Darby Allin says that Sting has tried to convince him not to climb Mount Everest. Allin has long professed his desire to climb the historically difficult and dangerous mountain, and will attempt the climb in April of 2025 after his hopes to do it this year were dashed by a broken foot. He spoke with Denise Salcedo at the All In: Texas on sale event, and acknowledged that Sting has tried to talk him out of the endeavor. You can see some highlights below, per Fightful:
On Sting trying to talk him out of the climb: “He’s tried but he knows that I really want to do it. He’s like, ‘Alright man, if you’re on a vision quest and you want to do something, go do it.’”
On the importance of the climb to him: “To me, climbing Mount Everest, there’s so many things that go into it. It’s a journey because when you’re climbing a mountain like that, you don’t have the energy to talk like we have right now, like we’re talking back and forth. You can’t waste that energy, so you’re just alone with your thoughts on this mountain for essentially two months. I feel like that’s a very humbling experience and I want to always dig down deep inside and remind myself of what I’m capable of and who I am. I’m very excited for that opportunity and very grateful that AEW is letting me do this in the middle of my career.”
