My Mt. Rainier Avalanche Experience – Revisited

It was 12 years ago that I made a significant accomplishment in my life…I summated Mt. Rainer!  It was a great experience and one that I will always remember for two opposite reasons:

1. I summated Mt. Rainer with my older brother
2. We both survived an avalanche on the way down.

My brother and I were part of a climbing school, with about 20 other climbers, camped at Muir Hut at 10,000 feet learning and practicing mountaineering techniques.  On the last day we left for the summit around 3:00 AM.

It was a beautiful clear day and by the time we reached the bottom of Disappointment Cleaver the sun was rising and the moon was setting, you could both of them at the same time.

I would get into my entire story here; you can read more about it here “Something Has Changed In Me”

I will say that this day is when I truly understood the mind, body, spirit connection.  As I was suspended over a cliff with a 1,500 + foot drop I had to have clear thinking.  When I gave up some of my outer layer of clothing to help those below me on the cliff drenched on freezing cold water runoff, I found the true meaning of giving from the heart.  When I had to crawl back up the hill and walk over 1 mile with a broken hand and torn PCL dehydrated and hypothermic, I found how tough my body can be.

When I look back the entire event this is where I discovered the true meaning of mental strength.

Since then I have dedicated myself to continuing to develop what was born that day and help others to find their mental strength without having to go through such a extreme event.

This is one reason why I have skills, experience and am certified in a variety of areas such as:

• Firewalking
• Glasswalking
• Brick breaking
• Bending rebar with the neck
• Snapping an arrow with the throat
• Shamanic Trance Dancing
• NLP
• Extreme fitness

I use all the above tools and more to help people break free from their limiting beliefs and create a warrior mindset that is unmovable, unfaltering and rock solid.

So, in looking back, I am thankful for my experience on the mountain, because if it did not happen I would have not found my mission and many people would still be sleep walking through their life.

My e-book, “How to Develop the Mental Strength of a Warrior” helps a person go through a process where by they can develop mental strength with out having to experience a life threatening event.

I’d love to hear about any events you have experiences that have changed your life for the better in the comments below.

PS: Here is another story on the avalanche “Avalanche Slams Into Climbers On Mt. Rainier; 1 Killed, 8 Hurt”