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S3: Trip Report V3 – Beryl Rawles is Lost



Trip Reports can take many forms. Timelines of trips or short stories form the journey both fall into the TR category. In Volume 3 we go with Beryl Rawles who’s lost in the wilderness and trying to find a warm dry place to spend the night.  What he finds is a couple that are MORE lost than he is.

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S2 E7: Special Episode-Possible vs Probable



Ultra distance runner Dave Chamberlain sits down with Tom Ristimaki who holds a PHD in Possibilities.  Tom and Dave discuss inspiration, and the motivation to do things that are hard.

Dave Chamberlain has run the length of Argentina, across the Namibian desert, and was fort first person to run across Canada unassisted.  Dave also ran 50 marathons in 50 days to raise funds for the African Penguin Relocation organization.

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S2 E4: 5000 Miles To Go



Maurice takes off on his journey but crashes on day one of the trip. He’s unhurt but is this a preview of things to come?

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S2 E3: Because It’s There



Maurice Wilson emerges after 30 days of fasting and weeks in there Black Forest. After a long night of celebrating and conversation with friends,  Maurice tells his horrified companions that he knows exactly what he needs to do to test his own faith and inspire the world. He will climb Mount Everest, alone.

 

 

 

 

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S2 E2: Dark Passage



Maurice climbs out of the darkness to find his reason to live, and or die trying. Maurice Wilson struggled to find his place in the world. He emigrated from England to New York, San Francisco, New Zealand and then back to London. In London, He met Leonard and Enid Evans a vivacious couple that befriended Maurice. Their relationship remains mysterious, but it’s thought it may have been a bit more than platonic.   With the onset of serious health issues, Maurice consulted a man with a  “miracle cure.”  The cure worked, and it set in motion Maurice’s plans that would change his life and his hope to change the lives of people around the world.

 

 

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S2 E1: The Mad Yorkshireman



Maurice Wilson was from Yorkshire, England. He was a decorated but damaged WWI veteran.  In 1933 he became obsessed with Mount Everest and becoming the first man to stand upon its’ summit.  His plan seemed reasonable. Fly a plane from England to Everest, land somewhere on the mountain and walk or climb to the summit.  Maurice’s main obstacles were that he had no climbing experience and have never piloted a plane before.  Why let details interfere with destiny?

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Maurice Wilson was from Yorkshire, England. He was a decorated but damaged WWI veteran.  In 1933 he became obsessed with Mount Everest and becoming the first man to stand upon its’ summit.  His plan seemed reasonable. Fly a plane from England to Everest, land somewhere on the mountain and walk or climb to the summit.  Maurice’s main obstacles were that he had no climbing experience and have never piloted a plane before.  Why let details interfere with destiny?

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