{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Why'd You Think You Could Do That?","title":"From Accountant to Antarctic Explorer | Ian Evans","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3304,"description":"What makes an ordinary person attempt extraordinary things?\n\nIn this episode of Why’d You Think You Could Do That?, Sam Penny sits down with adventurer, filmmaker and Chartered Accountant Ian Evans. Ian has spent decades pushing beyond conventional limits, from climbing some of the world's highest mountains and cycling across Australia to skiing 900 kilometres to the South Pole at nearly 60 years of age.\nBut Ian's story isn't about records, fame or elite athleticism.\nIt's about curiosity, resilience and discovering what happens when you stop asking \"Can I?\" and start asking \"Why not?\"Ian shares the lessons learned from mountaineering disasters, solo expeditions, rebuilding his life after losing almost everything, and creating the Elora Adventure Film Festival, a festival designed to inspire ordinary people to pursue extraordinary lives.If you've ever felt the pull of adventure, wondered whether you're capable of more, or needed a reminder that it's never too late to start, this conversation will stay with you long after it ends. \nIn This Episode Growing up in England and the early signs of a lifelong explorer  Why Ian left school early and became a Chartered Accountant  The childhood fascination with Shackleton, Scott and Antarctica  Climbing Kilimanjaro and discovering a passion for adventure  Pursuing the Seven Summits and lessons from high-altitude mountaineering  Facing death, risk and fear on some of the world's toughest mountains  The terrifying fall on Mount Elbrus that changed everything  Cycling solo across Australia and crossing the Nullarbor  Why solitude can be one of life's greatest teachers  The power of stepping outside your comfort zone  Skiing to the South Pole at nearly 60 years old  The hidden mental cost of extreme expeditions  Losing his marriage, career and nearly his life within 60 days  Rebuilding from rock bottom using a simple whiteboard  Creating the Elora Adventure Film Festival  How storytelling inspires ordinary people to do...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kdu19CKolKfwgEmLueEAd64Q94qABeZDcR2J4NdZ7MQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jMDA2/MDg4YjJiODEyNmJm/MGE4OWIwZmFlNWQy/ZjJlZS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}