AN ADVENTURE STORY – WITH A DIFFERENCE
Jessica Hepburn is an unlikely athlete. She hates exercise and believes the only reason to do it is for food, booze and box-sets on the sofa.
However, in her forties, following a succession of hard life experiences, she started to try and exercise her way out of heartbreak. She has now become one of the world’s most extraordinary endurance athletes.
The first and only woman on the planet to have completed the “Sea, Street, Summit Challenge” – which is to swim the English Channel, run the London Marathon and climb Mount Everest. And possibly the only woman to have listened to eighty years and over 3,000 episodes of her favourite radio programme – Desert Island Discs.
Jessica joins us for the 3rd time on the Tough Girl Podcast, to share more about her new book. “Save me from the Waves”. Which shares more about her inspirational story of physical and mental endurance which starts on the streets of London and culminates in a life-threatening event on top of the world. During the podcast, Jessica share more about the challenges on the mountain, the lesson learns and provides advice and tips to encourage you to live big and bravely especially when life doesn’t go to plan.
Previous TGP episodes with Jessica.
8th February 2022 - Adventure Activist - Her journey to climbing Mt. Everest.
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Show notes
Who is Jessica
Being an author
Working in the arts
Going through multiple rounds of IVF
Experiencing multiple miscarriages
Describing herself as an adventure activist
Swimming the English Channel
Her journey climbing Mount Everest
Completing final training for Mount Everest
Climbing Kilimanjaro immediately after the channel swim
Realising the importance of mental and physical strength
Realising she's not fit and fast enough
Climbing massive mountains in her 50s is a significant challenge
Discussing pushback when climbing Everest and feeling defensive
Recounting a conversation with a stranger
Limited window for climbing Mount Everest due to weather conditions
Climbing to the top of the world while listening to her favorite radio program
The reason why she writes her books
Why she wouldn't change anything even after everything that has happened to her
Feeling stronger and more confident on her second attempt to climb Everest
Finding the Khumbu Icefall challenging
Finding the summiting experience to be terrifying
Not feeling the expected emotions on the summit
Feeling exhausted and sick during the summit
Having endurance and mental strength on the mountain
Getting hit by a free-falling oxygen bottle, breaking her leg
Sharing the details of what happened to her in her book
Sharing her experiences with IVF and climbing Everest, hoping to provide solidarity and a survival guide for others
What helped her process her thoughts and emotions during her fertility journey
Creating playlists for various occasions and people in her life
Composing a playlist for the child she never had
Final words of advice
Social Media
Website: www.jessicahepburn.com
Instagram: @jessica_hepburn_
Twitter: @JessicaPursuit
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jessicahepburnauthor
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