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264: Christopher Pollack, Marine and Co-Owner Myrmidon Expeditions
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Christopher joined the Marine Corps after graduating from Brown University in 2007. During his time in the Marines he filled various billets, from a Platoon Commander to running Information Operations in southwest Afghanistan. He has gone through various training that has helped him operate in the outdoors, from spending time in Bridgeport at the Mountain Warfare Training Center to Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school. In 2012 at the rank of Captain, Christopher decided it was time for his next adventure.
Upon leaving the Marines, Christopher worked for a major international oilfield services company where his job was to perforate offshore oil & gas wells. Although an enjoyable job, Christopher started to realize that he was spending more time in the outdoors and sharing those experiences with those around him. As an avid mountaineer, Christopher has led expeditions in some of the most remote and rugged mountains in the world, to include the Alps, Caucasus, Altai, Atlas, and Himalayan ranges. It isn’t difficult to figure out how Christopher got the idea for his two companies, Myrmidon Expeditions & Myrmidon Olympus Club. He first started working in the outdoor industry in 3rd grade washing boats and mating for fishing guides during the summers in South Carolina. Since those early years, he became an Ironman Triathlete, competed in the 2004 Olympic Trials, is a 10-time marathoner and has fished, sailed and dived while visiting some 35+ countries around the world. Although Christopher grew up in South Carolina, he has lived in 12+ states and territories. Christopher is currently a Wilderness First Responder and EMT.
Notable adventures:
- Expedition Leader for Conquering Dreams(attempt to get the world's first double above knee amputee on Everest)
- Sea-to-Summit-to-Sea from Normandy to Mont Blanc to Marseille (2016 D-Day Memorial Expedition)
- Lhotse Unsupported Expedition (C4)
- Fished in all 3 of the major oceans
- Mongolia Altai Expedition
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