“We were hallucinating. “We slammed skis into each other, shotguns ready to attack, and we got closer and closer until I was convinced it was just a block of ice. Lack of sleep makes your mind go crazy. We walked in a blizzard for 52 hours, fell asleep twice, and landed face-first in the snow.”
How come, I wondered, but Tom continued. “After the expedition, I suddenly had more self-esteem and confidence.”
Tom Williams, founder and CEO of Desert Island Survival, explains how the idea of a drink with friends to walk 367 miles to the North Pole changed his life from selling software in London’s cubicles to running a survival company featured in British publications. national geographic To playboy. Just then his phone rang. “It persists. We have a piracy problem in Panama,” he said as he exited the pool.
life not normal
From space billionaires to deep-sea amateur aquanauts, extreme adventurers are pushing the boundaries everywhere. The recent voyage of Ocean Gates’ submersible Titan to the ill-fated Titanic proves that these endeavors are not without risk, but what motivates extreme adventurers to push the limits?
Veteran adventure guide Jonathan Zambella says: Get them out of this situation — I gotta go, I gotta go, okay, I can stop and I can breathe. “
i met jonathan Canyoning Trip to Zion National Park, where he described the moment he became an adventure guide. He arrived on the night of February 13, 1996 and pitched his tent in the dark. “I was looking out my tent window in the morning and my chin hit the deck and I was like, ‘I’m home,'” he said.
In the next few months, he liquidated his life as an East Coast financier and founded the first Zion Narrows guide company. Rock his climbing and cold water kayaking experience enabled him to complete the first dry his suit his narrows and his company ZionGuru rose to prominence. When asked if he missed life back in the East, he said: “I knew my real job was to help others in other ways.” Jonathan’s words, “The human experience is a qualitative collection of incredible moments,” are a beautiful window into the adventurous spirit.
insight and inspiration
Yancy Wright is a Certified Leadership and Transformation Coach, Casa Alternabidais a wellness retreat center in Puerto Rico for growth-minded professionals looking for a way out of stress, overwhelm, anxiety and burnout. He explains that adventures in nature are a gateway that opens the client to curiosity and a key to breaking free from unconscious behaviors that impede the peace and flow of life and work.
Trained as a forest therapy guide, Yancy took us through a series of experiences in the rainforest to better connect with our senses and be in harmony with the environment. He used each challenge as a metaphor for common obstacles we face and helped reconnect us to body-based wisdom.
For example, water settled and collected in flat muddy areas at certain points on the trail. He asked, “How do you often get through quagmire situations in life?” We each had different approaches. Some tried to avoid it, some cautiously made their way through it, some pushed straight through its most muddy parts. Yancy then took a different, but initially unrecognizable path, avoiding most of the confusion. I know how you miss opportunities to find new ways to do things when you’re stuck in old patterns. I learned by doing and gained insights to build a healthier framework for my life.
Not just billionaires and thrill-seekers, but everyone needs a transformative experience like this. My father committed suicide when I was 11 and my world went from Rocky Mountain socialite celebrity to public scandal. My love for skiing got me through many difficult times. My vision of becoming a helicopter ski guide transformed me from an angry teen to rappelling off a lift with a pack full of avalanche control dynamite.Bad genetics prevented me from realizing that dream, but the momentum kept me going. A career in ski instruction on America’s highest mountain.
I specialized in teaching intermediate to advanced adult skiers who want to ski steep slopes, powder and bumps. Often these lessons were more than ski tips. My clients were doctors, lawyers and industry leaders who wanted to work hard and play more. Some were fully aware that they were on to something bigger than the action.
life and hearts change
The transformative power of adventure is supported by clinical experience and research.Gary Tucker, Chief Clinical Officer and Certified Psychotherapist d’amore mental healthprovides insight into the impact of adventure tourism on the human psyche.
“Extreme adventure tourism is an exciting way to challenge your ability to explore new areas. On a physiological level, this type of activity can trigger the release of hormones such as adrenaline and endorphins, giving people a sense of heightened. It gives you a sense of power over your life and boosts your self-confidence.”
Psychiatrist David Kolb pioneered the study of experiential learning cycles that may be the building blocks of extreme adventurer minds. He co-developed an experiential learning model consisting of his four components: concrete experience, observation and reflection on that experience, formation of abstract concepts based on reflection, and testing of new concepts. These elements form a spiral learning pattern that begins with more effective events when the person’s comfort zone is exceeded.
of Experiential learning: experience as a source of learning and development, Kolb defined this cycle as “the process by which knowledge is created through the transformation of experience.” In other words, these adventures explore foundational knowledge, deeper understanding, and personal transformation.
Adventures can be transformative experiences that challenge individuals to face their fears, develop resilience, problem-solving skills, and build mental and physical strength. I’ve seen my clients transform by laying the first track with a morning powder private ski lesson before the resort opens to the public. I’ve seen Tom, Jonathan and Yancy enjoy how their business impacts the lives of their customers, and I’ve seen firsthand how they practice their art to profound effect.
For certain groups of people, a love of adventure drives them beyond their comfort zone. It’s more than an adrenaline rush. This initiates a learning cycle in which participants learn more about themselves than the activities they do.
Extreme adventurers need more “gasoline in the tank” to travel across extended boundaries. Self-discovery bridges the gap between living a normal life and living an extraordinary life. And they often find the outdoors to be the perfect pathway to facilitate that process of discovery because it resonates naturally with the soul.
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