High Altitude Leadership | Chris Warner | Talks at Google

Why HN readers recommended it

Strongly recommended as a gripping hour on K2 and on leadership and summit fever in extreme conditions.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Talks at Google

Topic

mountaineering leadership

Format

talk

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2010–2014

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.

• Anyone interested in a fantastic 1 hour talk on summitting K2, check this video: [VIDEO] I've seen this in person (Chris is the CEO of my climbing gym and I saw this in a library near by) and it was awe-inspiring to say the least.

• There's a few videos I've seen recently -- I've also just been trekking in the Everest region and watched and read a lot before going -- that do an amazing job of conveying that summit-fever attitude. The one that most sticks in my mind is …

• For those interested in mountaineering, I highly, highly recommend listening to Chris Warner's talk on summitting K2: [VIDEO] A very very gripping talk by someone who's climbed Everest (and K2, a more dangerous ascent) multiple times. I saw this in person (Chris is the founder …