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Experience
| 8/94 |
Mt. Pisco, Peru |
19,344 ft. |
Youngest to summit |
| 8/94 |
Huascaran, Peru |
22,205 ft. |
Youngest to summit |
| 1/95 |
Aconcagua, Argentina |
23,000 ft |
Summited |
| 5/95* |
Everest (North Side) |
reached 25,000 ft. |
|
| 10/95 |
Ama Dablam |
22,250 ft. |
Youngest to summit |
| 5/96* |
Everest (South Side) |
reached 26,000 ft. |
|
| 7/96 |
Kilimanjaro (Asst.
Guide) |
19,500 ft. |
Summited |
| 7/96 |
Mt. Kenya (Diamond
Couloir) |
reached 16,000 ft. |
|
| 9/96 |
Cho Oyu |
Summit |
Youngest to summit |
Achievements:
Received black belt in
Shaolin Kempo Karsic at age 11.
Climbed Tsergo Ri and Yala
peak in the Langtang region of Nepal at age 14 (first documented climb)
Spent one month with NOLS in
the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming.
Graduate of small Arms
training Academy's Tactical Precision Rifle Course in Wyoming.
Completed in the 1997
Invitational Proskopathlon as the youngest scout/sniper competitor.
Range Officer for Small Arms
Training Academy (firearms instruction for police and military).
Education
High Angle Rescue and
Evacuation 1994
Certified Emergency Medical
Technician "A" 1997
Human Anatomy and Physiology
1997
Basic drysuit and nitrox
(mixed gases) certified diver 1997
Current Training
Cross Training to include:
Weight Training 5 times/week
Running 25 miles /week
Stair climbing 3 times/week
Climbing and SCUBA diving
regularly
Extra Curricular
Mountaineering, sport Climbing,
Tactical Precision Shooting, Technical Diving, training : Newport Athletic Club, Newport
Rifle Club, Fly Fishing Instruction, carpentry, Motivational Lectures
Objective:
To be the best I can be at what
I do, and help others accomplish what they wish they could do. Pass my experiences to
today's younger generation, and prove to them that anything is obtainable if you try hard
enough.
* The 1995 Everest expedition
was cut short by a bad cough that resulted in two fractured ribs, and the 1996 expedition
was cut short due to the treacherous storm that hit the mountain killing eight people.
Update: 1/20/2000:
Mark has not yet returned to
Everest.
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