Previous UW Husky seeks therapeutic, efficiently climbs 7 Summits

SEATTLE – A former College of Washington and retired NFL participant ended up pursuing a much higher aspiration.  

In May perhaps, Mark Pattison became 1 of the initially previous NFL gamers to climb the 7 Summits, the optimum peaks on each of the seven continents. 

About nine a long time in the past, Pattison was likely by way of a “tough patch” in his everyday living when he realized he wanted a little something to support him get by the tricky times. 

“And at the close of the working day, for me, I essential anything major to pull me out of that hole,” said Pattison.

What the previous Husky and NFL participant ended up executing wasn’t just massive, it was historic.

“Of training course, I assumed it would be 7 a long time and seven mountains and you know, Covid hit and that shut down the planet final yr,” reported Pattison. 

That wasn’t the only obstacle Pattison faced. Adverse-80 degree weather in Alaska brought about him to endeavor to climb Denali twice. Then, he weathered snow blindness in just one eye whilst climbing Everest and even shed 25 lbs .. 

“I am on the mountain, and I was in above my head, and I was hungry, I couldn’t see. And I failed to know how I was heading to get up this tremendous steep mountain, and it gets pretty treacherous to the leading,” claimed Pattison. “And it was just like … you cannot quit, you received to continue to keep likely and only concentration on what issues on this certain moment. And, which is the only point that matters. And, so that is a excellent instance of me tapping into the outdated Don James way of really successful championships, acquiring throughout the goal line, and becoming there, you know, in one particular piece, and you know, for that once more, I am extremely grateful.”

What commenced in 2013 by summiting Mount Kilimanjaro culminated at the best of the Himalayas previous month – a last climb focused to his now 22-year-previous daughter, Emilia, who has epilepsy. 

“She’s had to sacrifice a large amount of issues: she just cannot drive, experience a bicycle, be on the monkey bars, you know, the things that most minor kids do and then advanced to in phrases of driving,” said Pattison. “She helped propel me … if she can do it, I can do it,” he said. 

Alongside his journey, Pattison lifted resources and consciousness for men and women with epilepsy. And whatsoever will come next, he claimed he’s outfitted with a frame of mind that could benefit us all. 

“It requires a very little more to make a champion. And I consider it’s truly effortless to for all of us just to kick back and, you know, allow life occur at us or you can assault everyday living. And it truly is been my option to go life complete gusto and get on problems,” reported Pattison. 

To study about Pattison’s journey and philanthropy, pay a visit to his internet site here. 

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