Fredrik Sträng

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Story

Since childhood I have been told that the power of thought can move mountains.

After eighteen 8000-m expeditions where Mount Everest was one of the mountains I know that this is the case. But this has not always been the case.

I have not always climbed mountains. Honestly, I have since childhood been scared of heights, scared of death, I was victimized for being different and scared of just about everything imaginable. I therefore made myself my own superman suit one day when I was 6 years old because I was so tired of being afraid. Once I had this "suit" made of a pyjamas and a towel that I pretended was the cap I was indestructible, I could cheat fear and fear disappeared when I said the magical courageous words: give it to me, show me what you got fear, I'm not afraid of you! Here I stand! Hare you a chicken! Ha! I beat you!

We can often do more than we think but sometimes we stand in the way of our ability. What does it take to awaken and sensitize this sleeping giant within us and succeed in the really big peaks and objectives that are important to us? I have succeeded in the mountains because I love what I do! I use these techniques to help others to succeed in their field of interest no matter if it's about harnessing your fear of heights or building a successful and strong team within a corporate business where I am your guide and inspirational source.

It is joy, curiosity and passion for my profession that makes me yearn for the next peak and the next challenge. It is important to keep the spark alive if we are to be successful and manage to fill our lives with meaning. And it all starts with a first step, a thought.

As Dalai Lama once said:
Take care of your Thoughts because they become Words.
Take care of your Words because they will become Actions.
Take care of your Actions because they will become Habits.
Take care of your Habits because they will form your Character.
Take care of your Character because it will form your Destiny,
and your Destiny will be your Life…

But this saying "power of thought can move mountains", does not literally mean that we can physically force mountain to move from one corner to the other (which I many years later understood), but rather that we have an unparalleled power to change our habits and viewpoint. A classical example that I practiced as my adventurous soul started exploring 8000 m peaks was that I could not change the steepness of a mountain no matter how freaken tired or frustrated I was after tracking chest-deep snow on 7000 m and above. But what I could change was my interpretation and relation to the circumstances. "The mountain does not become less steep just because I complain". Perhaps that is one of the reasons why mountains are so attractive. Mountains are the perfect environment for "instant gratification and instant paying your debt". They are neither fair nor unfair, they are just what nature has told them to be, steep. And somewhere between the base and the summit lays the answer to why I climb so I favor steepness. Give me more steepness, show me what you got! :)

So if you are a fan of life, mountains, challenges and pursuing your goals in life then my ambition is to nourish you with inspirational pictures, videos and updates from my fellow friends who push the limits for human endeavor. And please share your stories and passion with me! See you out there in the real world!


Fredrik String
Professional Adventurer