Chiseled Ep 42 Climbing the Seven Summits and the Other Side of Fear

Chiseled with Rob Commodari

Bo Parfet is one of a small group of climbers who has climbed the highest summit on all seven continents. He has stared death in the face on numerous occasions on his climbs and his other adventures. Fear is something we all face in one form or another in our lives. What is on the other side of fear is an amazing feeling of joy, accomplishment, and fulfillment. When Bo made climbing the seven summits more about a cause and not about himself, that is when his determination to overcome fear rose to higher levels.

Bo Parfet didn't start out his life with high expectations. As a second grader with a speech impediment and dyslexia, he overheard his teacher tell his parents that he would never graduate high school. He went home crying, and spent years dreading going to school every day.
But he didn't give up. By 7th grade, his teacher told his parents that he would graduate high school, but he would never graduate college. Long story short: two masters degrees later, Bo found that college not only proved that he could overcome obstacles, but also it fueled his quest to climb mountains.
Bo has now climbed the highest summits on all seven continents. You will be captivated by his story! He describes his journey up the peaks in his book, "Die Trying: One Man's Quest to Conquer the Seven Summits."
I met Bo at the "Legendary" conference hosted by Tommy Breedlove. I was so stunned by his generosity toward a stranger that it brought tears to my eyes. You can hear the story of our meeting in this week's episode of Chiseled. I've been a fan of Bo ever since that meeting, and I hope that we remain friends for decades to come.
In this episode Bo shares a bit more about what you can achieve when you overcome fear. You will also hear Bo talk about how to conquer fears and how his desire to achieve something for himself indirectly saved 10,000 lives.