Victor Vescovo
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Yeah.
Physical beatdown that was.
Most dangerous thing I've ever done is high altitude mountaineering.
You think that's more dangerous than... Really?
No question.
Easily.
I've almost died a couple of times.
Yeah.
It is very dangerous because you're dealing with Mother Nature in a very harsh place.
It's like you're in mortal combat when you get above 8,000 meters.
They don't call it the death zone to be melodramatic.
It's very scary up there.
You're slowly dying and...
you get in trouble, no one's really going to help you out that easily.
So it's very dangerous.
And just one wrong decision in one moment of absent-mindedness and you're done.
So yeah, it's dangerous.
Could you explain what the Grand Slam is for the- The Grand Slam is summiting the highest mountain on all seven continents and skiing at least 100 kilometers to the North and South Pole.
Yeah, it took me about 20 years.
I didn't intend on doing it.