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BOOK – DARE TO REACH

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Dominique Bel (coach & storyteller)

If flourishing as an adult or inspiring as a leader requires us to face and make peace with some of the darkest thoughts that take over our minds, we may learn a great deal from artists, entrepreneurs, athletes, or adventurers. There is a book on my coffee table that speaks of this. Our guests inevitably reach for it. Maybe it is because its title says it all: Dare to Reach, co-authors Emmanuel Daigle and Theodore Fairhurst, two Canadian high-altitude mountaineers from Quebec. Since Ted has been one of my best and closest friends over the last ten years, what follows is no usual book review. Yes, I will. With you, I will share some of the stuff Ted did not dare to share or do. Read on.

Adults evolve, grow up, and wake up in various and mysterious ways. Some learn through the pains and challenges that life throws at them; others work with a therapist or a coach or walk spiritual paths to precipitate personal transformations. Others like Ted and Emmanuel seek and meet their better selves on the world’s highest mountains’ summits. In Ted’s own words:

“Everest is about pain and struggle, physically, but most importantly, mentally. It touches the rawest emotions in your psyche. It is a beautiful beast, huge, glorious, but implicitly unpredictable. It demands your psychological tenacity. You must be stubborn, you must hold fast, you must know why you are there. You must see what you don’t want to see but be able to remove it from the mind’s eye. You must focus on one thing, or you will die. Your capacity for resilience determines your outcome. You are both at one with Nature, but also her archenemy, struggling to survive her powerful grip. There are demons, and there are angels, which one you see determines whether you live or die.”
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https://www.dominiquebel.com/post/daring-with-theodore-fairhurst-and-emmanuel-daigle

 

James Stone (Clach Liath) Blog

Theodore (Ted) Fairhurst is a Canadian businessman, artist, traveller and mountaineer.  Rather like me, he had been infected by the mountain bug in his early years. But the symptoms took a while to reach a fever pitch.  Late in life, at the age of 58, after a career as a property developer he decided it would be a good idea to climb the Seven Summits – the highest peak on each continent.  I know the feeling.

I came across Ted by chance a couple of years ago when I was researching those who were attempting the Volcanic Seven Summits and made contact with him.  Then, aged 70, he was seeing if he could climb all the volcanoes within the year.  We have kept in touch since. So I declare my interest!

The expressed intention on Ted’s part for writing the book “is to highlight the amazing life stories we all experience when we are willing to DARE TO REACH our dreams and goals”.  That explains a part of the title.  Ted has teamed up with Emmanuel Daigle, a fellow Quebecois and a trekking guide and high altitude specialist.  That explains the other part of the title.  They write the book in both English and French.  Ted’s part is in English with a French translation and Emmanuel’s in French with an English translation.  Depending on whose story you want to tackle, you flip the book over and start to read.  I enjoyed testing out my schoolboy French.

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https://clachliath.com/2020/07/dare-to-reach/

Maxime Goulet

“Le livre est de toute beauté. C’est un très beau cheminement de vie! Je trouve cela très inspirant et ça va très certainement me motiver et m’aider à atteindre mes objectifs au courant des prochaines années.” 

Al Hancock

“Dare to Reach is an exciting well-written book. One of my all-time favorites. A must-read.”

Darren F.

“It’s Unbelievable and very inspirational

Tania Claes

“Un superbe livre sur la haute montagne et le parcours de deux hommes qui ont osé se dépasser et aller vers leur but”

Hélène Poulin

“Merci beaucoup pour votre excellent livre! C’est inspirant, que d’aventures, des expériences inoubliables pour des gens qui ont osé et qui continuent d’oser! Votre livre s’inscrit dans cette démarche de toujours oser. Tout est parfait dans ce livre! Les chapitres, la façon de raconter les événements, les photos et leurs continuités graphiques, Wow! Wow! Quelle belle réalisation!”

Sébastien St-Hilaire

Cet homme inspirant (le mot est faible) de….72 ans (je tousse) a gravit les 7 plus hauts sommets de tous les continents. Dont l’Everest à plus de 60 ans. Le dernier sommet notamment à 67 ans. Récemment, à 72 ans, fait l’ascension des 7 plus hauts volcans de tous les continents en près de 12 mois. Un être humain humble, qui ne court pas la notoriété, et à moins que je me trompe, à son âge, il y’en pas 5 au monde… peut être même un seul ! L’âge n’a que très peu d’importance pour atteindre ses buts et vivre ses passions. Ted est exemple et une inspiration!

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