Peter Attia· MD
I am interested in this issue of humans being able to put danger to the back of their mind and we recently watched the amazing El Capitan film free solo I mean it's uncomfortable to watch in the documentary that anyone hasn't seen it they have to see it yeah listen closely because this and I forget the guys name terrible remembering names but this very interesting character who pulls it off he is described and is sort of described himself as a bit of an oddball they go into his background his family upbringing and reasons why he might have had difficult upbringing and maybe was was that a reason for him taking these risks in an effort to identify himself or impress his mother or show off in some way or what is it what was the motivation for doing this incredibly dangerous thing but whatever way you cut it he managed to put fear in the back of his mind you could not have done what he did without being able to go okay I'm gonna put the palpable tangible fear we all could identify watching this documentary this guy clinging to the side of a rock with nothing to help me it's just terrifying to watch it but he managed to do it with the good sort of you and Sid all the drivers of year but let's think about this let's think about Imola and 90 four and let's not even think about em Allah let's think about Monica the next race I mean it had been 12 years since film have died and then in one weekend you see three of the most devastating things it's only a miracle Ruben didn't die right but Ratzenberger dies Senna dies in your car and then Monica and vending huh yeah exactly so it's impossible to say that you were getting in a car thinking you're I mean no you're immune but I mean this is about