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An
international team of top level climbers
Alain Hubert, 46 years old, Belgian,
climber married with three children. Trained as a civil
engineer, cabinet maker and mountain guide, lecturer and
technical adviser. Author of the film " www.antarctica.org
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and of two books ("White Hell" and "In
the Teeth of the Wind"). Numerous ascents
in the Alps including a good number of great classical
itineraries.
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1983: first ascent of the East ridge of Ama
Dablam (with Andre Georges).
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1987: solo attempt, Kanchenjunga (8491 m).
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1989: winter attempt, Cho Oyu, SW face (8201 m).
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1990: direct ascent, Cho Oyu, North face
(8201m).
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1991-99: 5 attempts on Everest (without oxygen),
North face, South ridge and NNE ridge.
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1990-99: ski treks in Spitzbergen, Norway,
Sweden, Canada, Alaska, Greenland, Iceland,
Antarctica.
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1991: ski expedition, 600 km unassisted, with
Pierre Dillenbourg and Didier Goetghebuer.
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1994: expedition to the Geographical North Pole
with Didier Goetghebuer (1100 km unassisted, an
unscheduled supply en route).
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1995 et 1997: crossing Greenland with skis and
parafoils.
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1997-98: 3924 km crossing of the entire continent
of Antarctica with sails, in 99 days, to this day the
greatest crossing ever accomplished on foot and skis
with only the help of power sails.
Andre Georges, Swiss, climber, 46-years old,
married with three children. Mountain guide and
lecturer. Author of two books (Alpine Adventures 1 &
2) and author of four films. Numerous ascents in the
Alps, including a large number of solo winter ascensions
(Gogna route on Nez de Zmut -Cervin), North face (Cervin) and fifty or so firsts. Great linkings in the
Alps, including the crossing of the Imperial Column of
Dent Blanche at Weisshorn (13 summits in 22h3O), winter
crossing of the 4,000 Valaisans (41 summits including 33
of more than 4000 meters, in 18 days with E. Loretan)
and 13 North faces in the Bernese Oberland in 12 days.
In the Himalayas :
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1st ascent of the East ridge of Ama Dablam with
Alain Hubert (1983)
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Everest (South ridge in 1988)
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Two 8000 m (Cho Oyu, 8201 m) and Shisha Pangma
(Central) in 1993
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Manaslu (8163 m) in 1994
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Dhaulagiri (8163 m) in 1996
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Annapurna (8091 m) solo, Lhotse (8511 m) in 1989
and Makalu (8463 m) in 1999.
Daniel Mercier, French, climber. 32 year old
bachelor. Trained as a food-processing technician and
mountain guide. Technical adviser.
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1991-95: Great ascents in the Alps, including the
Red Pillar of Brouillard, Drus, Aiguille du Fou, Grand
Capucin, pillar of Trois Pointes, Chant du Cygne on the
North face of the Eiger
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1995: specialization in artificial climbing (Haute-Savoie,
Verdon, Yosemite).
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1996: attempt on Everest (South Ridge). Numerous
climbs in Kenya, Tanzania, Equator, Bolivia, Chile,
Argentina, Lapland, Nepal, Tibet, Pakistan, etc.
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1997: in 4 months linking of his first 8a in
climbing (Gare au Gourou, Tines, Sixt, Haute-Savoie) and
his first 8000, Cho Oyu (8201 m).
Fabrizio Zangrilli,
an
American living in England, climber and in charge of the
film crew, 28 year old bachelor. .Mountain guide, writer, lecturer and consultant. He
has accomplished most of the great Alpine routes and
achieved several important rock and glacier
"firsts".
Spring
2001:White
Limbo, Everest, North
Face, Tibet: Attempt to climb White Limbo in Pure
Alpine-style, two members without bottled oxygen, 5 days
from bottom to top.
Spring
2001:Cho
Oyu,
Tibet: Guiding on the classic North West Ridge.
Winter
2000 - 2001: Queen
Maud Land,
Antarctica: Big walling new routes on unclimbed faces
for two months with three other climbers. Expedition to
be filmed for French and Belgium television.
Autumn
2000: Yosemite,
California, USA: Classic big wall routes.
Summer
2000: K2,
Karakoram, Pakistan: Member of K2000 International
Expedition, climbed to 8350m, above the bottleneck on
the Abruzzi Ridge.
Spring
2000
Ama
Dablam,
Khumbu, Nepal: Guiding a private client on the South
West Ridge.
Winter
2000: Scotland,
France, Colorado and Canada: Ice climbing classic routes like Polar Circus.
Winter
1999: Mera,
Pumori and Ama Dablam:
A mixture of guiding and personal climbing.
Autumn
1999: Shisha
Pangma South Face,
Tibet: Member of the Slovenian/Bulgarian Expedition.
Departed expedition early as conditions were unsafe.
Spring
1999: Everest
North Ridge,
Tibet: Unsupported and without bottled oxygen attempt.
Winter
1999: South
Africa, Scotland and French Alps: Rock climbing in Cape Town. Guiding and classic French Alps
north Face routes.
Autumn
1998: Ama
Dablam,
Khumbu, Nepal: Guiding .
Summer
1998: Pik
Lennin,
Pamirs, Kyrgystan: Guiding.
Spring
1998: Cho Oyu,
Tibet: Classic North West Ridge Route, guiding and
personal climbing.
Winter
1998: Scotland
and French Alps:
Guiding and personal climbing, up to grade 6.
Winter
1997 - 1998: Aconcagua,
Argentina: Guiding Normal route and Polish Glacier,
personal climbing.
Summer
1997: Nanga
Parbat,
Pakistan: Kinshoffer Route on Diamer side. Two man
alpine-style expedition.
Spring
1997: Makalu,
Barun Valley, Nepal: Solo for 44 days, fixing rope to
7800m, then joined by one partner for summit push.
Winter
1997: Scotland
and French Alps:
Personal Climbing up to grade 5+
Autumn
1996: Sierra
Nevada,
California, USA: Classic long free routes and aid
routes.
Summer
1996: Gasherbrum
II,
Karakoram, Pakistan: Member of 1996 American Expedition.
Ronald Ross
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Ronald Ross, Scottish, living in San Francisco,
42 years old, married, Electronics Engineer and Stanford
University Student Mentor.
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He has operated Amateur Satellite Radio in the
remote deserts of Western USA and Mexico, including
voice and data contacts with the US Space Shuttle and
the Russian Mir Space Station.
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He operated Amateur Satellite Radio on two
Antarctic trips. In 97/98, satellite radio
communications were established from Patriot Hills and
on an exploratory skiing expedition in Dronning Maud
Land in 99/00. (see www.thistle.org). US call sign
KE6JAB.
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During this expedition, he will be responsible
for the satellite communications between the base camp
and HQ.
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He will also be deploying a Stanford University
Weather Station near the Blue One base camp. This
station will transmit weather data which will be relayed
by Amateur Satellite to the Internet.
Ralph Dujmovits, German, climber, and in charge of the
film crew, 39 year old bachelor, mountain guide,
director since 1989 of 'Amicalalpin' (an Expedition and
Trekking Agency), technical adviser. Multiple ascents in
the Alps, including most of the classic itineraries.
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1999: participated in the live filmed ascent of
the North face of the Eiger: "Eiger
Live".
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Many expeditions in the mountains of the world
and the Himalayas, including :
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1988: Attempt on Makalu (8.481m).
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1989 and 96: Nuptse (7879m).
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1991: Annapurna (8091m) attempt.
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1992: South ridge of Everest (8846m).
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1994: K2 (8611m).
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1995 and 98: Cho Oyu (8201m).
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Antarctica: Several ascents of Mt Vinson (5140m)
and Mt Shinn (5030m), 1st ascent of Mt Jumper and
Bearstin (Ellsworth Mountains).
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