Oliver Foran just set the world record from Sea Level to Summit of Mount Everest: travelling from the coast of India to the summit of Mount Everest under his own power. 50 days, for youth mental health, and for his mum.

He is a self-described normal bloke from Brisbane who lost his mum to brain cancer at 16 and bottled it for eight years. This year he cycled across India in 42 degree heat, broke down on day four, and found the one lesson that got him up the mountain. We talk about the avalanche that buried his tent, crevasses 30 metres deep, a blood oxygen reading of 47 (anything under 80 is considered deadly), standing on top of the world, and what is next...

This episode touches on grief, mental health and suicide. If anything lands close to home, support is available. Lifeline 13 11 14. 13YARN 13 92 76.

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