First Name |
Garrett
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Last Name |
Madison
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Full Name at Birth |
Garrett Madison
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Alternative Name |
@garrettmadison1 [twitter], MadisonMtng [company], garrettmadison1 [instagram]
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Birthday |
3rd November, 1978
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Birthplace |
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Build |
Athletic
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Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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Hair Color |
Brown - Dark
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Distinctive Feature |
Qualifification: Wilderness First Responder..., Qualifification: Level 2 Avalanche Forecasting for Guides..., Qualifification: Leave No Trace Trainer...
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Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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Sexuality |
Straight
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Ethnicity |
White
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Nationality |
American
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University |
Western Washington University
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Occupation Text |
High Altitude Mountaineer & Expedition Leader. Founder & President of Madison Mountaineering.
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Occupation |
Sports Figure
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Claim to Fame |
America’s premier Everest climber and guide.
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Music Genre (Text) |
The Everest & Lhotse combination climb., How to lead a diverse group of individuals through challenging circumstances and achieve success., How to mitigate risk on Everest and the high mountains.
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Associated Acts |
Madison Mountaineering
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Brand Endorsement |
Muscle Pharm, Mountain Hardware, Climb for Conservation, International Medical Corps, The Juniper Fund
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Official Websites |
www.garrettmadison.com/, twitter.com/garrettmadison1, www.instagram.com/garrettmadison1/, madisonmountaineering.com/
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Pets |
Dr Eva Girawong (mountain medic), Mary Margaret Madison (mother), James Christian (father), Charley Mace (mountain guide), Ryan Waters (mountain rescuer), Tashi Sherpa (mountain rescuer), Stuart Robertson (mountain guide), Elia Saikaly (cameraman), Lisa Thompson (mountaineer), Jeffrey Glasbrenner (mountaineer), Brent Bishop (mountaineer), Fred P Alldredge (cameraman), Andrew Tierney (cameraman), Corey Petrick (director), Mia Tramz (producer), Lauren Selig (producer), Ben Beres (team-members), Kristan Ann Bennet (team-member), Sidney Pattison (team-member), Joshua Joseph Miller (team-member), Ingvild Marie Settemsdel (team-member)
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Favorite Places |
K2, Pakistan (4 expedition 2 / 2 ascent), Everest (11 expeditions / 9 ascents), The Seven Summits, Denali (3 expeditions), Mount Vinson, Antarctica (12 expeditions), Mount Lhotse, 4th highest (3 ascents), Khumbu Valley, Nepal, Punta Arenas, Chile, Tharke Khang, Nepal, Mont Blanc, Alps, Seattle, Washington, Mt. Rainier, USA (over 191 ascents), Matterhorn, Alps, Mount Nuptse, Nepal, Cordillera Blanca, Peru, Ecuador Volcanoes (2 expedition), Mexico Volcanoes (6 expeditions), Ama Dablam, Nepal (3 expeditions), Kilimanjaro, Africa (7 expeditions), Cho Oyu expedition (6th highest), Aconcagua (13 expeditions), Manaslu expedition (8th highest), Makalu expedition (5th highest)
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Favorite Foods |
Starbucks coffee
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Favorite Accessories |
Samsung laptop, Madison Mountaineering Cap, Madison Mountaineering Hydro Flask Insulated 32 oz Bottle, Madison Mountaineering T-shirt, Madison Mountaineering UV Buff
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Garrett Madison (born November 3, 1978) is an American mountaineer and guide. Madison began guiding professionally in 1999 on Mount Rainier, and his company, Madison Mountaineering, specializes in climbs on Mount Everest and other high altitude peaks, operates on the highest peaks on all seven continents, and also provides training programs and summit climbs in Washington State. On May 19–20, 2011, he reached the summit of Mt Everest on his fourth successful attempt as expedition leader and guide for Alpine Ascents International, and reached the summit of Lhotse (the fourth highest mountain in the world) 21 hours later as guide to climber Tom Halliday. Also on the expedition was guide Michael Horst who made both summits as well in under a 24-hour period, a few days earlier. This was the first time that both Everest and Lhotse were summited together in less than 24 hours, and Madison repeated the "double header" feat again in 2013, the only person to do so twice. In 2014, Madison led the first successfully guided ascent of K2, reaching the summit with two climbers and three Sherpas on July 27, 2014. On 22 July 2018, Madison successfully led a team of 24 to the summit of K2 and became the first American to summit K2 more than once. Madison also regularly guides many "7 Summits" expeditions such as Carstensz Pyramid, Aconcagua, Vinson Massif, Kilimanjaro and Elbrus during the year.