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Summit for Soldiers: 7-SUMMITS & 50 States

28 dec 2018 T -4 days

12/28/2018

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SfS '750' Endeavor: (Antarctica)

I climb because I can... It is my therapy, my reset, my time to focus and appreciate the privileges and the opportunities I have been given. My challenge is not with the mountains I climb, for the one who 'dares' the mountain will always lose, the real challenge is with myself... can I endure? can I withstand? can I press on through the pain and discomfort? I am never more alive and focused than when I step into the extreme.
Through my climbs I hope that I can encourage a few, and remember and honor many. But at the end of the day I am just the guy putting one foot in front of the other, with so many folks behind me making it all possible.
From the very beginning not one of these expeditions would have ever been possible without the support of my wife Beth Fairman. Thank you so much for providing me the opportunity to realize my goals and quest, and for making this Antarctica trip possible. I love you
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    C. Michael Fairman

    Hello, I am an OEF veteran, with 18 years as a Navy Corpsman and a co-founder of Summit for Soldiers. I also live with PTSD, Bipolar and once tried to take my life.

    Climbing is my 'therapy' and following my attempted suicide, it has become the foundation of my re-newed purpose and mission. My quest is to become the first veteran to accomplish the '7-50' (Seven Summits and all 50-State High-points) and to hopefully become an encouragement to others to reclaim their lives and pursue their quests and dreams. 

    I have also have the privilege of carrying the "Silently Fallen Flag" on this journey, bearing the names of those we have known and lost to suicide. And all of this to bring awareness and prevent some of the over 8000 veteran suicides that occur each year.

    #8000Veterans

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