EPISODE 25

Written By Ty Temel

OPTIMISM IN THE FACE OF DEATH: EVEREST, EXTREME DIVING & THE SAS


FORMER SAS OPERATOR, JAY MORTON

When you picture resilience, Jay Morton is the blueprint.

Mountains, motorsport and military service are among the countless expeditions that push Jay to his limits, scaling Mount Everest twice and serving for 14 years with parachute and Special Forces experience.

Behind these achievements is a resilient mind and unrelentingly positive mindset, in spite of life-threatening dangers.

Join us for an episode of Off Script bound to build your mental fortitude, open your horizons, and help you achieve more.

This episode covers

  • Jay’s family upbringing, balancing academia with physical fitness

  • IQ and EQ, using emotional intelligence

  • Scaling Everest twice, with complications on his second expedition

  • The resilience and culture of care among Sherpas 

  • Military service for 14 years, with Special Forces experience

  • Processing the scariest near-death moments

  • Conflicting approaches to achieving mental wellbeing

 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS

 

“I remember seeing rounds hitting the floor around me as I'm running towards cover. Even when I was behind the cover, my whole section was lined up behind this cover and we just looked at each other and laughed, as chips came off the wall.”

1:07:35 - Jay Morton

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“As you see your dad get older, I feel like he has this awakening and kind of opens up, and starts hugging you and starts telling you he loves you and stuff. It’s a good moment to experience.” - 9:00 - Jay Morton

“Kilimanjaro is nearly 6000 metres. We'll look to climb around 500 metres per day from where we start to the summit. That gives our bodies a natural healthy way of acclimatising.” - 30:40 - Jay Morton

“The first time you ever jump out of a plane, it's a completely different experience to every time you jump out after that. It's complete sensory overload. ” - 57:30 - Jay Morton

“Although it's very difficult at the time, and you have to go through a grieving process, I like to look at things with a bit of gratitude, and go ‘How lucky I am to experience that, to have had hardships and be exposed to trauma’.” - 1:22:30 - Jay Morton

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