#042 – Nick Glover – Conquering Triple Everest, Beating Cancer, and Redefining Resilience

He cycled through chemotherapy. Climbed the height of Everest three times.Crashed his bike mid-race, snapped his front wheel… and still turned up the next day to run a double marathon.Then, just two weeks after finishing treatment, he played 90 minutes of football.This isn’t about motivation.This is about choosing movement over comfort, and purpose over pain.It’s about doing hard things, even when nobody's watching.🎙️ In this episode of The Bits You Don’t See, we dive into:• The brutal “danger zone” where most people quit• How extreme endurance became his way of fighting back• Why mantras and affirmations don’t work when you’re truly suffering• Recovery, discipline, and how sport saved his mental health• And the mindset that gets you back up, again and againWhether you're into fitness, mental resilience, or just raw human stories — this one's going to hit deep.👇 Watch now and don’t forget to subscribe.Chapters00:00 Intro and the “craziest bio”02:25 Restless with the status quo07:05 What a low blood sugar feels like12:00 CGMs, fueling, and training talk21:00 Head-on car crash from a hypo26:00 Cancer diagnosis and treatment plan31:00 Cycling through chemo, then back to football31:45 ICU with ketoacidosis at 1536:00 Perfectionism, noise, and stress38:25 Gut over opinions41:00 Action vs curiosity in performance46:26 What is Ultraman55:00 Double marathon pain and the comeback1:00:39 What is Triple Everest1:17:51 Early doubts and managing sleep1:19:13 Micro-sleep crash and reset1:22:28 Hallucinations on the mountain1:26:19 The last climb and why the mind gives out1:33:30 Regret about not showing emotion1:34:15 Where to find Nick and outro