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Everest 2003: Charlie Wittmack
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Charlie Wittmack is a young, up and coming climber
who will be enjoying his rookie year on Mount
Everest this spring. Wittmack, age 25, has led
over a dozen expeditions to Canada, Alaska, South
America, Mexico, Europe and Africa. Highlights
from his climbing career include expeditions to
Denali, Aconcagua, Orizaba, Iztacihuattel, the
Matterhorn, Mont Blanc, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Kenya,
and countless other 14,000 ft peaks around the
world, many of these on multiple expeditions. He
is an experienced rock climber, having climbed
extensively in the United States, including
spending several months on the big walls of
Yosemite Valley. |
During the winters,
Wittmack can usually be found on ice from the North
Shore to Ouray. He is an avid cyclist, competing in
the Mid-Atlantic off-road cycling circuit. Wittmack
also enjoys bicycle touring, and has ridden and worked
on the legendary RAGBRAI tour nearly ten times and
participated in a 5400-mile cross-country ride.
Wittmack is the
Director of The Adventure Institute, an educational
non-profit organization providing adventure based
educational and motivational programs to students in
grades 2-12.
Charlie plans to
attempt the South side of Everest in Spring 2003... More
soon on Charlie and his attempt on Everest.
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