Podcast with Astronaut & Everest Summiteer Scott Parazynski

In this podcast, I speak with Scott Parazynski, who is about as unique an individual as you will find these days. Consider a small fraction of his achievements:Five-time space shuttle astronaut, seven spacewalks, and a former NASA researcher.Spent over 8 weeks in space with more than 47 hours outside on spacewalks, and traveled over 23 million miles in orbit. Attempted Everest in May 2008, but was forced to turn back before the summit due to a ruptured disc while at Camp 3Served as team physician for the Discovery Channel's Beyond the Limit series for IMGMay 20, 2009, at 4:00 am, he successfully summited EverestVisited the wreck of the TitanicConducted a scientific dive in the summit caldera lake of the 19,700-foot Masaya volcano, the world’s highest lakeLife-long SCUBA diver and accomplished mountaineerCommercial, instrument, multiengine and seaplane-rated pilot with over 2,500 flight hoursI hope you enjoy the episode and perhaps consider reading his book, The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed.Climb On!AlanMemories are Everythinghttps://www.alanarnette.com/blog/2026/02/06/podcast-with-scott-parazynski/