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Pumori summit window starts tomorrow?
Nov 1, 2004 15: 32 EST
Peak Freak expedition is on Pumori. The 8 members team ranges in ages 25-54, most are from Canada and US, coming from all walks of life: There's a dentist, a forest fire fighter, a safety consultant and a Physics Lecturer. In their latest report, October 27, the team reports that they were able to establish Camp 1 at 6100 meters, and began to fix ropes on the route to Camp 2.
"We're hoping to have Camp 2 established by October 31st. The days are slowly getting colder and shorter, and our summit window now looks to be between November 2 and 6th. We've just heard that the yaks arrive on November 8th, so our plans are to depart base camp on November 9th, hopefully after a successful summit bid."
Canadian Peak Freak Expeditions is a small outfit involved with the local people and organizing climbs in the area, run by husband and wife team Tim and Becky Rippel.
Tim has been successfully operating mountaineering and trekking expeditions in the Himalayas for the past 13 years. During the winter months Tim stays in tune with the mountains working as Heli-Ski Guide and is certified by the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides.
His extreme skiing has taken him to Mt. Robson (highest mountain in the B.C. Rockies) for an icy North Face winter ski attempt and the first ski ascent on Mt. Everest North side in 1991 from the top of the North Col. Tim was given the name "Peak Freak" and later adopted the name as his company.
Tim's has worked with climbers like Allison Hargreaves, Eric Jones, Greg Child and American one leg amputee Tom Whitaker, and has been featured on the Discovery Channel "Climb for Hope" in 1991, and Discovery Channel " Storm Warning" which is currently airing.
The team: Eric Woodward, 31, Student, Vancouver, B.C Canada. Paul Garvin, 33, Tenis Club Director, Illinois, USA. Laurie Wood, 46, Manager, Collingwood, Australia.
Pete Raymond, 41, Dentist, Auckland, New Zealand. John Pratt, 54, Physics Lecturer, Victoria, B.C. Canada. Clayton Sheen, 25, Forest Fire Fighter, Chetwyn, B.C. Canada. Jack Lamberson, 56, Safety Consultant, Indiana USA. Dan Rollert, 24, Forester, Burns Lake, B.C. Canada.
Staff: Ang Nima Sherpa, Sardar. Dandi Sherpa, Climbing Sherpa. Ang Karsung Sherpa, BC Cook. Lhakpa Gelgan Sherpa, Assitant Cook. Sonam Sherpa, Yak herder. Sumji Sherpa, Yak herder.
Image of Pumori camp 1, courtesy Peak Freak Expeditions.
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