The chapter highlights the speaker's symbolic gesture of carrying a flag with cancer patients' names on mountaineering expeditions as a tribute and reminder of their purpose. It delves into the importance of mental resilience in facing challenges, focusing on positive thinking, internal dialogue, and avoiding comparisons. Additionally, the chapter discusses the transformative impact of physical challenges like climbing Kilimanjaro on individuals' mental resilience and positive life transformations.
Sean was diagnosed with terminal cancer twice as a teenager. Despite facing those devastating diagnoses—and losing functionality in one of his lungs due to radiation treatment—he has become one of the most accomplished adventure sports figures on the planet. Sean has climbed the highest peak on all seven continents, completed an Iron Man Triathlon and reached both the North and South Poles. Sean is the author of Keep Climbing: How I Beat Cancer and Reached the Top of the World, and is the subject of the documentary True North: The Sean Swarner Story
Sean joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about overcoming cancer, pushing his body past its limits, building resilience, and conquering the natural world.
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