Summits & Setbacks: Chris “Pen-Y-Fan Dan” Daniels on Endurance, Loss, and World Records

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by Chris Daniels—better known as Pen-Y-Fan Dan—for an honest conversation about what it takes to keep moving forward when life throws its toughest challenges your way. Chris shares his journey through endurance sports and the heartbreak of losing his wife, and how he found new purpose by cycling around the world and setting a world record on an indoor bike. Now, he’s channeling his resilience into a new mission: attempting the most summits of Pen-Y-Fan in a single year. This episode is about grit, healing, and the relentless pursuit of meaning through adventure.