Is modern communication destroying adventure: Nigel Vardy at TEDxDerby

Some people call him brave, some call him mad. To face the thin air at high altitude takes both but to Nigel Vardy, there is nothing like being on a vast mountain. Losing limbs to severe frostbite would put off all but the few, but for Nigel it was the springboard to climb, achieve and conquer.
Over the past 20 years, he has climbed across the world, set mountaineering records and spoken at schools and businesses across Europe. He continues on life's adventure, forcing new boundaries and new experiences every day of his life...
As Nigel says: "I don't want to die in an unused body..."

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