![\"Astronaut](\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/astronaut-scott-parazynski-spacewalk-640x360.jpg\")
<\/a>- \n
- Career: Five-time space shuttle astronaut, seven spacewalks, and a former NASA researcher.<\/li>\n
- Spent over 8 weeks in space with more than 47 hours outside on spacewalks, and traveled over 23 million miles in orbit.<\/li>\n
- Recognition: Inducted into the US Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2016.\u00a0<\/li>\n
- ER Physician with expertise in space medicine and human performance.<\/li>\n
- Post-NASA: Entrepreneur, CEO of technology start-ups<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Mountaineering<\/h2>\n
![\"Everest](\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/oo2011_calendar_01everest_n.jpg.webp\")
<\/a>Everest from space by Scott Parazynski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n - \n
- Aconcagua and extensive experience in the Alaska Range, the Cascades, the Rockies, the Alps, and the Andes.<\/span><\/li>\n
- All 58 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Attempted Everest in May 2008, but was forced to turn back before the summit due to a ruptured disc while at Camp 3<\/li>\n
- Served as team physician for the Discovery Channel’s Beyond the Limit<\/em> series for IMG<\/li>\n
- May 20, 2009, at 4:00 am, \u00a0he successfully summited Everest<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Scott](\"https:\/\/www.alanarnette.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/gI_116963_Scott-Parazynski-OceanGate-Expeditions.png\")
<\/a>Scott Parazynski Ocean Gate Expeditions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Adventures<\/h2>\n
- \n
- Visited the wreck of the Titanic<\/b><\/li>\n
- Conducted a scientific dive in the summit caldera lake of the 19,700-foot Masaya volcano, the world\u2019s highest lake<\/li>\n
- Life-long SCUBA diver and accomplished mountaineer<\/li>\n
- Commercial, instrument, multiengine and seaplane-rated pilot with over 2,500 flight hours<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
I hope you enjoy the episode and perhaps consider reading his book,\u00a0The Sky Below: A True Story of Summits, Space, and Speed<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
Climb On!
\nAlan
\nMemories are Everything<\/p>\n
\nThe Podcast on alanarnette.com<\/h2>\n
Interview with Scott Parazynski<\/h3>\n
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t
- All 58 of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
- Aconcagua and extensive experience in the Alaska Range, the Cascades, the Rockies, the Alps, and the Andes.<\/span><\/li>\n