Climbing Europe's 28 Peaks in 28 Days with Parkinson's Disease - Ian O'Brien
The HiiKER Podcast16 Marras 2023

Climbing Europe's 28 Peaks in 28 Days with Parkinson's Disease - Ian O'Brien

Reaching the highest point in the Netherlands is not much to boast about. Maybe its worth a photo to post on social media and joke about with your hiking friends.

But adding on 27 other country high-points, including Mont Blanc, Grossglockner, Teide, Kebnekaise, Ben Nevis and doing them all in 28 days…. That’s something that earns you a throne in the pub for life.


My guest this week, Ian O’Brien, did just that this year and did it while managing a life with developing Early Onset parkinson's disease.

The logistics of travel alone would cause chatgpt to implode! But Ian and his crew managed to scale all 28 within that 28 days.


But as all epic adventures go, It didn’t come without any suffering or failure. With Ian’s condition, some of the climbs were extremely challenging. And the descents were even more risky. Despite all that, he defeated the odds and reached his final peak, here in Ireland, summiting Carrauntohill on the 2nd of july 2023.


To find out more about Ian's adventures and to make a donation, visit https://eurupian.com/


And don't forget to check out all that HiiKER PRO+ has to offer for free this weekend. Learn more at https://blog.hiiker.app/?p=9187


https://hiiker.app/

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jaksot(67)

Episode 41 - Syren Nagakyrie - Disabled Hikers

Episode 41 - Syren Nagakyrie - Disabled Hikers

Syren Nagakyrie (they/them) is the founder of Disabled Hikers. Syren grew up with multiple disabilities and encounters numerous barriers to outdoor recreation, but has always found nature to be a plac...

13 Loka 202230min

Episode 40 - Greg Morrissey - Mountain Goat Movement

Episode 40 - Greg Morrissey - Mountain Goat Movement

Greg Morrissey is the founder of Mountain Goat Movement, an adventure organization based in the greater New York City area that uses the outdoors to foster project-based learning skills, stewardship p...

29 Syys 202243min

Episode 39 - Galeo Saintz - The World Trails Network

Episode 39 - Galeo Saintz - The World Trails Network

Amongst his long list of accolades, Galeo Saintz is a Mountain Leader, Hiker and is the Founding Chair of the world trails network. Eoin spoke with him ahead of the World Trails Conference to hear a b...

22 Syys 202254min

Episode 38 - Teresa Baker - The Outdoorist Oath

Episode 38 - Teresa Baker - The Outdoorist Oath

Teresa Baker is a hiker, activist, self-confessed outdoor junkie and certified troublemaker! She is the Founder of the Outdoor CEO Pledge which has influenced some of the biggest brands in the outdoor...

29 Huhti 202240min

Episode 37 - Andy Neal | The Hiker Podcast

Episode 37 - Andy Neal | The Hiker Podcast

Andy Neal is the host of the Hiker Podcast (not the HiiKER Podcast) and content creator in the outdoors space. One of his instagram reels has cultivated over 37 million views and continues to grow. Li...

22 Huhti 202247min

Episode 36 - Amira Patel - The Wanderlust Women

Episode 36 - Amira Patel - The Wanderlust Women

Amira Patel is a Hiker and founder of the Wanderlust Women - A group of women focused on diversifying the outdoors by creating a space for Muslim women to explore together. Amira is a fantastic interv...

15 Huhti 202247min

Episode 35 - Cara Byrne "Hike Psych Ireland"

Episode 35 - Cara Byrne "Hike Psych Ireland"

This week on the show we are talking to Cara Byrne, founder of Hike Psych Ireland - Ireland's first hiking psychotherapy. Hiking, for many people, is a way to face mental health challenges. It is a co...

25 Maalis 202249min

Episode 34 - Mike Brockhurst "The Walking Englishman"

Episode 34 - Mike Brockhurst "The Walking Englishman"

Eoin chats with Mike Brockhurst - Known to so many people worldwide as "The Walking Englishman". Mike has been walking and hiking around the UK for almost four decades. On this epic journey, he kept s...

18 Maalis 20221h

Suosittua kategoriassa Terveys ja hyvinvointi

unicast
voi-hyvin-meditaatiot-2
tiedenaiset-podcast
vakeva-elama-viisaampi-mieli-vahvempi-keho
psykopodiaa-podcast
rss-pitaisko-erota
katilon-kahvitunti
puhu-muru
rss-uplevel-by-sonja-hannus
rss-rakas-mielenterveyteni
rss-narsisti
terapiassa
rss-ehjaksi
rss-duodecim-lehti
rss-vapaudu-voimaasi
selviytyjat-tarinoita-elamasta
rss-pt-paahtio
rss-eropodi
rss-mighty-finland-podcast
rss-kyykkya-ja-kuoharia