#19 - The Brooner | Royal Marine Mountain Leader | Imposter Syndrome
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#19 - The Brooner | Royal Marine Mountain Leader | Imposter Syndrome

The Brooner is in an elite military unit called the Mountain Leaders in the Royal Marines. He is the host of 'Brooners Mountain Madness' podcast and lives off grid in a van in Scotland.


In this conversation, we talk about:


  • Nearly quit ML selection in Norway

  • ML vs SAS selection

  • Avalanche warning stopped everything

  • Map disintegrated in the Cairngorms

  • Challenging the romanticising of risk

  • Just being there is risk enough

  • Feeling imposter syndrome at work

  • Royal Marine Mountain Leader role

  • Balancing joy and risk in remoteness

  • Constant what if injury checks

  • Mountain Madness podcast origin

  • Ordinary people doing extraordinary things

  • Solo episode when a guest cancelled

  • Choosing guests who share failures

  • Motivation from personal growth

  • Leaving an unfulfilling relationship

  • Simple love of views and nature

  • Comfortable with solitude since childhood

  • Three winters living in a van

  • Owning individuality despite stereotypes


You can find Brooner here:

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/the_brooner/


You can find Brooners Mountain Madness podcast here:

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/3nOkZYmF8gjRbiFRFTCeaF?si=a7ec6c55dc2a4949

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