Joe Rogan Experience #1244 - Colin O'Brady

Colin O'Brady is a professional endurance athlete, motivational speaker and adventurer. He is a three-time world record holder, and just became the first person in the world to travel across Antarctica unassisted. In 2016 he set the Explorers Grand Slam and Seven Summits speed records.

Joe RoganhostColin O'Bradyguest

Feb 12, 20192h 3mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: February 12, 2019
Duration: 2h 3m
Channel: The Joe Rogan Experience
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Colin O'Brady is a professional endurance athlete, motivational speaker and adventurer. He is a three-time world record holder, and just became the first person in the world to travel across Antarctica unassisted. In 2016 he set the Explorers Grand Slam and Seven Summits speed records.

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Colin O'Brady, Joe Rogan Experience #1244 - Colin O'Brady explores solo Antarctic Crossing, Near-Death Everest Climb, And Human Potential Joe Rogan interviews endurance athlete and explorer Colin O’Brady about his historic solo, unsupported 54-day crossing of Antarctica, dragging a 375‑pound sled in temperatures down to –80°F. They unpack the logistics of survival, training, nutrition, gear, and the extreme mental states involved, including learning to trigger long flow states while walking 12–13 hours a day in whiteouts. O’Brady also recounts his earlier world records on the Seven Summits and North and South Poles, including a chaotic Everest summit day where three climbers died and he narrowly avoided disaster. A major thread is how a devastating burn accident in Thailand and his mother’s mindset coaching led him from “you may never walk normally” to winning his first triathlon outright and redefining what he believes humans are capable of.

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