Episode 112: Grand Canyon Rim to Rim at Age 92 with the Alfredo Aliaga Team
“You are doing something special and the consequence of if I do it, I can maybe motivate other people to do the same thing.”
In this episode, Alfredo Aliaga, his daughter Anabel Aliaga-Buchenau, and Julian Coiner, who just returned from a quest to set a new World record that would make Alfredo, at age 92, the oldest person to hike the Grand Canyon from rim to rim, join us to share their story about their hike that covered 24 miles in 21 hours. The Alfredo Aliaga Team also discuss:
2:40 - An overview of their adventure
5:50 - Stats about their journey
8:00 - Where did Alfredo get the idea to do this
14:30 - What it feels like to go down into the depths of the Grand Canyon
21:50 - Alfredo’s inner experience descending into the Grand Canyon
23:30 - Becoming the oldest person to hike the Grand Canyon from rim to rim
27:10 - How fear and doubt influenced their trip
31:50 - How Alfredo experienced fear throughout this process
35:30 - Preparations they had to do to get ready for this journey
36:30 - 3 steps to good health
41:40 - How to identify and push past our limits
48:10 - Who is going to play them in a Hollywood movie about their adventure?
You can learn more about Alfredo’s story on USA Today.
Be sure to follow along Julian’s adventures on Instagram @JulianCoiner007.
See below for photos the Alfredo Aliaga Team shared from their adventure.
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