My Everest Story

  • Mark's first rock climb.

    Mark's first rock climb.

    Mark goes on his first rock climb with, Christian encouraged Mark to do this while he was at camp.
  • He goes on his first long hike with Frank

    He goes on his first long hike with Frank

    He goes on a long hike with Frank Madeira, a music conducter.
  • Gets sponsors for climbing

    Gets sponsors for climbing

    He starts getting sponsors for climbing.
  • His first ice climb

    His first ice climb

    He gets enough sponser to go climb his first ice climb.
  • Mark's first trip to Nepal

    Mark's first trip to Nepal

    He goes to Nepal to climb mountains.
  • He goes to Nepal and climbs his highest peak

    He goes to Nepal and climbs his highest peak

    He climbs up to 22,205 feet. From July through August.
  • Mark attends the NOLS program

    Mark attends the NOLS program

    He goes to the NOLS program that teaches you how to survive on your own.
  • He starts training

    He starts training

    He does workouts and runs up the hospital stairs.
  • He goes to Ecuador

    He goes to Ecuador

    He learns you don't always summit. January through Feburary.
  • Meets Thor

    Meets Thor

    More training for Everest.
  • Mark's first attempt at Everest

    Mark's first attempt at Everest

    He doesn't make it because he fractures his rib.
  • Mark's second attempt at Everest

    Mark's second attempt at Everest

    There was a bad storm and he found out that his dad's ear infection turned into cancer.
  • Mark finds out his dad has cancer in the brain too.

    Mark finds out his dad has cancer in the brain too.

    He got the cancer out of his ear but it spread to his brain.