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Brain Tumor Survivor Alex Pancoe Arrives Atop Mount Everest

The Highland Park native and Northwestern University graduate is one mountain away from completing the Explorers Grand Slam.

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Pancoe plans to next climb Mt. Denali in Alaska in his efforts to raise $1 million for pediatric brain cancer research.
Pancoe plans to next climb Mt. Denali in Alaska in his efforts to raise $1 million for pediatric brain cancer research. (CBS Chicago/YouTube)

CHICAGO — Northwestern graduate Alex Pancoe is on top of the world after summiting Mount Everest. Pancoe reached the top at 7 a.m. Nepal time.

The Highland Park native has one mountain left to complete his quest to finish the Explorers Grand Slam, an adventurers’ challenge consisting of climbing the Seven Summits – or the highest mountain on each continent — and cross-country skiing across both the North and South Poles.

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