Navy Veteran Climbs Mount Everest & Went Blind at the Summit | TRS 058

What happens when a Navy veteran goes blind at 29,000 feet while completely alone on Mount Everest and has to make a blind descent? In this jaw-dropping episode of The Resilient Show, Chad Robichaux sits down with Brian Dickinson, a former U.S. Navy Aviation Rescue Swimmer and best-selling author, to recount one of the most harrowing survival stories ever told. After solo summiting Mount Everest in 2011, Brian was suddenly struck by complete snow blindness. With no guide, no vision, and rapidly depleting oxygen, he was forced to navigate the world’s deadliest mountain entirely by faith and instinct. What should have been a 3-hour descent became a 7-hour fight for survival.