
E137 - Cancer Survivor Climbed Mount Everest With One Lung
Published: May 11, 2026
Duration: 1:29:21
In this episode of Going Public with Ross Mandell, Ross sits down with world-renowned adventurer, cancer survivor, speaker, and author Sean Swarner for one of the most powerful conversations ever featured on the show.
Sean Swarner was diagnosed with cancer as a teenager, survived two different cancers, lost full function of one lung, and was told his odds of survival were almost impossible. Instead of letting that diagnosis define him, Sean went on to become the first cancer survivor to reach the summit of Mount Everest, climb the Seven Summits, ski to both the North Pole and South Pole, and...