#38 | Chris Fisher: Rock Bottom to 58 Peaks in 72 Days

Chris Fisher climbed all 58 of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks in a single winter, in 72 days, beating the only other person who had ever done it.More on Chris Fisher and this episode: thedealtablepodcast.com/episodes/chris-fisherHe was aiming for 50 and had knocked out more than half in 17 days before food poisoning cost him the pace. Before any of it he lost his senior football season to a failed drug test, lost his best friend to an overdose, spent a year in and out of rehab, and quit hell week at BUD/S. The line he took from that: most limits are not real, they are learned.He is 30, has summited the eighth highest mountain on earth alone without supplemental oxygen or a Sherpa, and will not spend $45,000 on Everest because he would rather put it toward 100 unclimbed 6,000 meter peaks in the Andes. The economics of high-altitude climbing get a full airing: a commercial Everest package at $45,000 to $50,000 against $15,000 to $20,000 out of pocket with no guide, and close to a million dollars to chase all 14 eight-thousanders.He is also clear-eyed about who carries the load. Porters at $20 a day and Sherpas earning under $5,000 for a season of real risk, in a country where average income is near $1,000 a year. Plus how a record actually gets verified, and how a professional mountain athlete makes a living.Chris Fisher is a professional mountain endurance athlete and the founder of To The Top Media. He holds the winter speed record for all 58 of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks, set in 72 days, and has summited Manaslu, the eighth highest mountain on earth, without supplemental oxygen or a Sherpa.KEY MOMENTS00:00 "You're practically dying up there"03:14 The drive home that started it06:19 On pace for 50, then food poisoning08:14 How the record gets verified11:55 Making a living as a mountain athlete22:32 Everest at $45,000 to $50,00027:17 Sherpas paid under $5,000 a season34:36 "Most limits aren't real"40:00 Losing his best friend to an overdose51:39 All 14 without oxygen, and the mathNewsletter: thedealtablepodcast.com/connectLane Carrick on selling a business, The Optima Advantage: amzn.to/48nLElWFollow The Deal Table: YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, XThe Deal Table is hosted by Ryan Harper and Lane Carrick, filmed in Dallas, and produced by Harper Belmont Media.Sponsored by Capital Southwest.