Sammy Guevara says that Darby Allin offered him the chance to climb Mount Everest with him years ago. He might have said yes when he was younger, but now that he has a family to consider, he believes it's too risky.
Sammy Guevara and Darby Allin are the same type of fearless inside the professional wrestling ring. However, Allin recently climbed Mount Everest, and even though Sammy says the offer was extended to him to join once upon a time, it's a little too risky with a young daughter at home to think about.
During an interview with the legendary Bill Apter, Sammy expressed his happiness for Darby's successful ascent up the mountain. While he can understand the adrenaline rush, it's no longer just about him.
"It's something that him and I talked about years ago. He invited me to go do it with him, but I can't leave my family. I can't go and possibly risk dying up there. Maybe a younger Sammy would have took him up on that offer," he said. "I'm not so old. I just feel like I can't climb that. It's very selfish of me to go, 'Hey, my little baby, I'm going to go risk my life to climb this mountain. I may never come back.' I feel like if you have a kid, it'd be very selfish of you to go and do something to put your life at risk like that. Darby doesn't have any kids yet, so I think more respect to him. He did it. What an accomplishment. It's something he's wanted to do for a long time. He wanted to do it last year, but he broke his leg and couldn't do it.
"He was able to do it now. I'm super happy for him," he continued. "I texted him whenever it was reported that he did it, and we were just chatting back and forth. There's a little crazy part of me that's like, 'Ooh, man, that adrenaline of risking it all to go and make it on top of the mountain, it's super exciting for an adrenaline junkie like me. But I also got to remember it's not just about me anymore. So I will be doing none of that."
Learn more about Darby's successful ascent up the mountain here.
Read Tony Khan's comments on Darby's successful climb here.
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