"On Air"

This past week we were invited by Don O'Neill to speak about our climb on his show, The Ron and Don Show. Such a generous offer! We were warmly welcomed into the KIRO studios around 5 this past Friday. Mandy and myself were given two chairs in the recording studio and greeted with high fives from Don and simple nod and a smile from Ron. Just as the red light flashed "On Air", the guys picked the headphones from off their necks and covered their ears,

"It's hour two here on the Ron & Don show..." booms Don's voice.

We got to watch the show progress live which was certainly entertaining as both Mandy and myself stifled giggles during Don's story of his former after-school, snack-stealing nanny. As the six o'clock hour approached we were told that our story would be featured at twenty after.

Mandy stepped up, speaking on behalf of our team and explained why her grandfather was the inspiration behind her wanting to climb and what our team's goal was. She did awesome! Overall, it was such a fabulous experience getting to watch Don and Ron doing their show live, tour the KIRO studios, and get to speak to Seattle about our mission to get on the top of this mountain.

Don, thank you so much for graciously inviting into your studio and onto your show. Your support has been invaluable! Thank you to the other KIRO employees: Ron, Jason, and Jessica Gottesman who were so kind to us during our visit.

Check out The Ron and Don Show Blog featuring our story! Second story from the top.

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