Madison also regularly guides many Seven Summits expeditions during the year such as Carstensz Pyramid, Aconcagua, Vinson Massif, Kilimanjaro and Elbrus as well as first ascents of unclimbed peaks in the Himalayas.

[14] As an executive producer, Garrett Madison was awarded the 2017 Sports Emmy in Outstanding Digital Innovation for the resulting SI.com/Life VR production, Capturing Everest.

Madison holds multiple high altitude mountaineering world records such as being the only person to climb Mount Everest and nearby Lhotse in a day, five times.

Outside Magazine's story of the deadly September 2012 avalanche on Manaslu is supported with photos and notes of Madison's mountain rescue and recovery efforts.

[21] The MTN Meister Podcast featured an interview with Madison in 2014 detailing, among other things, his ascent of K2 that was the mountain's first guided climb.

[23] People Magazine and The Today Show both highlighted Madison's experience during the April 2015 Nepal earthquake while covering the tragedy.