Dan Mazur is an active mountain climber, expedition leader and organizer who also volunteers his time giving back to mountain communities with health care, education, environmental and cultural preservation. Dan's recent successful expeditions include Everest Nepal 2018, EverestTibet 2018, and K2 2018. Not only has Dan climbed 8 of our world's 8000 metre / 26,000 foot high peaks, but he has also been involved in rescues of fellow climbers from high altitudes. For his services to mountaineering, to mountain peoples and environments, Mazur has been selected to receive the Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal on December 11, 2018 (International Mountain Day), in Pokhara, Nepal.