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Garrett Madison (born November 3, 1978) is an American mountaineer and is one of the world's top high altitude mountaineering guides, having personally guided 37 clients to the summit of Mt Everest between the years 2009-2015, more than any other American.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.alpineascents.com/guides.asp#madison )〕 Garrett began guiding professionally in 1999 on Mount Rainier, and his company, Madison Mountaineering, provides domestic training programs and local summit climbs, operates on the highest peaks on all seven continents, and specializes in climbs of the highest mountains in the world.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.madisonmountaineering.com )〕 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 (4th highest mountain in the world) only 21 hours later as guide to Tom Halliday.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.everestnews.com/everest2011/alpineascentseverest05222011.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/post/record-setting-performances-highlight-a-bizarre-week-on-mt-everest/ )〕 Also on the expedition was guide Michael Horst who made both summits as well in under a 24-hour period, a few days earlier.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.climbing.com/news/hotflashes/everest_and_lhotse_in_less_than_21_hours/ )〕 This historic achievement marks the first time in history that both peaks Mt Everest and Lhotse were summited together in less than 24 hours, and Madison repeated the "double header" feat again in 2013.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.everestnews.com/everest2011/alpineascentseverest05222011.htm )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://madisonmountaineering.com/staff/garrett-madison/ )〕 In 2014, Garrett led the first ever successfully ‘guided’ ascent of K2, arguably the hardest and most dangerous mountain in the world, reaching the summit with 2 climbers and 3 Sherpas on July 27, 2014. Garrett also regularly guides many "7 Summits" expeditions such as Aconcagua, Vinson Massif, Kilimanjaro, Elbrus, etc., during the year. In addition, Garrett is regularly involved with film productions on Everest, participating in 4 different features over the last 3 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://madisonmountaineering.com/staff/garrett-madison/ )〕 Madison was leading a team of climbers up Mt Everest when the April 2015 Nepal earthquake triggered an avalanche, resulting in the deadliest day in Everest's history. The team's doctor, Eve Girawong, was one of the American fatalities. == Media == Outside Online's story of the deadly September 2012 avalanche on Manaslu is supported with photos and notes of Madison's mountain rescue and recovery efforts.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/mountaineering/11-Dead-or-Missing-Scores-Injured-in-Manaslu-Avalanche.html )〕 An interview and story of Madison's 2012 Mt. Everest summit was published in the October 2012 issue of Outside magazine.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/climbing/mountaineering/everest-2012/Take-a-Number.html )〕 The MTN Meister Podcast featured an interview with Garrett Madison in 2014 detailing, among other things, his ascent of K2 that was the mountain's first ever guided climb.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://mtnmeister.com/meister/garrett-madison/ )〕 People Magazine and The Today Show both highlighted Garrett's experience during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake while covering the tragedy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.people.com/article/garrett-madison-mount-everest-avalanche-survivor )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.today.com/news/nepal-earthquake-everest-climber-describes-avalanches-awful-noise-t17586 )〕 In July 2015, ESPN featured Garrett Madison in a video about Mt Everest.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=12663968 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Garrett Madison」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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