Interview with Geordie Stewart: "You are much for capable than you believe"
5th July 2018
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At the age of 22, Geordie Stewart became the youngest Briton to ever complete the astounding feat of the Seven Summit mountaineering challenge. Now at the age of 29, he is launching his first book 'In Search of Sisu' which documents his transition from teenager to adulthood and his struggles, both on and off the mountain.
"It is good to dream. It is healthy to have an ambitious goal."
"There are always people that always try to tell you it's not possible and they will laugh and they will mock and shout at you and that's fine because you have to let them do that."
"You need to be belligerent in your own mind and maintain that conviction, that you can follow it through." The mind is an important topic for Geordie and 'In Search of Sisu', by his own admission, is not a "conventional climbing book". It focuses more on the mindset and psychology surrounding the climbs. "It is very easy to look at mountaineers and explorers and just see the end result. When actually, the bit that shows the most vulnerability and the greatest strength, is the bit off the mountain; or certainly what is going on between your two ears and goes on within your head." The publication of his first book, similarly to the expedition, was not without its challenges. Geordie decided to go down the self-publishing route to keep "creative control" and because he believed it was the best way to tell a "very personal story".
Geordie is very focused on inspiring people through documenting his achievements and struggle within the book. Hoping that he can inspire people to follow their dreams no "matter what the dream is". I am really excited to read his book and to follow his next adventures. And who knows, maybe we'll do this again when his second book comes out?
To find out more about Geordie and his book visit his website. The book is currently available as an e-Book and paperback on Amazon. You can see where his next adventures take by following him on Instagram and Twitter: @geordie_stewart
Geordie at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro // Picture courtesy of Geordie Stewart
At the top of the Aconcagua summit // Picture courtesy of Geordie Stewart
"It is good to dream. It is healthy to have an ambitious goal."
"There are always people that always try to tell you it's not possible and they will laugh and they will mock and shout at you and that's fine because you have to let them do that."
"You need to be belligerent in your own mind and maintain that conviction, that you can follow it through." The mind is an important topic for Geordie and 'In Search of Sisu', by his own admission, is not a "conventional climbing book". It focuses more on the mindset and psychology surrounding the climbs. "It is very easy to look at mountaineers and explorers and just see the end result. When actually, the bit that shows the most vulnerability and the greatest strength, is the bit off the mountain; or certainly what is going on between your two ears and goes on within your head." The publication of his first book, similarly to the expedition, was not without its challenges. Geordie decided to go down the self-publishing route to keep "creative control" and because he believed it was the best way to tell a "very personal story".
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Geordie is very focused on inspiring people through documenting his achievements and struggle within the book. Hoping that he can inspire people to follow their dreams no "matter what the dream is". I am really excited to read his book and to follow his next adventures. And who knows, maybe we'll do this again when his second book comes out?
Geordie and a copy of his book // Picture courtesy of Geordie Stewart
To find out more about Geordie and his book visit his website. The book is currently available as an e-Book and paperback on Amazon. You can see where his next adventures take by following him on Instagram and Twitter: @geordie_stewart
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