Episode 026 - Origins to Anniversaries: 5 Years with 29029 | Adam Hyncik

The 29029 Podcast

In 2022 29029 Everesting celebrated our 5th anniversary of challenging individuals to set an Everest-sized goal.

I was scrolling through old photos and came across images from our first event in 2017 at Stratton Mountain Vermont. Some things looked different, like the ascent board and the bibs. Some things operated differently, like the gondola and the schedule. But there was something familiar in those old photos, something I’ve noticed ever since my first time on the mountain in 2019. It was something about the faces! Not that I recognized the faces because many of them I had never met, but it was a look. A countenance. This was a group of people who were all-in. They were determined to find that Everest. Many things may look different these days at a 29029 event, but that look on those faces and that determination remains the same.

Adam Hyncik was one of those faces I saw in those 2017 photographs. How did he get there…Well he accepted a simple invitation.

In 2022 Adam was on the mountain again for his 4th time. 4 times he’s pressed that red button at registration and said YES to whatever the mountain had in store for him that year! What brings someone back to 29029 and what was it really like in those early years? Adam had a front row seat and these are his stories.
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