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EPISODE · Feb 24, 2026 · 1H 12M

K2 is Nothing Compared to This: Alan Arnette’s Impossible Promise

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A SON’S FINAL PROMISE: CLIMBING THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST PEAKS FOR A CURE.Join Sid as he interviews Alan Arnette, the oldest American to summit K2 and one of the world’s most respected Everest chroniclers. After a 30-year career at HP, Alan pivoted to mountaineering and Alzheimer’s advocacy following the loss of his mother, Ida Arnette.In this episode, we discuss:• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝟐 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐞: Summiting the "Savage Mountain" on his 58th birthday.• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲: From HP executive to completing 37+ major expeditions.• 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞: How Alan uses climbing to fund Alzheimer’s research and coach climbers worldwide.𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭/𝐊𝟐 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐥𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲:▸Summit Coach Consulting: https://shorturl.at/tPRHJ▸YouTube: @AlanArnetteClimbs▸Website: https://shorturl.at/MKz5L▸Alan Arnette Podcast on Apple: https://shorturl.at/xLER7▸LinkedIn: https://shorturl.at/SAuSO▸Facebook: https://shorturl.at/CWdd4▸Instagram: https://shorturl.at/v9Cpw𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐥𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫'𝐬!▸Donate to Alan Arnette's "𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠" — 𝟏𝟎𝟎% 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐳𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬 (none to Alan): https://shorturl.at/sKw0q𝐅𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐊𝟐:▸Wikipedia: http://tiny.cc/n2ww001▸The Most Dangerous Mountain on Earth | K2: http://tiny.cc/l2ww001☕ 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭Grab the 𝐍𝐄𝐖 "𝐒𝐢𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐢𝐝" 𝐂𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐌𝐮𝐠 (2021 Red & White Edition)! 🛒 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐁𝐚𝐲: https://www.ebay.com/itm/168043769006🎙️ 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 & 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞•📺 Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3Y1NCTt•🎧 All Platforms (Spotify/Apple): https://rss.com/podcasts/sit-down-with-sid-podcast/•📸 Follow Us on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3kZWLJK📩 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬/𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐬: [email protected]𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞:Guest opinions are their own and do not represent the host or platform. Sit Down with Sid is a neutral platform for informational dialogue; we do not endorse or verify guest claims. For our full 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 & 𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲, please visit our channel 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 page.

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A SON’S FINAL PROMISE: CLIMBING THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST PEAKS FOR A CURE.Join Sid as he interviews Alan Arnette, the oldest American to summit K2 and one of the world’s most respected Everest chroniclers. After a 30-year career at HP, Alan pivoted to...

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