Mark Inglis Will Speak at Boiardi Forum on March 5
Mark Inglis, a New Zealand mountaineer, researcher, author and Paralympic athlete, will be the next presenter for the George Boiardi '00 Forum for Ethical Reflection, to be held in the Coates Auditorium at Landon School on Friday, March 5, beginning at 2:30 p.m.
Inglis began his work as a search and rescue mountaineer in 1979, and three years later lost both legs below the knee to frostbite while stranded in a blizzard on Aoraki/Mount Cook in New Zealand. In 2002, he successfully reached the summit of Mt. Cook. Four years later, he tackled Mount Everest and was the first double amputee ever to reach its summit. He serves as a goodwill ambassador for the Everest Rescue Trust and has created a New Zealand based charitable trust called Limbs4All. He has also created a range of sports drinks and energy gels named PeakFuel.
In addition to his mountain climbing, Inglis is an accomplished cyclist and won a silver medal in the 1 km trial event at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games. He has also been recognized for his work as an advocate for people with disabilities at home and around the world with the New Zealand Order of Merit.
He holds a degree in human biochemistry from Lincoln University in New Zealand, and has conducted research on leukemia. He is the author of several books: No Mean Feat, Off the Front Foot, To the Max, Legs on Everest, and High Tech Legs on Everest. His experiences have also been the subject of documentaries.
Inglis is now in training for a trek to Nepal. Learn more at his website: www.markinglis.co.nz.
The George Boiardi ’00 Forum for Ethical Reflection is a memorial tribute to a young alumnus who embodied the characteristics of honor and respect that are part of Landon's Code of Character. The Forum brings speakers to campus whose character and accomplishments reflect these values.
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