Mark's Blog
Follow along with Mark on his Journey towards completing the seven summits!
Mission Accomplished
All, I wanted to wait a few days to post after summiting Mt Everest on May 23rd to share what I went through. At 12.30 ...
Read More 1010am Everest Summit Reached
Madison Mountaineering Everest base camp staff is in touch with the climbing team and reported that at 10:10am Nepal time on May 23rd Mark reached ...
Read More C4 and Ready To Go
We’re on C4 and aiming to climb tomorrow night. Requesting your prayers and good wishes.
Read More Raiders Alumni Message from Steve Strachan
Hi Mark, We wanted to pass along another message and photo from one of your teammates. Steve Strachan provided the attached picture and message. "This ...
Read More Final Push Up The Mountain
All, tonight we begin our final push up the mountain! I want to thank everyone that has followed my journey. It’s actually been overwhelming the ...
Read More The Summit Route
This illustration done by my guide Garrett Madison shows the route we will be taking up the mountain to tag both Mt Everest and Lhotse ...
Read More Marc Badian Mt. Everest Message
Mark, We hope you are doing well. We are glad you are recovering (with a burger and a beer), before continuing on your journey. We’ve ...
Read More Final Rotation from EBC to Camp 3
Hello everyone who’s following the journey, here is the update. We just got done with our final rotation from Everest Base Camp to Camp 3. ...
Read More Raiders Alumni Mt. Everest Message
Mark, It’s your Alumni Department again with another teammate video! Passing along a message from Kevin Gogan. Once a Raider, Always a Raider, Shannon, Devon, ...
Read More Video View of Base Camp
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Read More Draft Day Raiders Message
I just recieved this message today from my Raider family. Mark, Happy Draft Day. We hope you are staying warm and healthy on the mountain. ...
Read More Into the Khumbu
Yesterday, we made our way 1000 feet up into the Khumbu Ice Fall which was fascinating and exhausting. The sun was out and super hot ...
Read More Avalanche at 20,000’
Very early in the morning we heard a huge thunderous avalanche which has really become a daily occurrence. Our original plan was to hike up ...
Read More Puja Ceremony
Today we went through an annual ritual called a Puja ceremony. We brought in a Holy Lama who blessed us and our gear for safe ...
Read More Avalanches
Every night and day, we see and hear avalanches all around us. We need to be prepared at all times and vigilant however there is ...
Read More More Training Ahead
We have spent the last few days training. It is essential that we can all make our way up the Khumba Ice Fields which involves ...
Read More Ice Training
Today, as a group we trekked a short distance to begin training on the ice. How to use your ascender to go up steep ice ...
Read More Everest Base Camp
We have now been in base camp for a few days and everyone is adjusting. Because we are living at 17,500’, we have some who ...
Read More Arrived at EBC ( Everest Base Camp)
Arrived last night at Everest Base camp. Super cold but looking at the Khumba Ice Fall is way more intimidating than it looks on TV ...
Read More Moving Up The Mountain
Today, we are breaking camp to move from Pheriche to Lobuche which means we will be experiencing a 2,000’ gain from 14,500’ to 16,500’. So ...
Read More Acclimatization Climb to 15,500’
Today. We did a relatively short climb up 1,000’ to help build more red blood cells. I continue to have zero altitude issues which of ...
Read More My Everest and Ama Dablam
As we entered our lodge late in the afternoon, it was so super hazy so hard to see anything here in Dibuche beyond getting our ...
Read More Nemache to Debuche
Today, we packed our bags and super comfy quarters at the Panorama Lodge located in Nemache to trek 6 miles down hill and then good ...
Read More Nameche at 11,500ft
We made it to Nameche which sits high up on the hill perched at 11,500’. Good news is that I haven’t suffered any high altitude ...
Read More Lukla to Phakding
Yesterday, April 4th (Easter) we got up at 4.30am in Katmandu ready to roll to Lukla and start the expedition. Lukla, known as the worlds ...
Read More COVID Test
Ready, Set, Go. Had to do the Covid-19 test today so we are cleared to move from Katmandu to our trek beginning tomorrow am. Will ...
Read More The Everest Itinerary
All the team members are now en route to Kathmandu to stay at the Yak & Yeti hotel. I’m told it’s a pretty sweet set ...
Read More The Epic Journey Kickoff
Today I began the long journey to travel across the world en route to Nepal with a stop in Dubai- WOW. Never thought leaving could ...
Read More Everest Training Video
Here is a link to some b-roll video footage by NFL Films of Mark Pattison and Jim Moira training for Mark's Everest and Lhotse epic, ...
Read More The Lhotse Challenge // Everest Update
As many of you know, I was set to head to Nepal and take on Mt Everest last Spring but then the pandemic hit ...
Read More Announcing New Partnership with HIGHER GROUND!!
I am really excited to be partnering with Higher Ground in 2020 and beyond. They stand for everything I have been building up my entire ...
Read More Emilia’s Everest…
I have been on the warpath to help raise money and awareness for my daughter Emilia who has epilepsy which we are calling Emilia's Everest. ...
Read More Mt Everest + Lhotse combo in 24 hours.
As many know, I have been trying to become the 1st NFL Player to climb the Seven Summits over the past 8 years. In 2017, ...
Read More Loving the Process to Climb Mt Everest
Training for Everest is on. Many people ask me what I do to prepare. Train, train and train. This goes back to Pyramid of Success ...
Read More My Journey To Climbing The Seven Summits!
My story has been an incredible journey which started 8 years ago. My marriage was crumbling as I was living in Santa Monica, California after ...
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