Finding Your Summit Podcast
Stories with ordinary people accomplishing extraordinary things. Hosted by Mark Pattison.
201 Rewind: Jake Olson, Blind Football Player
While I am in Nepal preparing for my epic Mt Everest & Lhotse climb, here's a "Rewind" replay of one of my most popular episodes ...
Listen Now 200: McKenzie Johnson: Executive Director of Soulumination, a non-profit organization that takes photos of terminally ill children for their families for free
McKenzie Johnson talks about how she overcame an addiction to alcohol that used to be so strong that she wouldn’t stop drinking until she was ...
Listen Now 199: Oz Sanchez: American Paralympic Handcyclist, Triathlete, Speaker & Former Marine
Oz Sanchez discusses the ways in which he has overcome a spinal cord injury after a painful motorcycle accident in 2001, and has advanced his ...
Listen Now 198: John Waechter: Private Equity Investor and the 58th person to ever climb the Seven Summits
John Waechter shares how he worked his way into this ambitious mountaineering goal and expanded that same preparation and drive into the business world. Today’s ...
Listen Now 197: Doug Lewis: Owner, President, and Director at ELITEAM and Alpine Analyst at NBC Universal Sports TV
Doug Lewis talks about his journey from two-time Olympic skier to his impressive career with ELITEAM and NBC. Guest Doug Lewis opens up about what ...
Listen Now 196: London Papamichael: Private Personal Trainer at Body By London and Strength Coach
London Papamichael discusses how he went from losing communication with his father and losing his mother altogether, to becoming a source of strength for his ...
Listen Now 195: Garrett Madison: High Altitude Mountain Guide and Founder of Madison Mountaineering
Garrett Madison talks about how he has managed to build an extremely rewarding career in mountaineering and overcoming the obstacles that presented themselves during the ...
Listen Now 194: Matt Miller: Founder of Klarity Lifestyle Company, Outdoorsman, Ultra Runner, Baseball Enthusiast, Writer, Speaker and Coach
Matt Miller discusses the impact of surviving a tumultuous accident on Pico de Orizaba that led to losing most of his fingers yet overcame and ...
Listen Now 193: Bill Burke: Retired Lawyer, Mountaineer and Extreme Adventure Enthusiast
Bill Burke Were there mentors that motivated and assisted guest Bill Burke in during his journey towards mountaineering?“Not in mountaineering, Mark. In the law I ...
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