The 29029 Podcast

One of the most unique features of a 29029 event is that it is something ANYONE can access.  The summit of our mountains have seen finishers of all ages, shapes, sizes and backgrounds.  From former olympic and professional athletes, to individuals who had never completed a 5k before 29029…..Our community climbs together, fully-supported to help you accomplish your goals! Many reach Everest but EVERYONE on the mountain leaves being able to redefine what they think they are capable of. Shawn Doss turned into an athlete on the slopes of 29029!  An ultra-endurance athlete!  His red hats left him wanting to find out what more he could do with his body. In the Spring of 2022, Shawn packed his lessons from the mountain and boarded a plane that took him half-way around the world to compete in what is known as the Toughest Footrace on Earth.  This episode is all about his experience! You may not see it in yourself right now, but YOU TOO can redefine your capabilities.  29029 could be the gateway to adventures you never thought possible! Connect with Shawn on Instagram Read more stories from the 29029 community! 

What if you could teach your children how to do hard things BEFORE they experienced the hard things in life?  What if you brought them to a mountain, set a goal to reach the summit and then climbed every step beside them? In this special Father’s Day episode of the 29029 podcast we introduce you to a father who did just that….not once, but twice.  Andy Lausch is no stranger to endurance sport.  He’s completed 30 marathons, 50k's and 50 milers and even conquered the king of ultra running, the 100 miler.  But Andy’s greatest accomplishments in the world of endurance came as he stood side-by-side his daughters, wearing red bibs and hats in 2019 on the top of Snowbasin, Utah and in 2021 at the top of Sun Valley, Idaho. In celebration of Father’s everywhere and the impact and legacy they can leave to their children.  Meet Andy. See pictures of Andy and his daughters at 29029 here.   Read more stories from our 29029 community here.  

A unique aspect of 29029 events is coaching.  When you commit to climbing 29029 feet our Coaching staff makes sure that you have the tools and the training you need to achieve your goal!  Each registered participant is provided with a guided 20-week training plan and bi-weekly group coaching calls all created and hosted by our head Coach Brent Pease.  You can hear Coach Brent’s story and more about his passion for coaching back in Episode 007. As the years have gone by, Coach Brent has grown the 29029 coaching staff to include some of the best coaches and athletes in the business. In this final part of this two-part episode, we learn some deep life lessons from Coach Chris Hauth, a staple of our 29029 Coaching Staff.  If you’ve met him, if you’ve heard him speak, his soft, kind manner has probably drilled right through to your heart opening you to greater clarity and understanding for who we become through endurance sport.  Though Chris has helped propel 100s of people to the top of the 29029 mountains, what we can learn from his personal trials and adversity might be the trigger to get us to the top of even tougher mountains!    To read more stories from the 29029 Community! Find out more about coaching with Coach Chris Hauth

A unique aspect of 29029 events is coaching.  When you commit to climbing 29029 feet our Coaching staff makes sure that you have the tools and the training you need to achieve your goal!  Each registered participant is provided with a guided 20-week training plan and bi-weekly group coaching calls all created and hosted by our head Coach Brent Pease.  You can hear Coach Brent’s story and more about his passion for coaching back in Episode 007. As the years have gone by, Coach Brent has grown the 29029 coaching staff to include some of the best coaches and athletes in the business.  In this episode we introduce you to Coach Chris, a staple of our 29029 Coaching Staff.  If you’ve met him, if you’ve heard him speak, his soft, kind manner has probably drilled right through to your heart opening you to greater clarity and understanding for who we become through endurance sport.  Though Chris has helped propel 100s of people to the top of the 29029 mountains, what do we really know about Chris Hauth?  In this two-part episode you'll hear his story!   To read more stories from the 29029 Community! Find out more about coaching with Coach Chris Hauth

You probably know John Peel as one of iFIT’s most popular trainers;  his iconic smile, positive attitude and globetrotting workout series (and let’s not forget about his abs!). His ability to drop nuggets of wisdom and motivation have inspired the masses for more than a decade.  But, John’s life wasn’t a straight forward path to celebrity trainer status.  This is a story of a star-athlete, turned injured red-shirt who fought to become one of the nation's most recognizable fitness trainers.  John has a profound lesson to share of what happens when we simply choose to KEEP CLIMBING!   Find more stories and information about 29029 Everesting here.   Connect with John Peel here.  

When you hear the name Zebley around the lodge at 29029, you probably assume someone is talking about Thomas Zebley.  He's a legend on these mountains, earning that coveted red hat six times.  But starting in 2020, there was a new Zebley on the scene.  One that had a front-row seat for years, but was now ready to blaze her own path.  Meet Jen!  Wife of Thomas Zebley and mother of their two beautiful daughters.  After completing the 29029 Virtual Idaho event in 2020, she went on to climb not once, but twice in 2021, earning two of her own red hats in the process!  Jen tells the story of two mountains.  One that went perfectly as planned and one that took her to a place where she had to reevaluate everything she knew about success.   Read more stories about Jen and Thomas here.  

We met Keichun in Snowbasin, Utah at 29029, but her mission of inspiration and inclusion started long before that first ascent. Keichun understands the impact of sharing our stories.  She knows there is value and inclusion that comes from seeing someone who looks like us and struggles like us blazing a path that we can follow.  Just think....Sharing your story might be the way that someone realizes there is a space and a place for them to dream Everest-sized goals.   Read more about Keichun and her 29029 story here.  

Meet Colin O’Brady, 29029 co-founder, 10-time world record holder, the first man to cross Antarctica, solo, unsupported and completely human-powered, part of the first team to row across the infamous Drake Passage, top speaker and New York Times bestselling author……let’s just say, Colin knows how to dream big. Listen to Colin's powerful stories as he shows you how to set and accomplish Everest-sized goals.  Get ready to ask yourself, "What's Your Everest?"  Click for more about 29029. Read Colin's book The Impossible First.    

After he returned from summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, Jared King was looking for more. He wanted to know what was next. In a moment of serendipity, he learned about 29029 and was immediately drawn to the experience.  In this episode of the 29029 podcast Jared discusses his experience of the Utah virtual event in 2020 and his goals for the 'family reunion' that will go down at Snowbasin, Utah in 2021.  For lessons on dealing with mental blocks and challenges, this is a must listen episode.  "I sat down on a bench and started hysterically crying. It just came out of me. I was so emotional, and it was such a low moment. It brought up so many questions and feelings that had been suppressed and that I needed to work through. Am I good enough? Can I do this? Do I have what it takes? Am I strong enough? Am I enough as a person? These are questions that many of us have in our heads, but we’re never given the opportunity to express or deal with. 29029 is a microcosm for how you think about life and how you think about everything else you do. Dealing with those emotions allowed me to make progress in life and will be a moment I won’t forget."

Want a dose of positivity, motivation and community?  Today's special edition of the 29029 Podcast delivers that in spades.  We brought together our co-founders, Jesse Itzler, Colin O'Brady and Marc Holdulich and our 2021 participants to talk about taking the special journey that is 29029.  Thanks to Colleen Rue for hosting and guiding the conversation.  To learn more about 29029 and to join the community, check out 29029everesting.com.