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Robert
Link
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ROBERT
LINK (GUIDE) began his climbing career
at age 7 when he climbed Mount Adams with
his father. Since that time he has
summitted Mount Rainier over 200 times and
has climbed extensively in South America
and Asia. In 1989, he was part of the
first American team ascent of the North
Face of Kanchenjunga, and in 1990, he
summitted Everest with climbers from China
and Russia as part of the International
Peace Climb.
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| Robert
Link is an AMGA certified alpine
guide |
He
is a certified American Mountain Guides
Association guide. Robert is known for his
skill as a professional guide, combining a
knack for teaching mountaineering
techniques with a thorough, logical
approach to safe guiding.
People
who have been on trips with him have
remarked on his calmness under pressure,
his love of cultural history, his ability
to forge a group solidarity, and his
genuine enthusiasm for seeing his clients
realize their goals. Robert likes nothing
better than to put his experience and
knowledge at the service of those who
share his passion for the mountains.
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| Michael
Olson |
MICHAEL
"OLE" OLSON (GUIDE) has been
skiing for 30 years of which 23 of those
years have been with the Alta Ski Patrol.
Michael is Senior Guide and part owner of
Wasatch Powderbird Guides at Snowbird,
Utah.
Michael has numerous mountaineering
ascents and ski descents around the world
including:
- 23
Mt. Rainier summits with 2 ski
descents of Fuhrer Finger
- Summits
and ski descents of Mt. Hood, Mt.
Adams, Mt. Baker, Mt. St. Helens
- 3
Mt. McKinley Expeditions including one
summit
- Ruth
glacier expedition with sections skied
of Mt. Barille and Mt. Dickey
- Dhroma
peak expedition and ski descent
- Mera
peak expedition and ski descent
- Manaslu
circumnavigation
- New
Zealand ski expedition with first ski
descents in the McKerra Range
- Member
of Expedition Inspiration, Argentina/Aconcogua
(original climb to battle breast
cancer)
Michael
also is a member of Screen Actors Guild
with film projects including:
- The
River Wild
- K2
- Species
- Invasion
of Privacy
MIKE
LINDAAS (GUIDE) has guided all over
the world. He started climbing at an early
age in the Washington Cascades. He is
currently a Senior Guide on Mt. Rainier
and Mt. McKinley, having worked for RMI
since 1994. Other expeditions that he has
led include trips to Ecuador, Mexico,
Bolivia, Italy, Peru, Argentina, Africa,
Russia, and Alaska. He enjoys trail
running and back-country skiing in his
spare time.
Trips or expeditions: Rainier (70 summits)
Mt. McKinley 6 Mt. Hunter 1 Mexico 6 -
(Orizaba, Ixta) Ecuador 9 - (Chimborazo,
Cotopaxi, Illinizia Sur & Norte,
Cayambe) Peru 2 - Huascaran Bolivia 3 -
Huayna Potosi Argentina 1 - Aconcagua
Italy 2 - Dolomites Africa 2 - Kilimanjaro
Russia 1 - Mt. Elbrus
WA Cascade mountains: Olympus, Mt. Adams,
Glacier Peak, Mt. Shuksan, Eldorado Peak,
Little Tahoma, and of course Mt. Rainier.
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| Jeff
Justman |
JEFF
JUSTMAN (ASSISTANT)
A former collegiate Nordic ski racer, Jeff
Justman gave up his competitive side to
pursue a life of adventure. Jeff has
climbed and guided extensively in North
and South America. As a Senior Guide for
Rainier Mountaineering, Inc., he has over
40 ascents of Mt. Rainier. With
certifications in Outdoor Emergency Care,
Leave No Trace and Level II avalanche
awareness, Jeff places an emphasis on
safety and fun. In addition, Jeff holds a
Master's degree in
Interpersonal/Organizational
Communication.
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| Mike
Styllas |
MIKE
STYLLAS aka "The Greek"
(ASSISTANT)
Mike lives in Thessaloniki, Greece. He
came to the United States to study. In the
meantime, he started guiding on Mount
Rainier for Rainier Mountaineering, Inc.
An accomplished mountaineer, Mike has
climbs on Shasta's Hotlum Glacier
Headwall, winter ascents of Mount Theilsen,
North Sister, Mount Hood, and peaks in the
Chugach Range, the SW ridge of Mount
Jefferson, 16 Summits of Rainier from four
routes, North ridge of Mount Stewart, the
Mountaineer's route of Whitney. Not to
mention, he has 40 summits of Mount
Olympus in Greece. Mountaineering keeps
him in shape for ultra distance running.
He has participated in Ultra marathons
such as the Badwater 135 from Death Valley
to Whitney, the Iditasport 130 in Alaska
and the Annapurna Mandala Trail 150 miler.
He met up with the expedition in Pokhara
after attempting the Annapurna Mandala
Trail run this March.
LHAWANG DHUNDUP (SIRDAR/CLIMBER)
ANG PASANG (CLIMBING SHERPA)
DAWA SHERPA (CLIMBING SHERPA) - Brother of
Babu Chiri Sherpa
LHAKPA NHURU (CLIMBING SHERPA)
BHOKA LAMA (CLIMBING SHERPA)
BABU KARMA (NEPAL COORDINATOR) - Nomad
Expeditions |
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Andy
Mondry
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ANDY
MONDRY (CLIMBER)
Andrew Mondry is a husband and father of
three children. Andy, his wife Leah,
daughter Emma Rose (6), and sons Simon (2)
and Grahm (1 month) reside in Los Angeles
California. Andy is in the automobile
restoration business and Leah is a labor
and delivery nurse.
Andy
began climbing in 1985 when he and David
Dinger summited the Grand Teton in Jackson
Wyoming. From this humble beginning Andy
went on to summit several peaks throughout
the world including Cho Oyu, Aconcagua,
Kilimanjaro, Illimani, Huayna Potosi,
Chimborozo, Cotopaxi, Popocatapetl, Pico
De Orizaba, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Whitney and
Mt. St. Helens. Andy's climbing career has
not been without adversity as is evidenced
by failed attempts on Hunter, Rainier,
Adams and three failed attempts on Mt.
Mckinley prior to his successful fourth
expedition. Although, Andy considers his
one hundred plus days on the flanks of Mac
as the highlight of his climbing
experience, this 2002 Dhaulagiri
expedition has the makings of a new, all
time, favorite trip.
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| Dave
Nickamin |
DAVE
NICKAMIN (CLIMBER)
Dave Nickamin earned his national
certification in massage and therapeutic
bodywork from the Boulder College of
Massage in Colorado. While living in
Boulder, his free time was spent
backcountry skiing, mountain and rock
climbing throughout Colorado.
In Utah, Dave worked with Park City Ski
Patrol and earned his EMT certification
while gaining extensive avalanche and snow
safety experience.
Since childhood, camping, backpacking and
exploration has been a way of life. He was
introduced to mountaineering in 1997 by
his brother-in-law Andy Mondry when they
successfully climbed the Andean queen,
Illimani in South America. Since then, he
has climbed North America's Mt. McKinley
and then returned to Bolivia to climb
Huayna Potosi. Dhaulagari is his first
Himalayan expedition.
Dave lives with his wife Angie and son
Hayden in northern Michigan. They are
awaiting the birth of their second child.
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Adam
Nickamin
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ADAM
NICKAMIN (CLIMBER), nationally
certified in therapeutic massage and
bodywork, lives and practices in Boulder,
Colorado.
Primarily a rock climber, Adam tried his
hand at mountaineering on Washington's Mt.
Rainier in 1996. After a five-day, winter
seminar, the group successfully reached
the summit. Thoroughly captivated, he
joined a 1997 expedition to Illimani in
Bolivia. On the summit, the group name
"Mountain Link" was conceived.
In 1998 Adam was a team member on an epic
thirty day expedition to the summit of
Alaska's Denali.
Adam could not be more grateful for the
opportunity to join a Himalayan
expedition. "Being a member of this
expedition to Dhaulagiri is a dream come
true."
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| Ben
Clark |
BEN
CLARK (CLIMBER)
Ben is the youngest participant on the
expedition. At 22 years old, he is
anticipating his first Himalayan climb.
His next Himalayan climb will be to Mount
Everest, where he hopes to become the
youngest American to summit. Currently, he
is a student at Colorado State University.
When he is not in school, he is out
climbing and guiding for Rainier
Mountaineering, as well as Mountain Link.
His resume includes Huayna Potosi, El Pico
de Orizaba, and Ixtaccihuatl, 30 of
Colorado's 54 14K'ers with over 20
repeated routes in the winter. His guiding
resume includes 33 successful summits of
Mount Rainier via 4 different routes, 1
successful summit of Orizaba, 1 attempt on
Ixtaccihuatl, 1 attempt of Denali, 2
climbs of Aconcagua with 1 summit.
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| Tommy
Heinrich (left) |
TOMMY
HEINRICH (FILMMAKER) is an
accomplished mountaineer, rock climber,
filmmaker and photographer from Argentina.
His climbing resume includes climbs on K2,
Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and II in
Pakistan, the summit of Mount Everest
(1995 & 1998) and Lhotse in 1998. He
has climbed extensively throughout
Argentina and the United States
His rock climbing resume includes climbs
in Yosemite of El Capitan, Half Done,
Liberty Cap; not to mention climbs in
Arizona with a first ascent of Tower
Butte; Utah, New Hampshire, Colorado, and
Argentina.
In 1998 and 1999 Tommy was hired as a
cameraman to document the ascent of Mt.
Everest. The footage was later used to
broadcast the events for different
television networks which include CBS,
CNN, CNN Intl, ABC, Channel 4 of Sweden,
and others.
He speaks Spanish, English, German, and
French.
The following individuals are
participating in the trekking portion of
the trip.
Dan
Bridges - Mountain Hardwear employee: El
Sobrante, CA
Gary Meggs - Risk management Consultant:
Marietta, GA
Cari Link - Manicurist and Robert's wife:
Tiburon, CA
Climbed Rainier 2x's, Everest Base Camp
trek, Cho Oyu up to Camp 1 at 21,500ft.
Bela Kogler - Sales and Marketing for
Progressive Farmer: Rochester, MI
Lindsay Rinehart - Student: Fort Collins,
CO
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