The Art of Adventure: How to Create Incredible Experiences That Will Change Your Life
Shane Ohly is an elite athlete who has broken climbing records and built a career and business in elite mountain running. His events business Ourea Events hosts some of the most challenging endurance events on the planet.
We discuss the mindsets behind elite performance and how to build a more resilient mentality. His events deliberately push people past the breaking points of anything they have experienced before to truly see what they are capable of.
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Connect with Shane Ohly
- Elite Endurance Events - Ourea Events
- Shane's website - Shane Ohly
- Twitter - @ShaneOhly
Connect with Sam:
- Sam's newsletter on creativity - Explosive Thinking
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Chapters:
- 00:00 - Introduction
- 01:01 - Shane's early experience with exercise and risk
- 03:03 - Breaking into the rock climbing scene
- 06:05 - Leveraging media to support your passion
- 07:48 - Climbing 500 free solo routes in a day
- 09:07 - Nutrition for endurance
- 09:50 - Uncertainty is essential for adventure
- 13:30 - Mindets for success
- 14:40 - Accepting consequences and even death
- 18:50 - The reasons people fail endurance events such as the Dragon's back
- 21:07 - Pain can be physical or mental stress
- 23:56 - The common practices of happy people
- 25:06 - How Shane launched the Dragons Back race
- 32:02 - The risks and finances of endurance events
- 32:50 - Creating an unforgettable experience
- 34:36 - Be true to your values
- 35:10 - Earliest memory
- 35:45 - Kindest thing for Shane
- 36:25 - Outro
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