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![]() ![]() (top to bottom) Mt. Everest from 12 miles Away Sitting at Mushroom Rock - 28,500 ft. Descending the Second Step - 28,700 ft. |
Summit of Mt. Everest - June 5th, 2007
Kevin Cherilla Kevin Cherilla is best known as a prominent businessman, an international mountain guide, philanthropist, and motivational speaker.
In
2004, Kevin started KC Summits, LLC, an adventure organization that engages all
individuals in challenging themselves while reaching their goals around the
world. Many of his clients have
individual disabilities such as blindness, paralysis, and muscular
dystrophy. His teammates have
ranged in age from 11 to 80 years old and have had a phenomenal success rate of
over 90%.
Kevin has led expeditions
on six continents and over 20 countries.
His teams have been featured on the front cover of TIME, Outside,
Climbing, and Weekly Reader magazines, and on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Jay Leno,
and many world news programs including CNN. He served as base camp manager for
the National Federation of the Blind 2001 Everest Expedition in which Erik Weihenmayer
became the first and only blind person to summit Mt. Everest. Six years later, on June 5, 2007, Kevin
fulfilled one of his life long dreams and personally reached the summit of Mt.
Everest.
In 2009, Kevin co-founded
K2 Adventures, LLC, a non-profit organization that benefits less fortunate or
disabled children throughout the world.
He currently sits on the board of directors for the Foundation for Blind
Children in Phoenix, AZ, and has organized and participated in multiple
community service days in third world countries.
Kevin is a prominent
speaker and has addressed hundreds of international corporations, foundations,
universities, and schools. His
presentations include breath-taking expedition photos and award winning video footage
of overcoming challenges, building motivation, and reaching individual and team
goals.
Kevin
earned his bachelors degree in exercise physiology from John Carroll University
in 1991. Kevin is a proud father of two and husband to Jennifer since
1990.
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