Ep. 557: Guiding on the Seven Summit - Everest Expert - Mike Hamill
Adventure Sports Podcast
Curt Linville
4.6 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 12 August 2019
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
From climbingthesevensummits.com/mike-hamill
"Mike Hamill is a 6-time Everest summiteer, world-class mountain guide, and author. He oversees every CTSS expedition.
A veteran climber, Mike has built his vast experience over twenty years as a senior mountain guide across all seven continents. Known as the foremost expert, he authored the book “Climbing the Seven Summits” and has made 6 laps of the acclaimed Seven Summits mountaineering challenge. In 2008 he completes the circuit in just over 200 days.
An adventurer by nature, Mike has skied to the South Pole, cycled unsupported across the United States, competed at a national level as a Nordic skier and is an ultramarathoner, cyclist, traveler, and philanthropist. He began his climbing career on the steep rock and ice of New England and New York State while obtaining a bachelor of science from St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York. He is originally from Hanover, New Hampshire, and Bridgton, Maine.
His love for the mountains and adventure continues to compel him to travel the globe and connect with the local mountain communities, particularly the Sherpa of the Khumbu region. This bond was his impetus in creating the “Tiger of the Snows Fund” a not-for-profit that provides grants to further education of mountain tourism workers and their families.
Mike is a familiar and well-respected face in the mountaineering community. He is passionate about imparting his knowledge, skills, and experience to inspire others to harness their full potential in the mountains."
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| 0:31.6 | You know, I get emails all the time. I don't have climbing experience, but I want to climb |
| 0:36.2 | Everest. Although it might sound absurd, |
| 0:38.7 | it sends people down this road of like, okay, what do I need to do to prepare for Everest? And I |
| 0:44.9 | work with people on a progression. And then all of a sudden, you start building this experience, |
| 0:50.0 | and maybe you're ready for for Everest down the track. |
| 0:56.3 | This is the Adventure Sports Podcast. |
| 0:59.1 | Trying to help you find adventure every day in any stage of life. |
| 1:02.6 | You're going to hear from explorers, adventures, business owners, |
| 1:07.0 | and anyone living their life a little more out of the box than usual. |
| 1:18.9 | Yeah. and anyone living their life a little more out of the box than usual. Hey folks, I hope you had a really good weekend. |
| 1:22.6 | Today we are starting off strong this week with an awesome episode with Mike Hamill. God, he has done so much. |
| 1:30.2 | He has been a climbing guide for over 20 years. He's led over 120 major high altitude climbing |
| 1:37.1 | expeditions. He's summited Everest six times. He's done all the seven summits, the highest |
| 1:43.6 | mountains on every continent, at least six times. |
| 1:47.0 | And some of them he's done almost 30 times. |
| 1:51.0 | He once did the seven summits in 220 days, way less than a calendar year, and he's done 13,000 |
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