“Before I ever went to Mt. Everest, I saw every single YouTube video you could possibly imagine about that mountain, what I’m in for, right? All these dead bodies, all these other things, right? Like, how do you do this?” says Mark Pattison.

Mark Pattison has played professional football, is an Executive at Sports Illustrated, and the 1st NFL player to climb the Seven Summits. In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The power of great coaches, mentors, and friends
• How to be mentally and physically prepared for a big climb
• Lessons learned on the mountains
• Coping with the extremes and fears seen while climbing

Be sure to check out Mark’s documentary, Searching For The Summit, which you can watch for free on the NFL’s website here: www.nfl.com/videos/searching-for-the-summit-with-mark-pattison-nfl-360

If you’d like to reach out, you can find mark at - ​​markpattisonnfl.com

And if you’d like to contribute to Emilia’s Everest - www.markpattisonnfl.com/emilias-everest/

Connect with Jarod and Yancy on social, and attend a DEKA event:

-Jarod’s Social: @jarod_cogswell

-Yancy’s Social: @YancyCulp

-Race a DEKA Event: DEKA-FIT

SPONSOR

This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.

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Host: Jarod Cogswell and Yancy Culp

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