Michael Hamill, born July 19, 1977 is an American high altitude mountaineering guide, alpine climber, mountaineering media personality and alpine author predominately with respect to the Seven Summits . He was a featured athlete/guide in the Discovery Channel 2008 reality/documentary production, “Everest : Beyond the Limits”. Michael Hamill is the author of "Climbing the Seven Summits," a comprehensive high altitude alpine guide book and multiple magazine articles including Zymurgy magazine’s, "Brewing on Everest."