One of the most likable people in the pole vaulting community, Pat Manson, graced the podcast with his wisdom and AMAZING STORIES!!!  As far as funny and wild stories in Europe goes, this podcast has got to be one of the best so far.  So many cool stories about some of history's best vaulters.  It was so fun to hear about the adventures that Pat and company had traveling around Europe trying to make it as a professional pole vaulter.  After getting to know Pat, I think that adventure has really increased the richness of his life.  He mentions so many times in this podcast about  doing hard things and the power of experiencing things beyond your comfort zone.  This podcast was difficult to make happen, but as stated above, most great things in life come at the expense of hard work, and this podcast is a great example of that.