Matt Moniz. Is a Freshman at Dartmouth and an alpinist, an adventurer, an advocate and an ambassador. His passion is the outdoors – which includes skiing, climbing, mountain biking, kayaking and protecting the land that makes these activities possible.
In 2014, he became the 14th American and youngest climber to summit Makalu (27,285′), the 5th highest mountain in the world which he did 7 days after summiting Cho Oyu (26,906′).
Episode Summary: A Hero Leading The Climb to Success with Matt Moniz
Matt holds the speed record for completing the 50 High Points in the 50 States, starting from the summit of Denali in Alaska to the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii in 43 days, 3 hours and 51 minutes in 2010- when he was 12.
His website is climb7.com which references a goal he has had since age 9 to climb the Seven Summits, the highest point in each of the 7 continents. He has already summited Aconcagua (22,841 ft) in South America, Denali (20,237 ft) in North America, Mount Kilimanjaro (19,341 ft) in Africa and Mount Elbrus (18,510) in Europe.
As amazing as all that is, it is his 2015 attempt on Everest, that makes Matt an absolute hero and the reason I wanted to get him on this show.
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Learning From Leaders:
Current Book: Flu: The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus that Caused It by Gina Kolata
Best Movie Ever: Tight Loose (ski) & Chasing Mavericks (regular)
Leadership Superpower: Good Communication
Motivational Mantra:
[shareable cite=”John Muir”]The mountains are calling, and I must go…[/shareable]
Best Book Ever: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
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