Brian Dickinson (born June 16, 1974) is a climber who soloed the summit of Mount Everest on May 15, 2011,[1] after his Sherpa mountain guide became ill and went back down to high camp (South Col, 26,000').

Brian ran out of oxygen on his descent but made it down to the South Col, where his guide met him to help him back to his tent.

Dickinson spent six years in the United States Navy as a Special Operations Aviation Rescue Swimmer (AIRR).

Navy AIRRs are members of the Naval Special Operations (NSO) community, consisting of personnel who take on the most impossible missions and the most elusive objectives, dedicated to being the top emergency response unit in the world.

[4] Brian hosts the Calm in the Chaos Podcast, delivering raw, untold rescue experiences from the U.S. Navy's elite, unsung heroes.