Britton Keeshan, Date of Birth

    

Britton Keeshan

American mountain climber

Date of Birth: 01-Dec-1981

Profession: mountaineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Britton Keeshan

  • Britton Keeshan (born December 1, 1981) is one of the youngest people 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 completed his pediatric residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and his Pediatric Cardiology fellowship at Seattle Children's Hospital.
  • As of 2019, he is an Assistant Professor of Pediatric Cardiology at Yale.

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