12. 🏔️🚲 Elevation Revelation: Nick Glover 🇮🇲 on Triple Everesting, mindset, the peloton of sherpas and processing it all
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Today’s episode features a member of a very elite club with member numbers totalling around 50 worldwide at the time of recording. This club is the Triple Everest Hall of Fame. Not just any old member of this club, Dubai-based Nick Glover is a unique one as he is also believed to be the first type one diabetic to ever Triple Everest, and the first in the UAE to do so. Nick is exceptional in every sense of the word. He is also a two time cancer survivor and someone who’s not just satisfied with a personal accomplishment, but wants to take others along with him for the ride.  This episode is a rich episode, full of learnings and inspiration. In my chat with Nick Glover, we go into:  ⚽ The role of sport in Nick’s childhood  ⚕️His type-one diabetes diagnosis  🚴‍♂️ Overcoming cancer twice and becoming a cyclist  🏃‍♂️ His entry into endurance sports including Ultraman  🏔️ From single to triple everesting  🫂 The experience… and the sherpas 🧠 Mindset  🚲 What’s next  🇬🇲 The Why - Waste to Wonder  For more info on what was discussed in the episode:  🚲 Nick Glover on Strava  🚲 Nick Glover on Instagram 🚲 Everesting.cc 🚲 Jebel Jais on Climb by Bike  🚲 Jebel Hafeet on Climb by Bike  🚲 Waste to Wonder Cookery School  🚲 Dawn’s next MTB Race Sani2C  Two Episodes from The Mettleset Podcast  🎙️ Nadhira Al Harthy on becoming the first Omani woman to summit Everest  🎙️ Faranak Partoazar, Iran’s first female MTB champion If you liked this episode, please tap subscribe wherever you are listening. Please also leave a review - 5 ⭐ only. Check out The Mettleset Podcast and follow @JustBikesThePodcast and @themettleset on Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn.   x Dawn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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