Latin American: TALK 6: The Peaks and Valleys of Awe

​​As an alpine climber of the world’s highest peaks, and as a survivor of the depths of a life-threatening diagnosis, Matt Fioretti has traveled many paths in life, some more arduous than others, yet as he recounts his story, the experience of awe is clearly evident and deeply inspiring to all who have heard or read about it.

His passion for alpine climbing began early in life, with his first Himalayan trek completed at age 20. A decade later, he founded Four Winds Expeditions and has guided multiple climbing expeditions throughout the mountains in Nepal and Tibet, helping climbers both summit the peaks and face their fears along the way. Last year, he and a friend completed a thousand mile trek across the Himalayas’ snowy ridges. 

At the apex of his climbing career, Matt was diagnosed with Aplastic Anemia, a rare bone marrow disorder that required a risky bone marrow transplant, multiple rounds of chemotherapy and blood transfusions. He called the experience, “the hardest climb of my life to date.” 

With his health restored, Matt returned to the Himalaya to again climb and guide expeditions when not working on his 140 acres in the northeastern part of Washington State, where he lives off the grid. Matt is the author of the recently released book, Between the Summit and the Grave. 

Learn more about Matt Fioretti

This sixth talk The Peaks and Valleys of Awe with Matt Fioretti is on Thursday, October 12, at 5.30pm Pacific Time (PT). 

Timeline and recordings

This opening talk is part of the complete Be Wise Go Kind: Awaken Awe series, featuring a new talk every two weeks. You can find an easy overview of the series here. Following the series of talks, there will be a day-long experiential program with special guests, at Nalanda West in Seattle and online.

Recordings of the talks will be made available till Thursday, December 14th, 2023. 

Pricing

This talk:

$ 21,- Standard
$ 40,- Support

You can also register for the complete series: 

$ 108,- Standard
$ 210,- Supporter

If you are curious about all the different talks, please find an easy overview here. 

Scholarships

If none of these price options are accessible to you, please know we still want you to attend! Thanks to the generous offerings of our many supporters around the world, we are able to make this, and many more, programs accessible to all regardless of their financial situation. If you’re in need of a scholarship, please click here to access our scholarship page and fill in the form to request a scholarship.