Mark's Blog

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 ...

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 ...

We’re on C4 and aiming to climb tomorrow night. Requesting your prayers and good wishes.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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, ...

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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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

I was so honored to be asked to be in the New York Times yesterday. I never imagined 9 years ago when I started this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

 As many of you know, I was set to head to Nepal and take on Mt Everest last Spring but then the pandemic hit ...

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 ...

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. ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...