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First Climb
He was12 years old and he is at the Alton Jones Wilderness Center. It was an advanced climbing trip, so he was a lot younger than the others. Once he started climbimg, he didn't want to stop. -
How It All Began
He was at the RI Rock Gym when he met Geoff Tabin. He was too young to climb there but he got away with it. Geoff still helped Mark even though he was very young.Geoff taught him a lot like ice climbing and getting sponsers to help pay for the trip. -
First Real Mountan Climb
Mark's aunt's music teacher, Francis Madeira, takes him to his first mountain because he has never seen one before. He takes him to Mt Crawford. That inspires mark to climb many more mountains after this trip. -
Permission to Go to Nepal
Mark gets permission from his parents to go to Nepal. as long as he could get the money. He wrote 100 letters for sponsers to pay for his trip. -
The Letters Work!
He gets leter back from sponsers to climb, and he raises over $4,000! Now he can go to Nepal! -
Trip to Nepal
Mark gets enough money to go to Nepal, and then he climbs a frozen waterfall at Lake Placid in New York so he can learn to ice climb before Nepal. -
First Ice Climb
He is ice cimbing for the first time to prepare for Nepal at Lake Placid, New York. He is climbing up a frozen waterfall. -
Nepal Here We Come
He is on his way to Nepal , and he meets his trek leader, Alan Burgess. -
Getting to Nepal
He gets to Nepal and sees Mt Everest. The city, Kathmandu, is very different than he expected. -
Kyangjin Gompa
They set up their base camp for the 2 peaks they are cimbing, Nya Kanga and Yala Peak. Nya Kanga is about 19,000 feet high and Yala Peak is a little bit lower. -
Saying Goodbyes
Mark Says his goodbyes to Al When they finished climbing the peaks. -
NOLS
He goes to a school to learn about outdoor survival, and schools name is National Outoor Leadership School(NOLS). Here he make friends with the same intrests and learns to lead others while climbing. -
Peru
He goes to Peru to climb a glacier to prepare for Everest. -
Starts Climbing
He starts climbing in Peru up a glacier -
Butthead
Mark meets Butthead aka John, and he is being self-centered , rude and he was talking bad about someone who died on the glacier. -
Summit Day
He summits the mountain Huascaran which is located in Peru.He was the youngest to make it to the top. -
Hospital Stairs
To prepare for Mt Everest, Mark runs the hospital stairs up and down. He works out many times to keep in shape. He works with his trainer, Nel Poisson. -
Ecuador
He goes to Ecuador to climb the third worlds highest active volcano, Cotopaxi. -
Illiniza
He goes to Illiniaza to climb in Peru, wich is 17,394 feet high. It is not very high but it is very challenging. -
Faliure of Illiniza
He fails to complete Illiniza beacuse of the weather and headaches. -
Testing
He is getting tested by Thor with many of kids to see who is ready for Mt Everest. -
Aconcagua
Mark climbs the highest mountain in the western hemisphere, Aconcagua. -
Top of Aconcagua
They reach the top of Aconcagua, and they hike down to base camp the same day. -
TV Star
Mark is on TV, and people are making rumors about him. -
On the Way to Mt Everest
They are on their way to Mt Everest! -
Base Camp
They make it to Base Camp of Mt Everest. There was garbage from other climbers whop had been there. -
Begin the Climb
Mark starts climbing Mt Everest, and they want to make it to the second base camp. -
Hurt on Everest
Mark is going to camp one fpr the fifth time, and most climbers only do three. He is coughing so much that he broke his rib, and he can't climb Everest anymore on this trip. -
TV Reporters
Reporters come and ask Mark about his broken rib, and mark tells them that he broke it at 26,000 feet, which was a lie because he broke it at 25,000 feet. -
Ama Dablam Base Camp
Mark and his mom are at the Ama Dablam Base Camp. Marks rib is healed.
