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  Mt. Everest 2007: SummitClimb Tibet Everest 2007 : Dispatch One


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Hello Everestnews.com, I am back!

I will be leading Summitclimbs Everest Tibet expedition this year.

After succesfully scaling Everest from Tibet in 2004 and two expeditions from the south in 2005 and 2006, I am in Tibet once again to help my team members scaling Everest this year.

This is our team:

Arnold Coster, expedition leader
Crampton Phil, assistant
Matthew Vulk.
Ben stuckey

Donald Sibley

Michael Hsu

Rauno Hoglin
James Barnett

Paul Adams

Walter Reisinger

Tunc Fyndic
Mustafa Kalayci

Aldas Baltutis
Andrew Davey

Bjorn vandewege

Steven Maginelle
Stein Tant

 Right now I am very busy with all the preparations her in Kathmandu. Tomorrow morning a truck full off supplies will head to Everest basecamp already. The truck will meet our Tibetan staff in BC to set up our camp. On this trip we will use a mixed Sherpa and Tibetan team as our staff

Our staff members are:

Jangbu Sherpa, Sidar

Kipa Sherpa, Head cook

Nima Dorje Lama, assistant cook

Maya Sherpa, one of the few female Sherpa's

Yun Dan, Tibetean climber

Awang Denzing, Tibetean climber

Gongga, Tibetean Climber

Bian ba Tsering, Tibetean Climber

Jianggiu, Tibetean Climber

Qiang Ba. Tibetean Climber

Lousang Ouzhu, Tibetean Climber

Sangjie, Tibetean cook

Qiangba, Cookboy

Guru, Cookboy.

So that is it for now, the next couple of day our member will arrive in sunny and warm Kathmandu.

Cheers, Arnold

Dispatches

 

 

 

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