EP 28: Imposter Syndrome in the Mountains, Quantifying Risk When Things Go Right, and Why You Are Enough with Domenick DeMatteo (Part 2)

Hello, and welcome back to the Shadows Run Podcast! 

This episode is part 2 of my conversation with mountain athlete Domenick DeMatteo.

In this half of our conversation...:

• we dive into Dom’s experience navigating imposter syndrome in the mountains as someone who only recently entered the world of mountain sports and guiding
• Dom walks us through what a 3-day guided climb on Mt Rainier looks like, from his perspective as a guide 
• We talk a lot about the importance of open communication in environments that often push people to the very limits of their comfort zones and abilities
• We discuss risk and Dom’s thoughts on the concept of “human error”
• Dom introduces the idea of trying to quantify risk even when things go right, pointing out that we never really know how close we came to disaster unless that disaster actually happens
• Dom tells a number of interesting, fun, and insightful stories 

If you enjoyed part 1 I am confident you will love this one as well! Thank you so much for joining us.

A Field Guide to Understanding Human Error / Book by Sidney Dekker: https://goodreads.com/book/show/376964.The_Field_Guide_to_Understanding_Human_Error 

The Creative Act: A Way of Being / Book by Rick Rubin: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60965426-the-creative-act

Dom's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/domdematteo/