Boat Talks – Say No to the Helicopter with Sam Cairns

Sam reached the summit of Everest at 4.45am on Thursday 18th May 2023, but this was only possible due to extensive and rigorous physical and mental preparations over the previous 2 years. As a Team GB biathlete, an ultra marathon runner and founder of “Fitnessat58” Sam was already in good physical shape, but the rigour of high altitude climbing requires particular preparation – and only those with absolute determination and mental resilience will finally get to stand “on top of the world.”
Sam Cairns stays in Kingussie and leads a hectic life as director of “Fitnessat58” plus also being a co-founder of the successful “The Lunchbox Boys.”
This Talk will take us through the highs and lows of the preparation along with the experience of climb itself – a dramatic and very personal story.