Who Dares Wins.

In this conversation we speak about:

- What it feels like to summit Everest

- The story of Jay's near death experience on Everest

- The physical training and mindset required to climb a big mountain.

- How to manage altitude

- Jay’s thoughts on personal goals

- Decision making lessons learnt in the SAS

- SAS Selection - the difference between who passes and who doesn’t.

- SAS Selection Interrogation - the TV show version vs the reality

- Jay’s next chapter in life

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The OpponentsBy Iona Roberts