{"id":30944,"date":"2019-05-21T12:26:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T16:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gripped.com\/?p=30944"},"modified":"2019-05-22T11:17:02","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T15:17:02","slug":"mike-mulrooney-is-first-nova-scotian-up-the-seven-summits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gripped.com\/news\/mike-mulrooney-is-first-nova-scotian-up-the-seven-summits\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Mulrooney is First Nova Scotian up the Seven Summits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mike Mulrooney has reached the summit of Mount Everest and has become the first Canadian from Nova Scotia to climb the famed seven summits. The Dartmougth-based 42-year-old climber fulfilled his five-year objective to climb the tallest peak on every continent this week.<\/p>\n

Mulrooney spent over 15 years working in the energy sector and saved the funds for his climbs, which cost about $500,000. He told CBC that he was happy to pay for his climbs himself, saying, “I find too many people finance their own climbs under the guise of charity.”<\/p>\n

Mulrooney is one of only about 450 climbers to reach the tops of the seven summits, including B.C. climber Elizabeth Rose, who became the youngest ever to complete the list at 26 last year. The first Canadian was Pat Morrow, who was also the third ever to complete the list. Over two dozen Canadian climbers have climbed all seven peaks. <\/p>\n

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And the proof… if it isn\u2019t on #instagram it didn\u2019t happen, right? This is one of my proudest and coolest moments on the top of the world 16-05-2019 #everest2019<\/a><\/p>\n

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