Ray Zahab is a Canadian Explorer, ultra-distance runner, and Founder of the non-profit Impossible2Possible. In 2015 Canadian Geographic recognized Ray as one of Canada’s Top Explorers. He has run 17,000+ km across the world’s deserts and taken part in unsupported expeditions in some of the coldest places on the planet.

Ray has a truly magnetic energy when he speaks, which makes him a great guest to have on - and an entertaining speaker to listen to. I really wanted to learn a lot about his expeditions, his mindset, and his nonprofit organization. 

Ray and I discuss:

• The mental framework you need to take part in these types of adventures
• How he got started
• His 111-day expedition through the Sahara Desert
• Why he started Impossible2Possible
• What's harder - a cold, or hot, expedition?
• How to deal with the physical pain

And much more... 

Ray Zahab

My Take: Hardship and discomfort are mere mental barriers that one can breakthrough with the right state of mind. The more explorers I talk to, the more I see a common thread, which is that the ability to continue in the harshest of conditions is not a physical ability, but a mental one. The mind will often carry you, when your body may be reluctant to. 

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