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Keep Up to Date on Mark's Epic Guinness Book of World Record Attempt

Mark has already climbed 6 of the 7 highest summits around the world and now he is attempting to become the 1st NFL Player and oldest to ever scale both Mt Everest and Lhotse (4th tallest mountain in the world) within 24 hours of each other.

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To track Mark's amazing journey in real time, use the Garmin GPS Map (located at the bottom of this page) - once he's arrived in Nepal.

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Mission Accomplished

May 27, 2021
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 ...
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1010am Everest Summit Reached

May 23, 2021
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 ...
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C4 and Ready To Go

May 21, 2021
We’re on C4 and aiming to climb tomorrow night. Requesting your prayers and good wishes.
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Raiders Alumni Message from Steve Strachan

May 14, 2021
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 ...
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Final Push Up The Mountain

May 13, 2021
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 ...
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The Summit Route

May 12, 2021
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 ...
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Garmin Map Directions

Using the Garmin map to find mark is challenging. We have found using the "Tracks" link under the Library section to consistently show his most recent activity.