Featured Expedition: 2003 American Ski Everest Expedition
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Copyright©Jim Gile American Ski Everest 2003

Dispatch 42 American Ski Everest Expedition: On the ski records, Here is a list of Everest Skiers: Of course Yuichiro Miura (70 years old), the Japanese adventure skier whom is well known internationally as “The man who skied down Mt. Everest” (in 1970) started it all... He is known as the first real attempt...

Jean Afanassieff Oct 1978 8200 Used O's & Sherpas France

Nicholas Jaeger Oct 1978 8200 Used O's & Sherpas France

Reinhard Patschneider Sept 1990 8400 Used O's & Sherpas Swiss

Peirre Tardivel 1992 8700 Used O's & Sherpas France

Hans Kammerlander May 1996 7800 Used Sherpas Italy

Domonique Perret July 1996 8400 No O's No Sherpas Swiss

Davo Karnicar Autumn 2000 Summit Used O's & Sherpas Slovenia

Mike Marolt May 2003 7650 No O's & No Sherpas USA

Steve Marolt May 2003 7650 No O's & No Sherpas USA

Jeremie Oates May 2003 7650 No O's & No Sherpas USA

Kevin Dunnett May 2003 7100 No O's & No Sherpas USA

Jim Gile May 2003 7100 No O's & No Sherpas USA

John Callahan May 2003 7000 No O's & No Sherpas USA

Known USA skiers to ski above 25,000 feet:

Mark Newcomb Shishapangma May 1998

Steve Marolt Shishapangma May 2000

Mike Marolt Shishapangma May 2000

Luara Bokas Cho Oyu Aug 2000

Kris Erikson Cho Oyu Aug 2002

Mike Marolt Everest May 2003

Steve Marolt Everest May 2003

Jeramie Oates Everest May 2003

There have been over 40 Ski descents from 8000 meters ever (not including snow boarders), and including the lines per these lists, that

means there are at least 48 total ascents from above 25,000. I know there are probably a handful that I am not aware of, but it is safe to assume that there are probably less than 75 ski descents from above 25,000 feet ever. So while skiing on Everest from 25000 feet seems small in the face of that mountain, in the world of high altitude skiing, and considering we did it with out Sherpa support or O's, this was an incredibly successful expedition. I think that Steve and I are the only Americans to ski from greater than 25k more than once.

We will send in some pictures soon ! Mike 

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