“The mountains are not out to get you. One reason they're so inspiring is because they’re also quite dangerous.”
After surviving an incredible 200ft plunge from the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, multi-sport athlete Adam Campbell thought his mountaineering days were behind him.
But, thanks in part to his wife, Dr. Laura Kosakoski, Adam was able to return to the slopes.
Then, one day in 2020, he triggered an avalanche - with catastrophic consequences for both of them…
As Adam explains in this emotional interview with Olly, dealing with the fallout has meant coming to terms with guilt, accepting his vulnerability, and tackling the notion of ‘high-performance grief’.
Adam’s blog, Muddy Socks, can be found here.
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Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart - fresh from interviewing Mann-fan Lizzy Yarnold for his Winter sports podcast The Apres - investigates the environmental impacts of the death care industry and the trend in Washington State for… human composting!
How does the process work? What takes the place of traditional funeral rituals? And what can you do with the compost that results? Ollie reveals all…
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Elsewhere, our record of the month is this toe-tapping romp from Gang of Youths - it's called In The Wake Of Your Leave, and the video is even better than the song 👇
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… And we’ll be back (Alix Fox included!) on April 10th.
CONTENT WARNING: interview includes account of extreme sports injury, moment of death, and suicidal thoughts. Zeitgeist section includes description of body decomposition.
In the UK, the Samaritans can be contacted on 116 123. In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Hotline is 1-800-273-8255. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is on 13 11 14. Hotlines in other countries can be found here.
