Aug

19

Maverick Training Video - Aspen Colorado With Gerald Romine

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Questions keep coming at me about the the power meeting we just had with guys like Frank McKinney, Carl Banks, Aymen Boughanmi, Yanik Silver, Mike Filsaime, Carrie Wilkerson, Terry Wygal, Rich Desich, and the rest of the Mavericks. Some names you may recognize and others have build massive businesses very discretely.

This select group comes together to share business ideas in an intimate setting. It’s just hard to build a better business and friendship relationships than experiencing fun and extreme events together.  How can you compare a boardroom to riding a bus for 3 hours and talking business then mountain biking together.  The conversations, business ideas, and friendships are formed quickly in an environment that is hard to replicate anywhere else.

I roomed with Doug Doubler and he’s famous for selling over 200 million dollars worth of condo’s using just 20K in google ads.  Crazy!  The insights he has on the business and what he shared were amazing.

Check out the video and you’ll get a taste of the most powerful business meeting I’ve ever attended.

Side Note: The music is from the movie “Deliverance” and for those on the trip it has a special meaning.  (Yanick, you’re twisted… but we’re all laughing now.)

Author: Gerald Romine

Aug

12

The Big One In One Day - Mt. Whitney!

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Saturday, August 9, 2008: Up at 2:30 and on the trail at 3:15 AM. What lies ahead is summiting Mt. Whitney, the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet.

Starting at Whitney Portal with an elevation of 8,360 feet the day would call for a 22 mile round trip hike with an elevation gain of 6,145 feet.

The easiest and most popular way to get up the mountain is the “Mt. Whitney Trail”. The trail itself is “easy” (in the sense that it is well traveled and there is no danger of falling or getting lost), it is a physically demanding hike to say the least. Because the Mt. Whitney Trail ascends to the highest point in the continental US, oxygen is a priceless commodity. Much of the trail — including the last several miles to the summit — are over 13,600′ in elevation where every step can be a challenge. Many who attempt to summit and return in one day simply don’t make it due to altitude sickness, dehydration, running out of daylight, adverse weather, or simply running out of gas.

Here’s a few pictures from the trip I thought you might enjoy.

Author: Gerald Romine