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The man who climbed Everest without oxygen tells us how bipolar disorder became his superpower in the mountains.
“The only places where I feel normal are the places that are not normal at all.”
In this wide-ranging interview, the 44-year-old American alpinist dismantles the myths of heroic adventure and reveals why 2025 was the wildest year of his life, why he stepped away from mountaineering to focus on writing, his radical vision of mental health, and the paradox between sensitivity and extreme environments.
Video released on 06/30/2025
The man who climbed Everest without oxygen tells us how bipolar disorder became his superpower in the mountains.
“The only places where I feel normal are the places that are not normal at all.”
In this wide-ranging interview, the 44-year-old American alpinist dismantles the myths of heroic adventure and reveals why 2025 was the wildest year of his life, why he stepped away from mountaineering to focus on writing, his radical vision of mental health, and the paradox between sensitivity and extreme environments.
Video released on 06/30/2025
Exclusive interview with Simon Lorenzi, one of the very few climbers in the world to have sent 9A boulders.
The 28-year-old Belgian climber opens up about the mental side of his most extreme projects: 40 days in polar cold for Burden of Dreams, total isolation in the United States, loss of purpose, and burnout.
How he managed to survive these challenges psychologically, why sharing the experience matters, and how simple moments become incredibly precious when you’re living at the edge.
Video broadcast on 05/25/2025
