#19 - The Brooner | Royal Marine Mountain Leader | Imposter Syndrome
The Brooner is in an elite military unit called the Mountain Leaders in the Royal Marines. He is the host of 'Brooners Mountain Madness' podcast and lives off grid in a van in Scotland.
In this conversation, we talk about:
Nearly quit ML selection in Norway
ML vs SAS selection
Avalanche warning stopped everything
Map disintegrated in the Cairngorms
Challenging the romanticising of risk
Just being there is risk enough
Feeling imposter syndrome at work
Royal Marine Mountain Leader role
Balancing joy and risk in remoteness
Constant what if injury checks
Mountain Madness podcast origin
Ordinary…
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