He Biked to Mount Everest — and Climbed It Solo | The Göran Kropp Story

What if your Everest journey started at your front door?

In 1995, Swedish adventurer Göran Kropp bicycled nearly 8,000 miles from Sweden to Nepal before climbing Mount Everest — solo and without bottled oxygen.

Then he rode his bike home.

In Episode 132 of Believe It or Not!, Bryan explores one of the most extreme endurance feats in mountaineering history.

This episode covers:
• Extreme adventure history
• The 1996 Everest climbing season
• Solo climbing without oxygen
• Mental toughness and long-distance cycling
• The philosophy behind doing things the hard way

If you love real-life adventure stories and incredible feats of human endurance, this episode will leave you amazed.

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