When Memory Champion, Nelson Dellis, asked me to do an interview for his YouTube Channel, I immediately said yes. I’ve known Nelson for years and have followed both his Everest attempts (2) and eagerly anticipated return this spring of 2016.
Nelson may be known for his amazing ability to train his brain for improved memory. Dellis holds a number of memory records, including the US national record for memorizing a deck of shuffled cards in 63 seconds as well as the US national record for memorizing the most digits in 5 minutes, with 303 digits memorized. He is also ranked 15th in the world for memorizing a deck of cards, with a time of 40.65 seconds, the fastest time for an American in an international competition. He currently ranks 34th in the world as a memory athlete.
Nelson climbs to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s as he saw his grandmother go through the journey.
In this interview we cover a lot of topics from my summits of K2 and Everest to his attempts and his summit of Denali plus what drives us. I hope you enjoy it.
Climb On!
Alan
Memories are Everything
