#151 Pt 1 – Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro: Acute Mountain Sickness, Discipline & A World Record Attempt With Jarrod Speed

Could you climb Mount Kilimanjaro? Jarrod Speed returns to GCC to talk about his experience of attempting a world record attempt by doing an obstacle course at the top of the highest mountain in Africa, as well as confirming the many challenges along the way and what’s in store for him going forward!

In more detail, part 1 of their chat starts with Jarrod confirming why he decided to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and goes through his journey up to the summit which includes his run-in with Acute Mountain Sickness (vomiting, brain swelling & etc) plus other difficulties he ran into when climbing up the mountain, as well as some of the issues people who joined him had. Part 1 ends with Jarrod looking to the future of what he wants to achieve over the coming years.

Part 2 will be out next week but is already available to all Patreon supporters for as little as £1 a month! In part 2, the duo discuss how Jarrod dealt with his mountain journey and what it means for him going forward, the duo then discuss comparisons in Jarrod’s adventure to movies & video games before Jarrod talks about the other people who climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with him who have inspired him (including ultra-marathon runners, mountain climbers & philanthropists). The conversation ends with Jarrod going into more depth of his mindset going forward including utilising the Japanese term Kaizen, some Wim Hof influence and more!

Jarrod’s Instagram: @JarrodSpeed – Limitless Float’s IG: @LimitlessFloat - Limitless Float’s Site: https://limitlessfloat.com/ - Muscle Ape: https://muscleape.co.uk/

Jarrod was on ep 104 of GCC to discuss his float lab business (& what floatation/isolation tanks are), dieting & fitness, coffee, customer service, political discourse and more so make sure to check that out if you hadn’t already!

In the last episode of GCC, number 150, Gough of Beernuts Productions returns for his 6th appearance on GCC to discuss how he put together a fake wedding! Gough talks about the various weddings he has attended, before explaining how he put together the biggest Beernuts comedy film to date, including a large cast, several days of shooting, finding & hiring a wedding venue, obtaining some of the insane outfits (like the safari suit), ensuring everyone knew their parts & more! They also discuss Gough’s podcast, which he’s been doing for over a year now!

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Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion & on GCC's YouTube. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-84 are out now, in ep 84 Mike starts on the High Republic comics, ep 83 is a Life Day special and in ep 82 Mike tackled the final chapter of the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover event! Previous episodes topics include Lando comics, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, Kanan Jarrus, Count Dooku, Kylo Ren, Darth Maul, numerous book reviews & more – https://spoti.fi/3sOtqCw

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com/

Mike's guest spots:
Mike’s appearance on the Beernuts Productions podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3jpLjpD

Mike was on the Talking Dad podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3pmI6Jm

Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about The Force Awakens here: https://youtu.be/c4VMXeBU3W4 The Last Jedi here: https://youtu.be/7dGEsdfSMkY and The Rise of Skywalker here: https://youtu.be/9fZWXji7_Jo

Mike appeared on the Hall of Mears podcast, listen here: https://spoti.fi/3bxgXwS or watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/K5epyHW-TPs

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