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Patrick Hickey
About the Session
Seven Summits of Mountaineering & Life: Extreme Communications from the "Top of the World"
To adventurers, the allure is like no other — the chance to stand atop the highest point in the world: 29,035 feet of rock and ice that soar past the clouds and to the heavens. So it’s no wonder that reaching the summit of Mt. Everest is a lifelong quest for intrepid explorers.
Recently one of those adventurers, Dr. Hickey, a nursing professor at the University of South Carolina, gazed down on the frozen earth from that highest point and fulfilled his quest to be the first nurse in the world to stand atop the highest mountain on each continent. Despite temperatures exceeding 40° below zero, and winds that froze tissue within seconds, Dr. Hickey maintained the “highest blog in the world” as he dialogued for more than two months with 500 people from 20 different countries around the world.
His story details travel, adventure, risk-taking, commitment, and of course, Extreme Communication.
Biography
Patrick Hickey, Ph.D., University of South Carolina. Dr. Hickey doesn't just walk the walk. When it comes to trying to make an impact on the issue of South Carolina's critical nursing shortage, he climbs. All the way, in fact, to the top of Mount Everest.
Dr. Hickey, a clinical assistant professor of nursing at the University of South Carolina, reached the summit on May 23, 2007, culminating nearly two months of on-site preparation, climbing, and altitude adjustment. Everest was the last climb Dr. Hickey made of the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
While making his climbs, Hickey used some unique communication tools, including a blog and video. He was also featured by several national news sources as he used his climbing venue to raise money for the College of Nursing's Summit Scholarship.
Through triumph and tragedy, Canadian-born Hickey had traveled in 53 countries and scaled the seven summits of the world. In addition to Everest, he had successfully reached the top of Kilimanjaro, Mt. Vinson, Denali, Aconcagua, Mt. Elbrus and Kosciuszko.
Dr. Hickey's worldwide experiences have taught him about the necessity of working and communicating with diverse and rich cultures around the world.
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