NOW
NOW FROM
NOW FROM THE TRIP REALLY TRAVEL ALL CODE HERE IS MARGARET
LARSON.
LARSON.
LARSON. >>> AFTER A TRAGIC ACCIDENT
THAT LEFT BURNS OVER NEARLY 25%
OF HIS BODY AND DOCTORS WARNING
HIM YOU MIGHT NOT EVER WALK
NORMALLY AGAIN A PORTLAND
OREGON MAN EXCEEDED ALL
EXPECTATIONS.
EXPECTATIONS. HE HAS BECOME AN ENDURANCE
ATHLETE AND 10 TIME RECORD
HOLDER INCLUDING ONE FOR
CROSSING AND ARCTICA SOLO.
THAT NEARLY 1000 MILE TREK
WHILE PULLING A 375 POUNDS LEAD
IS THE SUBJECT OF HIS NEW BOOK,
THE IMPOSSIBLE FIRST.
WHAT A THRILL TO HAVE COLIN
JOIN US NOW.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?
>> IT'S AMAZING TO BE HERE.
I'M REALLY EXCITED.
WE GOT GREAT NEWS ABOUT THE
BOOK YESTERDAY, IT JUST AT THE
NEWARK TIMES BESTSELLER LIST.
PROUD MOMENT FOR SURE.
>> IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE.
LET'S GO BACK TO THE ACCIDENT
THAT HAPPENED AND WHERE HE
STARTED.
STARTED.
STARTED. IT'S ONE THING TO ACHIEVE ALL
OF THIS AND ANOTHER WHEN YOU
START FROM WAY BEHIND THE
STARTING LINE.
STARTING LINE. >> 12 YEARS AGO I WAS IN A FIRE
IN THAILAND.
IN THAILAND. A FLAMING ROPE WRAPPED AROUND
MY LEGS AND LET MY BODY ON FIRE
UP TO MY NECK.
25% OF MY BODY WAS SEVERELY
BURNED.
BURNED.
BURNED. THIS DOCTOR SAID YOU WILL
PROBABLY NEVER WALK AGAIN
NORMALLY, WHICH WAS DEVASTATING
NEWS TO HEAR AT THAT MOMENT IN
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE.
MY LIFE. >> YOU WANTED TO DO ALL OF
THESE THINGS.
THESE THINGS. >> I GREW UP AS AN ATHLETE. NOT
DOING THE TYPES OF THINGS I
HAVE DONE NOW, BUT I SWAM IN
COLLEGE AND TO HAVE THAT TAKEN
AWAY FROM MY IDENTITY WAS
REALLY ROUGH.
REALLY ROUGH. FORTUNATELY, MY AMAZING MOTHER
CAME TO MY BEDSIDE IN THAILAND
AND INSTEAD OF SAYING I KNOW
THE DOCTOR IS SAYING THIS SHE
SAID, HOLLY, SET A GOAL AND
WRAPPED ME IN LOVE.
THE CONNECTURE TO THIS MOTHER
THAT SHE INSPIRED ME TO KEEP
DREAMING AS BIG AS POSSIBLE.
>> THAT'S SOME GOOD MOM STUFF.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED JUST
AFTER YOU MET THE WOMAN WHO
BECAME YOUR GIRLFRIEND AND IS
NOW YOUR WIFE.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> WHAT WAS HER ROLE IN THIS?
>> MY INCREDIBLE WIFE AND
COCREATOR OF ALL THE PROJECTS
AND DREAMS THAT WE HAVE HAD,
THE IMPOSSIBLE FIRST IS MY NAME
ON THE BOOK COVER, BUT IT'S
REALLY BOTH OF OUR STORIES.
TAKING AN ASPIRATIONAL GOAL AND
DREAMING THEM AND TURNING THEM
INTO REALITY.
INTO REALITY. EVEN WHEN I WALKED ACROSS AN
ARTICLE SOLO JENNA WALKED WITH
ME.
ME.
ME. IT'S
ME. IT'S OUR DREAMS AND ASPIRATIONS
AND BEATING THE ODDS TO ACHIEVE
THEM SIDE BY SIDE EACH OTHER.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THAT TRACK.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE A NIGHTMARE.
IT'S A LONG WAY, FIRST OF ALL.
THE OTHER THING IS YOU ARE BY
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. DID YOU HAVE COMMUNICATION WITH
ANYBODY?
ANYBODY?
ANYBODY? IF YOU HAVE BROKEN YOUR LEG OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. >>
THERE. >> I HAD SATELLITE PHONE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
I HAD A SATELLITE MODEM, SO I
WAS PUTTING THAT TO INSTAGRAM
EVERYDAY.
EVERYDAY.
EVERYDAY. MY NONPROFIT HAD 100,000
SCHOOLKIDS FOLLOWING ALONG ON
THE JOURNEY.
THE JOURNEY. I WAS IN COMPLETE ISOLATION
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. THAT IS A SHOT FROM AN ARTICLE.
THAT IS ALL OF THESE HUGE SPEED
BUMPS OF ICE AND SNOW.
>> GREAT FUN WHEN YOU HAVE A
375 POUNDS LEAD.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. I TOOK A PICTURE IS MYSELF.
YOU CAN SEE THE FOOTPRINTS ON
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE.
THE SIDE. I HAD TO SET UP THE SHOTS AND
TAKE THEM, BECAUSE I WAS
COMPLETELY OVER 54 DAYS OUT
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
AROUND -25 OR -30 DEGREES.
THE WINDCHILL WAS -75 ON A LOT
OF DAYS PER
>> JUST A BREEZE.
WHY DON'T WE ALL DO IT?
LAST MONTH YOU BROKE ANOTHER
RECORD.
RECORD.
RECORD. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT?
>> LAST MONTH I SET UP AND
DOING SOMETHING NO ONE HAD EVER
DONE BEFORE, WHICH WAS CALLED
THE IMPOSSIBLE ROW.
I TOOK A ROBOT, ROWBOAT ACROSS
DRAKES PASSAGE FROM THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF SOUTH AMERICA TO
AN ARTICLE.
AN ARTICLE. WE WERE BATTLING 40 AND 50 FOOT
SWELLS.
SWELLS.
SWELLS. >> ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
IN A ROWBOAT?
>> IN A TINY ROWBOAT WITH NO
MOTOR OR ENGINE.
US DOES ROWING 24 HOURS A DAY
FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE
DISCOVERY CHANNEL DOCUMENTED
THE WHOLE THING.
THERE'S A WHOLE DOCUMENTARY
COMING OUT ABOUT THAT.
>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THE
TRAILER.
TRAILER.
TRAILER. >> COOL.
>> COOL.
>> COOL. >> LET'S TAKE A LISTEN.
>> THE MOST DANGEROUS OCEAN
CROSSING IN THE WORLD IS FROM
SOUTH AMERICA TO AND ARCTICA.
COLLIN OH BRADY WANTS TO BE THE
FIRST IN HISTORY TO CROSS THE
TREACHEROUS DRAKE PASSAGE IN A
ROWBOAT.
ROWBOAT.
ROWBOAT. A BATTLE TO SURVIVE ARCTIC COLD
TEMPERATURES, STORMS, HIGH WIND
, AND 40 FOOT SWELLS.
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>> LORDY.
>> LORDY. HOW DID YOU EAT OUT THERE?
>> WE HAD THESE SPECIAL BARS.
A SPONSOR OF MY CUSTOM-BUILT
THESE BARS FROM OUR BODIES.
WE ALSO HAD FREEZE-DRIED MEALS
FROM MOUNTAIN HOUSE.
THOSE TWO THINGS WERE PRETTY
SPARSE LIVING CONDITIONS, YET
WE COMPLETED IT ON CHRISTMAS
DAY THIS PAST YEAR.
SOMETHING OF NOTE, I HAD
ACTUALLY NEVER RODE A BOAT
ANYWHERE IN MY LIFE PREVIOUS TO
A FEW MONTHS BEFORE THIS.
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT?
>> WHAT? >> IT WAS A SERIOUS UNDERTAKING
FOR A NOVICE ROWER.
>> WAS INTERESTING TO ME IS
THESE 10 DIFFERENT THINGS YOU
HAVE MADE WORLD RECORDS AND.
YOU ALMOST IMAGINE AT THIS
POINT WHAT IS THERE THAT HUMANS
HAVEN'T DONE?
HAVEN'T DONE? YOU FIND THESE THINGS.
WHAT GOES INTO THE RESEARCH OF
YOUR PROJECTS AND HOW WE DECIDE
WHAT YOU WANT TO TACKLE?
>> I HAVE SET SEVERAL SPEED
RECORDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE IMPOSSIBLE ROW AND THE
IMPOSSIBLE FIRST IS ABOUT
THINGS THAT NO ONE IN HISTORY
HAD EVER ACCOMPLISHED.
THE REASON I DO THEM IS NOT TO
PAT MYSELF ON THE BACK FOR
ANOTHER WORLD RECORD, BUT TO
SHOW PEOPLE THEIR IMPOSSIBLE
DREAMS CAN COME TRUE AS WELL.
I ASKED THE QUESTION
METAPHORICALLY IN THE BOOK,
WHICH IS THIS IS MY POSSIBLE
FIRST, BUT WHAT IS YOUR
IMPOSSIBLE FIRST?
IMPOSSIBLE FIRST? >> IT MIGHT BE TOTALLY DIFFERENT
OR MUCH EASIER, BUT IT MEAN
SOMETHING TO YOU.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE WHEN YOU
FINISH SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
WHAT GOES THROUGH YOUR MIND
WHEN YOU GET SUCCESSFULLY TO
THE END?
THE END?
THE END? >> IT'S INCREDIBLE A COMPASS
MAN.
MAN.
MAN. WE
MAN. WE WERE WET AND COLD FOR
SOMEBODY DAYS.
SOMEBODY DAYS. IN THE INTRA-STANDING ON DRY
LAND WAS AMAZING.
TO FINISH THAT NOI HAD BECOME
THE FIRST PERSON IN HISTORY WAS
AMAZING, BUT ULTIMATELY, WHAT I
FELT WAS GRATITUDE AND
LOVINGKINDNESS AND REALLY,
HOPEFULLY, THERE IS THIS RIPPLE
EFFECT OF POSITIVITY THAT THIS
BOOK AND SHARING THIS STORY
WITH THE WORLD.
WITH THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL WE
ARE ABLE TO SHARE WITH THE
WORLD IN REAL TIME.
BEFORE EATING CHRISTMAS DINNER
AND WERE WATCHING ME FREEZE MY
BUTT OFF IN A ROWBOAT.
AND OPENS THE MINDS TO WHATEVER
ELSE IS POSSIBLE IN YOUR LIFE.
HOPEFULLY PEOPLE SET THIS BOOK
DOWN AND GO OUT AND ACHIEVE
WHATEVER THE IT IS A DREAM IN
THEIR LIFE.
THEIR LIFE. IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE FREEZING
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE BY
THEMSELVES, BUT IT CAN BE
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. >> BY THE WAY, WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE?
HERE?
HERE? >>
HERE? >> THIS IS ME.
I LOST ABOUT 25 OR 30 POUNDS IN
HIS SOLO AND ARCTIC SITE.
BY THE END MY HIPS AND RIBS
WERE STICKING OUT.
I TALK ABOUT IN THE BOOK OF
NEARLY RUNNING OUT OF FOOD AND
THE TOLL IT WAS TAKING ON THE
EMOTIONAL.
EMOTIONAL. THE BOOK IS A VULNERABLE
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT.
ACCOUNT. IT WAS NOT EASY OUT THERE.
THERE WAS A CHAPTER CALLED
FROZEN TEARS, BECAUSE I WAS
CRYING AND MY TEARS FROZE TO MY
CHEEKS.
CHEEKS.
CHEEKS. THAT'S HOW PATHETIC AND SAD I
WAS IN SOME OF THESE MOMENTS.
>> AND HOW GENEROUS OF YOU TO
KNOWLEDGE THAT.
KNOWLEDGE THAT. NONE OF THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT
STRUGGLE OR DOUBT OR
VULNERABILITY.
VULNERABILITY. THOSE ARE ALL PART OF THE
THINGS THAT YOU DO.
>> 100%.
>> 100%.
>> 100%. THAT IS THE TRUTH OF THE STORY.
IT'S A VERY VULNERABLE AND
INTIMATE CROSSING.
INTIMATE CROSSING. >> I WOULD SAY I CAN IMAGINE,
BUT I CAN'T REALLY.
>> YOU HAVE TO READ THE BOOKS.
>> YOU HAVE DOUBLED UP.
YOU HAVE HAS SOME TO FIRST ON
SOME OF THESE THINGS WHERE
THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WORLD
RECORD BEING BROKEN AT A TIME.
GIVE ME AN EXAMPLE.
>> ONE OF MY FIRST WORLD
RECORDS WAS CLIMBING THE SEVEN
SUMMITS ON SEVEN CONTINENTS WITH
GOING TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH
POLE.
POLE.
POLE. I
POLE. I ALSO SET THE SPEED RECORD AT
ALL PART OF 139 DAY, 131 DAY
RESPECTIVELY FOR THOSE.
>> DOUBLING UP.
I LOVE YOU.
GARY ASK WHAT YOU'RE DOING
NEXT?
NEXT?
NEXT? >>
NEXT? >> IT'S AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO
SHARE THE STORY WITH THE WORLD
FOR THE BOOK BEING ON THE BOOK
TOUR AND SHARING THAT IS A FUN
FOCUS, BUT MY WIFE JENNA AND I,
SHE HAS SET HERSELF A GOAL OF
CLIMBING MOUNT EVEREST.
WE OFTEN ASK PEOPLE WHAT IS
YOUR EVEREST?
YOUR EVEREST? JENNA GOES MY EVEREST IS A
CLIMB MOUNT EVEREST.
SHE IS AN INCREDIBLE WOMAN, NOT
SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN I DIVIDE
AS A CLIMBER OR AN ATHLETE.
SHE HAS BEEN TRAINING AND IN
APRIL WE WILL SET UP.
FOR ME I WILL BE RETURNING TO
EVEREST.
EVEREST.
EVEREST. I CLIMBED IT ONE BEFORE.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING HER, WHICH
IS AMAZING.
IS AMAZING. SHE HAS AFFORDED ME SO MUCH IN
EVERYTHING I HAVE DONE.
WE WILL SWITCH THAT ROLE
REVERSAL AND BE SUPPORTING HER.
WE WILL WE BROADCASTING THAT
LIVE ON DIFFERENT SOCIAL MEDIA
CHANNELS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
>> I WILL BE WATCHING.
KOLBE AT LA BAY BOOK COMPANY
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