Announcing New Partnership with HIGHER GROUND!!

By Mark Pattison | May 26, 2020

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 life and now we are coming together to pay it forward as I take on Mt Everest & Lhotse in 2021. I love this cause because Higher Ground uses recreation,…

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Mt Everest + Lhotse combo in 24 hours.

By Mark Pattison | February 21, 2020

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, we had to turn around and abandon our quest on Denali due to a super storm and minus 80 degree temps.  The following year, 2018 I was able to successfully…

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My Journey To Climbing The Seven Summits!

By Mark Pattison | December 8, 2019

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 relocating from my home town of Seattle, Washington.  All my support group was based in Seattle and felt very alone and didn’t know which way to turn. We have all…

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080: Mike Hamill – Climbing The Seven Summits

By Mark Pattison | November 23, 2018

Mike Hamill – Climbing The Seven Summits Mike Hamill is the founder and lead guide for Climbing the Seven Summits. His company focuses on the 7 summits, and a few other select mountains that Mike finds special. Mike gets clients to the top over 90% of the time, more importantly, he always gets his clients…

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076: Werner Berger – Growth is Found Outside the Comfort Zone

By Mark Pattison | November 2, 2018

Werner Berger – Growth is Found Outside the Comfort Zone At a conference, as an adult well into his life, Werner Berger considered the 3 things he’d like to do before he died. Though Berger possed no mountaineer experience, he wanted to climb Kilimanjaro, the Matterhorn, and to travel to Everest’s base camp. Fascinated by…

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