Everest South Side Expedition:  Sergi Mingote

Sergi Mingote who summited Everest from the North is back in 2003. The expedition is made up of seven members: "Albert, the cameraman of the expedition; Pepus, responsible of press and communications; Miguel Ángel, transmissions tech; Lluís, the producer; Miguel, the link tech; Xavier, the anchor of every televised event that will take place in collaboration with the other Catalan expedition of this season to Everest; and at last, me."  Thilen Sherpa, who is an extremely strong Sherpa climber, is also with them...

Update see here.

Update 5/22/2003: Sergi Summits Everest again !

The Following 1 member of "Everest 50 Expedition 2003" team have been successful to climb the summit of 8848m. high Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) on 22 May. 2003 at 12:30 PM. It is also reported that they had started for the summit from Camp five on 21st May 2003 at 11:00 PM.

Name of the Summiteers

1.     Mr. Sergio Mingote Moreuo (32 Yrs), Sport Coach, Parets Valles, Spain

The 12 members "Everest 50 Expedition 2003" team was permitted to climb 8848 Meter high Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) from South East Ridge for the period of Seventy five days from 31 March 2003 under the leadership of Mr. Jean Christophe Vanwaes (35 Yrs), Cameraman from Rue Vaillant, Lambersart, France.

The Following two Sherpas of "Everest 50 Expedition 2003" have been Successful to Climb 8848 m. high Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) with Mr. Sergio Mingote Monero from Spain on 21 st may 2003 at 11.00 pm.

1.     Mr. Thilen Sherpa (37 yrs.) High Altitude Sherpa Makalu - 5, Sankhuwasava, Nepal.

2.     Mr. Nigma Dorjie Sherpa (22 yrs.) High Altitude Sherpa from Makalu - 5, Sankhuwasava, Nepal.

Mr. Thilen Sherpa & Nigma Sherpa  are the high altitude Sherpas of The 12 members "Everest 50 Expedition 2003" team which was permitted to climb 8848 Meter high Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) from South East Ridge for the period of Seventy five days from 31 March 2003 under the leadership of Mr. Jean Christophe Vanwaes (35 Yrs), Cameraman from Rue Vaillant, Lambersart, France.