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"7 Summits" - Mates on an adventure of a lifetime (New Version) corporatemonk1 6,562 views This is a visual presentation of where we are going and where we have been in the spirit of adventure and supporting our community. Never Stop...........exploring, dreamin...
Denali (Alaska) 2011 (Legacy Version) corporatemonk1 5,671 views This is a visual presentation of our next expedition to Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska which is mountain No.5 on our quest to complete the "7 Summits". Mates on an adventur...
Denali (Alaska) 2011 (Children's Hospital Westmead Version) corporatemonk1 1,946 views This is a visual presentation of our next expedition to Mt McKinley (Denali) in Alaska which is mountain No.5 on our quest to complete the "7 Summits". Mates on an adventur...
Pre-Summit Day Mt Elbrus (Russia) - Breathtaking Scenery. corporatemonk1 19,772 views This is some footage on the slopes of Mt Elbrus (Russia) the day before we went for the summit. There is some absolutely breathtaking scenery in the video of the surroundin...
7 Summits (Original Version) corporatemonk1 78,778 views This is a visual presentation of where we are going and where we have been in the spirit of adventure and supporting our community. Never Stop...........exploring, dreamin...
Mt Elbrus (Russia) First Day - Beautiful, but Danergous Mountain! corporatemonk1 20,833 views This was our first day on Mt Elbrus (Russia) before we went into some pre summit training. The mountain is so beautiful and it is surrounded by huge snow capped peaks. The ...
Mountain madness on Mt Aconcagua (South America) - Funny!!! corporatemonk1 10,153 views Some more high altitude comedy from Poff high on Mt Aconcagua (South America) at camp Nido de Condores at 5,500 metres. Poff has lost the plot again as he searches for some...
Rock farming on Mt Aconcagua (South America) - Funny!!! corporatemonk1 16,222 views This video shows again what we get up to with free time on our hands at Camp Canada at 4,900m. Poff thought that he would invent the character Ted Smith who is a rock farme...
Mt Aconcagua (South America) - Camp Canada 2 corporatemonk1 1,940 views Some fantastic video footage of Mt Aconcagua (South America) from Camp Canada (height of around 4,910m). You can hear the wind howling in the background during the filming....
Mt Aconcagua (South America) - Camp Canada 1 corporatemonk1 4,278 views This video footage is taken heading up to Camp Canada at 4,910m. Some great footage of where we have been, and where we are heading.

About Darren Wise & Shane Pophfer

Adventure, Personal Development & Philanthropy.

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Darren is a qualified and highly reputable Wealth Manager, Life and Business Coach, Adventurer and Philanthropist. He holds a Diploma of Financial Planning from Deakin University in Victoria Australia and a Certificate 4 in Life Coaching from the Life Coaching Institute of Australia (LCIA). Darren is currently employed as a Financial Planner with Ord Minnett in Sydney, Australia.

Darren's experience and knowledge is in the areas of business coaching, financial planning for high networth individuals, business management, marketing, product development and distribution, personal and professional development of individuals, Teams and Corporations, life coaching and leadership training.

His working life began after enlisting into the Australian Army at the age 17. After his initial basic soldier training, he was posted to the 3rd Royal Australian Regiment (3RAR), Australia's airborne infantry battalion. After serving four years as a Paratrooper, injury forced him to transfer to Army logistics. After serving over seven years, he discharged from the Army after completing his Diploma in Financial Planning.

Darren was a retail financial planner for over nine years, specialising in retirement and investment planning with a focus on direct market investments. FPSA grew to more than 30 offices and managed over a billion dollars of client investments. It ranked amongst the top 50 largest Financial Planning companies in Australia. He sold his interest in FPSA in March 2008 to platform provider Netwealth.

Darren's passion for adventure has challenged him to embark on the '7 Summits', an expedition which covers the highest point on the seven continents of the world. His best friend Shane Pophfer (Poff), who served in the Army Paratroopers with him, is joining him on this exciting adventure. Darren & Shane both know it is the journey and not the destination that is important, so they are taking their time to enjoy the journey of mateship and adventure. You can follow their '7 Summits' journey on this blog.

Darren's other passion is in the arena of health and fitness. Over the years, he has experimented with different weight loss and fitness training methods. His sheer determination allowed him to overcome his own weight issues. After losing balance in his own life, Darren weighed over 105kg, which was nearly 30kg over his recommended weight range. Over two years, he set himself clear goals and lost over 30kg. Today, he has a training and fitness routine, combined with a healthy lifestyle and nutritional habits.

Darren's current training and fitness program is designed to improve his overall cardio fitness, as well as to increase his VO2 max. His firsthand personal experience and knowledge has allowed him to refine methods of fitness training to ensure his results are maintained, not just in the short-term, but in the long-term.

Darren believes the ultimate success of achieving what we want in life or business is determined by our passion, determination and mindset. Darren has overcome many of his own fears and challenges in life to move forward in his business career and adventure pursuits. Darren has an unwavering determination to pursue personal growth and higher performance in his life. This same determination is transferred to his business career.

"Our life is painted by our thoughts.....so become Michelangelo". Corporatemonk

"The biggest single mistake in life is not becoming the person or the business that we are capable of becoming". Darren Wise.

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