EP 298: Frank Fumich: Surviving Mt EVERST and living to tell about it.
"Welcome back to Finding Your Summit! Host Mark Pattison reconnects with Frank Fumich, an accomplished adventure athlete and mountaineer who just returned from successfully summiting Mount Everest using a revolutionary three-week rapid ascent approach after pre-acclimatizing for two months in a hypoxic tent in his Virginia guest room. In this raw and deeply emotional conversation recorded just weeks after Frank descended from the world's highest peak, he shares the harrowing reality of what actually…
EP 297: Yuriy Boyechko - CEO of Hope for Ukraine: Surviving Human Safari and Drone Warfare
Welcome back to Finding Your Summit! Host Mark Pattison reconnects with Yuriy Boyechko, CEO of Hope for Ukraine, a humanitarian organization operating in the most dangerous war zones of Eastern Europe, delivering life-saving aid to civilians trapped in cities under constant drone surveillance and artillery bombardment. In this urgent and deeply sobering conversation recorded in May 2026, Yuriy provides a real-time update on what has become one of the most brutal and overlooked humanitarian crises of our…
EP 296: David Meltzer - From Sports Agent to Gratitude Guru: Empowering a Billion People
Welcome back to Finding Your Summit! Host Mark Pattison sits down with David Meltzer, a renowned entrepreneur, sports executive, bestselling author, and one of the most sought-after motivational speakers in the world who has made it his life's mission to empower over a billion people to be happy by making a lot of money for the sake of helping others and having fun. In this energizing and deeply inspiring conversation, David shares his extraordinary journey from running the most notable sports agency in…
EP 295: Ted Nugent - From Motor City Mayhem to Clean & Sober Rock Legend
Welcome back to Finding Your Summit! Host Mark Pattison sits down with Ted Nugent, the legendary rock guitarist, multi-platinum recording artist who has sold over 40 million albums, and an uncompromising force of nature who has spent seven decades creating some of rock and roll's most iconic anthems while remaining completely clean and sober in an industry notorious for excess. In this electrifying conversation, Ted shares his extraordinary journey from an 11-year-old guitar prodigy playing Detroit…
EP 294: Alan Arnette - What's Really Happening on the MT EVEREST
Welcome back to Finding Your Summit! Host Mark Pattison sits down with Alan Arnette, one of the world's foremost Everest experts, mountaineering coach, and Alzheimer's advocate who has completed 38 major expeditions including four attempts on Everest before finally summiting in 2011, plus a successful K2 ascent. In this timely and urgent conversation recorded on May 20th, 2026, Alan provides a real-time analysis of what may become one of the most dangerous Everest seasons in recent history, revealing…