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Originally Posted by Slava
I'm not sure if you're pointing to this as a good thing or a bad thing?
I've sat through a couple of these speeches though, and I'm sure that this opinion won't make me terribly popular, but they were terrible. For some reason hearing that the guy on stage has done something that has been done by hundreds (or maybe thousands?) of other people is hardly inspiring or motivational. Despite their attempts to add drama and explain things the reality is that you already know the end of the story; they live and they climbed a big mountain!
One of the speakers I saw was the first "all women" team to make it (or something like that). Her speech was tied in with business success and goal setting and such. It was pretty lame. Maybe its just me, but it kind of feels like "I had this hobby and it was pretty cool. How can I get paid to tell people about it?"
I won't mention who the other Everest speaker was or what their circumstances were. I'll just say that at the end everyone gave a standing ovation for their talk and I felt obliged.
Who knows. It could be just me? I've seen some incredibly inspiring presenters and have nearly been in tears both in terms of sadness and laughing so hard because they were so engaging though; I don't have a heart of stone and I like a good story that is well told. The Everest speakers I've seen were just not there though.
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I was pointing it out as a bad thing. They paid a ton of money to get to the top and all of a sudden they are qualified to inspire others. I don't get it.
The other thing that annoys me is when they start talking about being the first Ukranian-Canadian from Saskatchewan to summit on a Tuesday. I think credit should be limited to the first man and woman to succeed and from there should only go to those who have done something legitimately new, like a unique new route up the mountain or maybe setting a speed record or being the first to summit in the winter or solo.