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My Everest Story Coulson and Aaron

By Coulson11
  • Mark meets Geoff

    Mark meets Geoff

    Mark is at his local climbing gym and he meets Geoff Tabin, a doctor who has climbed all over the world, including Everest. They start talking and become friends. This leads to Geoff giving him avice on climbing and helping him find and fund Mark's trips.
  • Mark climbs Mount Crawford with Frank

    Mark climbs Mount Crawford with Frank

    Mark goes on a trip to Mount Crawford in Rockingham County, Virginia. He goes with Frank, who is a good friend of his aunt, and is also 77 years old! They have a good time climbing and Mark doesa good job for his first mountain.
  • Mark beign his ice climbing training in Lake Placid in New York.

    Mark beign his ice climbing training in Lake Placid in New York.

    This set the basis for his trip to Everest and various places around the world that included ice climbing.
  • Mark starts climbing his first mountain in Nepal

    Mark starts climbing his first mountain in Nepal

  • Mark and his peers reach the summit of the mountain in Nepal

    Mark and his peers reach the summit of the mountain in Nepal

  • Mark goes to the NOLS program to get proffessional traing for the Peruvian Mountains

    Mark goes to the NOLS program to get proffessional traing for the Peruvian Mountains

  • Javier and Mark summit Mount Pisco in Peru, their warm up for Huascaran

    Javier and Mark summit Mount Pisco in Peru, their warm up for Huascaran

  • Mark and his group start climbing Huascaran in Peru

    Mark and his group start climbing Huascaran in Peru

  • Mark summits Huascaran

    Mark summits Huascaran

    3 days after they set off from base camp, Mark, Javier, Butthead, César, and two helpers summit Huascaran in Peru. Mark is the youngest climber to ever summit this mountain and it is the tallest mountain he has ever climbed in his climbing career.
  • Mark starts his training for Everest

    Mark starts his training for Everest

    Every night after dinner, Mark goes to the hospital and runs up the stairs continuously for hours until it gets dark. He then goes home and does sit ups and ''uglies'' until he can't do them anymore.
  • Mark and his team begin to summit a mountain inside of Ecuador

    Mark and his team begin to summit a mountain inside of Ecuador

  • Mark and his team stopped climbing at 18000 feet above sea level. They coundn't make it to the top.

    Mark and his team stopped climbing at 18000 feet above sea level. They coundn't make it to the top.

  • Mark and his team go to climb the third highest volcano in the world. They summit the volcano the same day

    Mark and his team go to climb the third highest volcano in the world. They summit the volcano the same day

  • Mark and his team now go to summit the highest mountain in Ecuador; Chimborazo. Un fortunaly, they are stopped by a mob with closed rodes and forced to go the another mountain; Illiniza

    Mark and his team now go to summit the highest mountain in Ecuador; Chimborazo. Un fortunaly, they are stopped by a mob with closed rodes and forced to go the another mountain; Illiniza

  • Mark and his team try for 3 days in a row to climb, but it's too foggy and rainy. They are therefore forced to stop.

    Mark and his team try for 3 days in a row to climb, but it's too foggy and rainy. They are therefore forced to stop.

  • Mark leaves to climb his hardest mountain yet; Aconcaqua.It is the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere.

    Mark leaves to climb his hardest mountain yet; Aconcaqua.It is the tallest mountain in the western hemisphere.

  • Mark and his team are exausted but finally summited Aconcagua.

    Mark and his team are exausted but finally summited Aconcagua.

  • Mark and his team are tired but manage to make it down the mountain.

    Mark and his team are tired but manage to make it down the mountain.

  • He does interviews with CBS this morning and the Providence Journal

    He does interviews with CBS this morning and the Providence Journal

    These articles seem to paint a very obscure and incorrect picture for all of the people observing Mark's trip to Everest. They pertray child abuse, inexperience, and other things to suggest Mark isn't ready.
  • Mark and his crew leave Kathmandu to go to Everest

    Mark and his crew leave Kathmandu to go to Everest

  • The first time Mark sees Everest

    The first time Mark sees Everest

    He describes it as, ''a terrible beauty of black rock speckled with white, its plume of wind-driven snow trailing gracefully off to the south as it rises above a whole landscape of other mountains clustered, it seems, in its protective mass.''
  • Mark and his crew reach base camp for the first time

    Mark and his crew reach base camp for the first time

  • Mark, Greg miller, Dr. Jim Wheeler, and reinhardt Patscheider go to the Rongbuk Monastery at 17,000 feet

    Mark, Greg miller, Dr. Jim Wheeler, and reinhardt Patscheider go to the Rongbuk Monastery at 17,000 feet

    This is the highest religious establishment in the world and it was a long 8 mile hike from base camp.
  • At 19,000 feet, Mark takes steps on Everest

    At 19,000 feet, Mark takes steps on Everest

  • For the first time, Mark and his group make it to Advanced Base Camp at 21,000 feet

    For the first time, Mark and his group make it to Advanced Base Camp at 21,000 feet

    There will be many trips made from base camp to advanced base camp and back down again to get acclimatized.
  • Mark fractures a rib

    Mark fractures a rib

    After reaching 25,000 feet, Mark starts coughing a lot and with the air being so thin, it was enough for Mark to fracture a rib. He is forced to give up his summit bid and return home o the US.
  • Mark summits Mount Kilimanjaro at 19,500 feet

    Mark summits Mount Kilimanjaro at 19,500 feet

  • Mark becomes the youngest to ummit Ama Dablam

    Mark becomes the youngest to ummit Ama Dablam

    He reaches 22,250 feet.

  • Mark can't summit for the second time

    His journey is cut short becasue of a strom that killed 8 people on the summit. He reached a personal record 26,000 feet.
  • Mark becomes the youngest to summit Cho Oyu

    Mark becomes the youngest to summit Cho Oyu

    It is the sxth highest mountain in the world and its on the Nepal-China border.