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May 19, 2025 108 mins

In this jaw-dropping episode of The Resilient Show with Chad Robichaux, former U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer and best-selling author Brian Dickinson recounts the harrowing day he became one of the only people to ever solo summit Mount Everest only to go completely snow blind during the descent.

Brian shares the moments that shaped his resilience from childhood trauma to losing his grandfather during elite Navy training, to his miraculous survival on the world’s tallest mountain. A real-life tale of courage, purpose, and God's presence in the chaos.

In 2011, Brian achieved the incredible feat of soloing the summit of Mount Everest. But on his descent, tragedy struck he went completely snow blind, stranded at 29,000 feet with no vision, no guide, and dwindling oxygen. What should have been a three-hour descent stretched into a harrowing seven-hour battle for survival. Facing a devastating fall and the relentless elements, Brian relied on unshakable faith, unwavering focus, and sheer determination to make it down alive.

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