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A Conversation with Victor Vescovo: On Exploration, Risk and the Limits of Human Experience

In this interview I speak to Victor Vescovo - one of only two people ever to have stood at Earth’s highest peak, descended to its deepest trench, and looked back at the planet from space. A…

Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL 32 min read

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“When you go out to run 100 miles – the lessons of a lifetime get compressed into 24 hours of non-stop running.”
— Dean Karnazes Ultramarathon runner known for extreme endurance feats and adventures
“Everyone needs encouragement and everyone needs hope. I have an open policy with my foundation insofar as I don't put restrictions on who can come to my camps – I want anyone who needs it, to have access.”
— Lindsey Vonn Olympic Alpine Skier with Most World Cup Wins by Female Athlete
“What really characterises the experience of poverty is emotional stress. Stress is a natural human response to emotional strain, and whilst it can be useful in short doses as a catalyst, a motivator, a wake-up call, in the long term it can impact development, damage relationships and lead to self-defeating compulsive, addictive behaviours.”
— Darren McGarvey Scottish Writer, Broadcaster & Anti-Poverty Activist & Poet

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