Pat Falvey
Irish mountaineer and expedition leader, the first person to complete the Seven Summits twice, including Everest from both north and south routes; founder of Pat Falvey Irish & Worldwide Adventures and motivational speaker.
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Sep 28, 2026
TadhgHOST
And When you decided to climb Mount Everest and you got there, what did it feel like when you actually set eyes on Mount Everest for the first time from the ground and you were like, I'm climbing that?
Pat FalveyGUEST
Well, the thing about it is, I suppose like I'm in awe of it because I know how it was formed.
Pat FalveyGUEST
And to think that I have a bit of a fossil here in my house and when I picked it up, to think that one time that was at the bottom of the sea.
Pat FalveyGUEST
So a fellow that came from the sea to stand on the sea on the top of the world meant like that I was actually going through the creation of planet Earth and how it was formed.
Pat FalveyGUEST
And like with tectonic plates, it raised the bottom of the world to the top of the world.
26 MINS LATER
TadhgHOST
They're like, what? They must be so proud of you.