Britton Keeshan
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Britton Keeshan MD, MPH is one of the youngest persons to climb the tallest mountains on all seven continents in a feat known as the Seven Summits
. He accomplished this feat on May 24, 2004, when he successfully summited Mount Everest
at the age of 22 years and 179 days old. Keeshan held the record until June 2005 and is now listed as fourth on the list.
Keeshan is the grandson of Bob Keeshan
, the children's performer better known as Captain Kangaroo
. He had a close relationship with his grandfather, and he buried a photo of the two of them at the summit of Mount Everest.
Keeshan is a graduate of Phillips Academy
, Middlebury College
, Dartmouth College
, and the University of Vermont
College of Medicine.
He is currently a resident physician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
.
Seven Summits
The Seven Summits are the highest mountains of each of the seven continents. Summiting all of them is regarded as a mountaineering challenge, first postulated as such and achieved on April 30, 1985 by Richard Bass .-Definition:...
. He accomplished this feat on May 24, 2004, when he successfully summited Mount Everest
Mount Everest
Mount Everest is the world's highest mountain, with a peak at above sea level. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. The international boundary runs across the precise summit point...
at the age of 22 years and 179 days old. Keeshan held the record until June 2005 and is now listed as fourth on the list.
Keeshan is the grandson of Bob Keeshan
Bob Keeshan
Robert James "Bob" Keeshan was an American television producer and actor. He is most notable as the title character of the children's television program Captain Kangaroo, which became an icon for millions of people during its 30-year run from 1955 to 1984.Keeshan also played the original...
, the children's performer better known as Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day...
. He had a close relationship with his grandfather, and he buried a photo of the two of them at the summit of Mount Everest.
Keeshan is a graduate of Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy
Phillips Academy is a selective, co-educational independent boarding high school for boarding and day students in grades 9–12, along with a post-graduate year...
, Middlebury College
Middlebury College
Middlebury College is a private liberal arts college located in Middlebury, Vermont, USA. Founded in 1800, it is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Drawing 2,400 undergraduates from all 50 United States and over 70 countries, Middlebury offers 44 majors in the arts,...
, Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, and the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
College of Medicine.
He is currently a resident physician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is one of the largest and oldest children's hospitals in the world. CHOP has been ranked as the best children's hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report and Parents Magazine in recent years. As of 2008, it was ranked #1 in the nation for...
.