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Friendship International Everest Expedition is an Everest Side expedition that is supported by Asian Trekking. 

Friendship International Everest Expedition: (Spanish)

Name of climbers:
a. Mr. Julen Gotzon Requeta
b. Mr. Franscico Javier Goni Lobera
c. Mr. Miguel Alvarez Menor

Nepalese members (Asian Trekking):
a. Mr. Ang Pasang Sherpa
b. Mr. Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa
c. Mr. Thukten Dorjee Sherpa

3 members and two sherpas of Everest 2001 Friendship International Expedition were in their successful climb to the Summit of 8,848 m high, Mt. Sagarmatha on 23rd may 2001 at 9:15 a.m. 

1) Mr. Miguel Alvarez Menor, (1960), Manager Commercial, Navarra, Spain.
2) Mr. Juien Gotzon Requeta Anton (1967), Hidrolic Maintainance Specialist, Alava, Spain.
3) Mr. Francisco Javier Goni Lobera, Montador, Abadia 11, Lumbier, Navarra, Spain.
4) Mr. Thukten Dorje Sherpa (32 Yrs), Namche VDC-7, Solukhumbu, Nepal.
5) Lhakpa Tshering Sherpa

These climbers were on the permit of Mr. Gotz Wiegand (1959), Engineer, from Dresden, Germany. But our understanding is that they  were climbing independently as a member of this team.

Everest 2001

Daily News and Expedition Coverage and Notes

The Mountaineering Must Haves

Books: 

• Moving Mountains Reinhold Messner
• Shisha Pangma: The Alpine Style First Ascent of the Southwest Face by Alex MacIntyre, Doug Scott Paperback - 322 pages 
• Nanda Devi: The Tragic Expedition by John Roskelley (Paperback - September 2000) 
• Nanda Devi: Exploration and Ascent by Eric Shipton, et al
• Ecuador : A Climbing Guide by Yossi Brain (Paperback - September 2000)
• Climbing the World's 14 Highest Mountains by Richard Sale, John Cleare (Photographer). Hardcover 
• Climbing Everest: A Meditation on Mountaineering and the Spirit of Adventure by Pat Ament (Hardcover ) 
• Mount Everest : The Highest Mountain (Great Record Breakers in Nature) by Aileen Weintraub 
• Fragile Edge : A Personal Portrait of Loss on Everest
  by Maria Coffey, Chris Bonington Paperback - 192 pages (September 2000) Mountaineers Books; 
• The Great Arc : The Dramatic Tale of How India Was Mapped and Everest Was Named by John Keay  Hardcover - 160 pages (September 2000) 
• Snow in the Kingdom : My Storm Years on Everest by Ed Webster
• Everest : Mountain Without Mercy -- Broughton Coburn, et al; Hardcover
• Order Peter and Leni Gillman's new Mallory Book:  The Wildest Dream : The Biography of George Mallory Hardcover - 320 pages (September 2000) Now !
• Ghosts of Everest : The Search for Mallory & Irvine -- Jochen Hemmleb, et al; Hardcover
• Everest : A Mountaineering History -- Walt Unsworth; Hardcover

Video: 

• Everest (IMAX) (1998) -- Liam Neeson; VHS

Popular Music: 

• Everest: Soundtrack From The IMAX Film Experience [SOUNDTRACK] -- George Harrison, et al; Audio CD

DVD: 

• Everest (IMAX) (1998) -- Liam Neeson; DVD Keep Case
• Everest - The Death Zone (1998) -- Jodie Foster; DVD

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