Garrett Madison

Who is Garrett Madison?

Garrett Madison is an American mountaineer and is one of the world's top high altitude mountaineering guides, having personally guided 27 clients to the summit of Mt Everest in the last four years, more than any other guide in recent years. On May 19-20th 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 only 21 hours later as guide to 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 historic achievement marks the first time in history that both peaks Mt Everest and Lhotse were summited together in less than 24 hours, in fact these three climbers are the first ever and are the only climbers to date that have stood on top of two eight-thousanders in a 24-hour period. On May 20, 2012 he reached the top of Mt. Everest again.

In November 2012, Garrett Madison was selected to join Sherpa Adventure Gear’s roster of athletes and brand ambassadors which includes Lakpa Rita Sherpa and Kenton Cool among others.