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Luis Benitez,
Boulder, Colorado, Climber, age 28. Luis has spent more than half of his
life working and playing in the mountains. Working both as a senior course
director for Outward Bounds mountaineering programs, and a professional
guide for Alpine Ascents International. Luis logs more time in tents and
snow caves per year than he does at home. Work and play has taken him to
every corner of the world from Africa to Russia to Nepal to South America
to Europe, and all over the US and Alaska. Luis' passion for mountaineering
is only surpassed by his desire to educate and share the experiences with
his clients and students. This unparalleled drive was shown in 1998 when
he and 2 other outward bound course directors set the American high point
on Gangapurna in Nepal. Luis has currently been developing mountaineering
programs for outward bound in south america,and is looking forward to heading
back up the khumbu for another fantastic season. |
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Bradford Bull,
Denver, Colorado, Climber, age 33 Brad has been on four previous Himalayan
expeditions summitting Mt. Everest in 1995, and Mt. Lhotse in 1998. He "worked"
for 3 years as a guide at the University of Colorado's Outdoor Adventure
Program teaching courses in rock & ice climbing, avalanche safety, kayaking
and mountain biking. His passion for photography has resulted in published
photographs in Outside and Rock & Ice Magazines. Brad will be joined on
the mountain by his favorite climbing partner, his father, Dr. Sherman Bull,
who reached Everest's South Summit with him in 1995. Also coming to Basecamp
is Brad's adventurous wife, Reba. When not in the hills, Brad is a Project
Manager at JG Johnson Architects
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Jeff Evans,
Denver, CO, Climber age 31. Jeff moved from the Blue Ridge Mountains of
Virginia to the Rocky Mountains of Colorado when he was 18 and began his
pursuit of high places. He has spent many seasons in the Alaska Range, guiding
expeditions and working Search and Rescue on Denali, Mt McKinley. Jeff has
also climbed in the Andes, Sierras, Cascades and done multiple big walls
in Yosemite. He is now a practicing Physician Assistant in a busy Denver
Emergency Room. Jeff is also an avid mountain biker, distance runner, and
telemark skier. |
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Didrik Johnck,
San Francisco, California, Team Photographer and Climber, age 28. After
a successful climb on Cho Oyu in 1997, running base camp for an Everest
Expedition in 1998, and attempting Ama Dablam last spring,, this will be
Didrik's fourth expedition to the Himalayas. Didrik has been climbing since
the age of 15 and was lured into mountain climbing by his love for backcountry
snowboarding. Didrik made his way through the Sierra Nevada with the Boy
Scouts and then the Oregon Cascades and after finishing school he went on
to travel the world in search of remote and exciting places and ended up
in the mountain regions of Russia, Africa, Central and South America, and
ultimately the Himalayas. Didrik is a Geography graduate from the University
of Oregon and lives and works in San Francisco as a photographer. Some of
his imagery from previous expeditions is at www.johnck.com. |
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Chris Morris,
Wasilla, Alaska, Climber, age 33, began rock climbing at age 13. Growing
up in the northern New Mexico mountains gave him many opportunities to hone
his rock climbing skills. Chris climbed and guided professionally throughout
the southwest for four years before moving to Alaska. He currently owns
his own guiding business, Mountains
and Rivers, which gives him the opportunity to run trips throughout
North and South America. Guided trips include Aconcagua in Argentina, the
mountains of the Alaska Range, Chugach and the Brooks Range. He also guides
remote wilderness treks and the many rivers of the Alaskan Arctic. His interests
include ice and rock climbing, mountain biking and boating. |
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Michael O'Donnell
Ouray, Colorado, Climber, age 43. Michael in one of the country's most respected
mountain guides. He has spent a large part of his 30-year career at the
forefront of big wall climbing. He has climbed and guided extensively in
every major mountain range throughout the world. Michael, along with a select
group including Royal Robbins and Pete Athens, was recently awarded The
Honorary Guide Certificate by the American Mountain Guides Association.
Michael was involved in Yosemite Search and Rescue and is a graduate of
the comprehensive International Rigging for Rescue School located in British
Colombia, Canada. He has climbed and guided on several Himalayan peaks.
Along with Adrian and Alan Burgess, he made a bold attempt on the south
face of Lhotse in 1983. He has also been involved with the British Everest
West Ridge attempt in 1984. Michael has also been a consultant for many
major motion picture productions. Michael is also the founder and Director
of San Juan Mountain Guides one of the country's premier mountain guide
services. |
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Steve Gipe,
Bozeman, Montana, Team Physician and Climber, age 50. Steve has worked as
an emergency physician in Bozeman since 1984. He is medical advisor for
the Bridger Bowl Pro Patrol, county search and rescue, and Jackson Hole
Mountain Guides. He has been an active climber since fifteen,and worked
in Wyoming as a course leader for the National Outdoor Leadership School
for twelve years until 1979. He climbed Denali in 1990 as a volunteer park
ranger, and was a climbing member on the 1994 Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition.
This will be his fourth Himalayan climbing expedition. |
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Pasquale "PV"
Scaturro, Lakewood, Colorado, Expedition Leader and Climber, age 47.
A veteran of seven Himalayan Expeditions including summits of Mt. Everest,
Cho Oyu and Pumori, Pasquale has successfully climbed in the mountain regions
of Pakistan, Russia. Iran, Europe, Africa, the Andes and North America.
Pasquale also has over twenty years experience running and guiding white
water rafting expeditions throughout the world and has logged a number of
first descents of rivers in Africa. When not rafting or climbing, Pasquale
works as an exploration geophysicist searching for oil and gas in the remotest
parts of the world. |
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Kami Tenzing
Sherpa, Khumjung, Nepal, Expedition Sirdar and Climber, age 39. Kami
was born and raised in the Solu Khumbu area of Nepal and is a veteran of
over 22 Himalayan expeditions, including Everest, Shishapangma, Cho Oyu,
Lhotse, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Makalu, Pumori, and Putha Hiuuchuli. Kami
has climbed with members of the team on Everest in 1998 and 1995 and Cho
Oyu in 1997. He is married and has two children. |
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Erik Weihenmayer, Englewood, Colorado, Climber, age 32. Erik is a speaker, writer, and world-class adventurer: an acrobatic skydiver and scuba diver, a long-distance biker and marathon runner, a skier and mountaineer, an ice climber and rock climber, who has scaled Mt. McKinley (1995), El Capitan (1996), Kilimanjaro (1997), and Aconcagua (Argentina - January 1999). What sets him apart, more than his adventurous bent, is that he is blind, but has never let his blindness interfere with his passion for an exciting and fulfilling life. Erik's feats have earned him Connecticut's Most Courageous Athlete Award, ESPN's ARETE Award for courage in sports, the Distinguished Arizonan Award, the Gene Autry Award, induction into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, and the honor of carrying the Olympic Torch through Phoenix. In July, he received the IDEA Award from the Association of Physical Fitness Professionals. When Erik is not climbing, he speaks to over 60 corporations and schools a year about not letting obstacles steer us away from the dreams of our lives. Erik has been featured in Life Magazine, People Magazine, Sports Illustrated,
Inside Edition, Hard Copy, 20/20, the Today Show, Good Morning America,
American Closeup, the Discover and Learning Channel, and much more. On
October 31, he was featured on the cover of Parade Magazine. Erik is has
just finished his autobiography titled, "Touch the Top of the World,
A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye can See", and
has published articles in Climbing Magazine, two editions of Chicken Soup
for the Soul, The American Journal of Medicine and Sports, and a variety
of corporate catalogs and adventure web sites. More information about
Erik and his new book can be found at www.touchthetop.com. |
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Sherman Bull, New
Canaan, Connecticut, Climber and Pysician, a.k.a “Brad’s dad.” Sherman has
been on five previous Himalayan expeditions. He has reached Everest’s South
Summit on two occasions (first with his son, Brad, in 1995). He summited
Cho Oyu with PV in 1997 and has reached six of the seven summits. Everest
remains his elusive goal. He has been on three Explorers Club flag expeditions
to the high Arctic, including first ascents in Northern Elsimere’s British
Empire Range. In addition, he has climbed in the Alps, Andes, Mexico, and
the U.S. He has run seven marathons (best time 2:52) and an ultra-marathon.
He enjoys century bike rides, scuba diving, and riding his Harley. In his
real life he is a general surgeon in Stamford, CT, living nearby with his
wife, Peg, and the youngest of his six children, Whitney. |
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Kevin Cherilla, Base
Camp Manager, age 32 from Phoenix, Arizona. Kevin grew up in Pittsburgh,
PA and moved to the desert eight years ago from Cleveland, OH where he began
rock climbing with the Arizona Mountaineering Club. He has been mountaineering
for 12 years in the Andes, Cascades, Rockies and Sierras. Kevin's interests
include ice and rock climbing, running, mountain biking and spending time
with his wife and two children. Kevin earned his bachelors degree in exercise
physiology from John Carroll University in 1991and has been an elementary
and junior high physical education teacher for the past ten years, currently
at Osborn Middle School. He is the owner of a health and wellness business,
Summit Wellness, www.5pillars.com/summitwellness.
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Zachary German, Providence, Rhode Island,
age 22. Zac is the sole remaining member of the Brown University research
team that’s studying the effects of altitude on speech and cognition. He
records the climbers’ speech as they go up the mountain and administers
cognitive tests at each camp. Zac is an undergraduate at Brown, majoring
in ecology and evolution with a focus on field research. In addition to
his role as a researcher, Zac manages the communications in Base Camp while
the climbers are on the mountain. |
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Maurice Peret, Base Camp Communications, age 35 from Baltimore, Maryland. A Rehabilitation Instructor for the blind at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland in Baltimore, Maurice, has been blind for nearly all of his life. Teaching computer and travel skills to blind students, using Braille in normal daily activities, a guitar playing and singing troubadour, and being the father of two children and husband to his wife Leigh Anne round out his life. Maurice considers the most important factor in his personal and professional growth to be his longtime membership and participation with the National Federation of the Blind. This experience has given him the most solid grounding in the confidence of being a capable and independent blind person. Maurice also enjoys swimming, weight lifting, long distance running and rapid walking. "The most important task before me is the responsibility to offer these opportunities to other people who are learning to manage their lives as independent blind people." |
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Michael Brown, Boulder, Colorado, Filmmaker, age 35. Director
of "Vision of Everest" and three time National Emmy Award winner
for cinematography. Michael is a filmmaker first who took up adventure
sports in the process of making films. Michael has participated in 21
international expeditions that have included first kayak descents of wild
rivers, deep cave explorations, rock climbing, skiing and mountaineering.
In May of 2000 Michael reached the summit of Mount Everest while making
a film called "Everest Dreams" for NBC Sports. Michael is the
president of Serac Adventure Films,
a film and video production company specializing in expedition adventure
films. |
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Matthew Sanner, San Francisco, California, Media Technical Communications
Manager and Photographer, age 35. Matthew started rock climbing while
in Barcelona Spain. Since then he has mastered the art of falling from
high places and still managing to survive. After moving to California
he started tackling the major peaks of the lower 48 states. When he is
not tramping around the Himalayas or the Sierras, he is reviewing digital
cameras and looking for full-time employment. His photography can be seen
at www.getoutside.net |
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Kim Johnson, Boulder, Colorado, age 35. Documentary filmmaker.
Kim is the base camp camera person and production manager for "Vision
of Everest," the documentary presently being produced about the NFB
Everest Expedition by Newport Productions and Aperture Films and sponsored
by Allegra. Kim has worked on a variety of international documentary film,
live television and Web productions. Kim works in collaboration with Michael
Brown at Serac Adventure Films. Kim is an avid outdoors enthusiast, enjoying
trail running, rock climbing, telemark skiing, mountaineering and sea
kayaking. |
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Charley Mace, Golden, Colorado, Climber and Cameraman, age 42.
This is the eighth Himalayan expedition for Charley. So far, he has summited
three 8,000 meter peaks, but this is his first visit to Mount Everest.
He was the first American to summit Manaslu (26,751’) and the Abruzzi
Ridge of K2 (28,244’). He also successfully guided Gasherbrum II (26,355’).
At home, Charley is the Finance Minister of Trango
and Stonewear Designs, a manufacturer and distributor of climbing
equipment and clothing. He is also the very proud father of three: Steven,
Kelsey and Ben. |
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