76: Mountaineering NFL Veteran with Mark Pattison
Mark Pattison played in the NFL for 5 years before he embarked on a journey to become the first NFL veteran to climb the 7 Summits. He completed 6 and has one more to go. In this episode: Becoming an All-American at WR and QB in high school, and playing WR at University of Washington Transitioning to college ball and playing against NFL talent in the Pac-10 Getting drafted by the LA Raiders and playing in the NFL for 5 years How his career in the NFL translated to mountaineering Launching businesses after his career in international trade business Going through a messy divorce and deciding to become the first NFL veteran to climb the 7 summits Going from “How did I get here?” to “What am I going to do about it?” Stories of hardship on the tallest mountains in the world Almost getting to the top of Mt. Denali to make a decision for survival and turn around in -80 degree weather Preparing physically and mentally to go back to Denali and summit it successfully The only remaining mountain on Mark’s 7 Summits List: Mt. Everest Mark’s podcast, Finding Your Summit Podcast, which interviews people who have overcome extreme adversity to find the highest level of achievement It takes a little more to become a champion You can follow Mark at markpattisonnfl.com and @markpattisonnfl on IG and Twitter.