It is only in adventure that some people succeed in knowing themselves - in finding themselves.”  -andre gide


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The Climb


 

Expedition Team

Dave Hancock - Australia,
Team Manager &
Expedition Filmmaker

JJ ­ US, Leader

RW ­ US, Asst Leader

Alan Arnette ­ US, International Team Coordinator

Carl Drew – US
Expedition Filmmaker

BZ - US

Kurt Grimm - US

MM - Ireland

MG - UK

FG - Romania

JV - Switzerland

NB - Australia

WVR - Dutch

JB - Switzerland

BP - US

MD - Canada

GM - Ireland

JVM - Dutch

JR - Ireland

DW - South Africa/Australia

IDB - South Africa/Australia

MS - Australia

JD - Ireland

MP - Australia

CC - Ireland

 

 

K2 (28,250 ft)

Broad Peak (26,400 ft)

This team will be comprised of 20 amateur climbers from across the globe. They will be employing 300-400 hundred local villagers as porters and cooks to help transport their gear and equipment to basecamp. A significant portion of the trip fee will be donated to the rebuilding of the mountain villages affected by the Pakistan earthquake occuring only a month after Katrina, but far more devistating. A film crew will be following the climb and producing a documentary about the climbers experiences as it relates to following their dreams and interacting with the Pakistani villagers.

The expedition will commence on May 31, 2006. The team will converge in Pakistan where they will spend several days packing and organizing 15,000 lbs of equipment which will be transported 12 miles up the Baltoro Glacier on the backs of the expedition team, support crew, and film crew.


Broad Peak, the 13th highest peak in the world (8000m / 25,000 ft), will serve as an initial acclimatization climb. The climb of Broad Peak is expected to take around 20 days. The expedition will then continue up the Baltoro Glacier over several days to the Base Camp of K2. The following month will be spent establishing Camps 1-4 and transporting tents, gear, food, and oxygen to the higher camps. During this time the team will climb the equivalent vertical distance of having climbed the mountain from base to summit 3-4 times. There is generally only an 8-day window each year (last week of July and first week of August) during which the weather is suitable for a summit bid. Once in place at Camp 4 (26,000 ft), the team will await the opening of the weather and make their summit bid.

K2 (28,240 ft) is the 2nd highest mountain on Earth and has been referred to as the Gold Medal in Mountaineering. It is dramatically harder then Everest, the highest mountain on Earth, and is considered the "Hardest Mountain on Earth". Only 241 people have made it to the summit of K2 verses over 2000 that have summited Everest. Of these 241 individuals 60 have perished on their decent from the summit, making it the most dangerous mountain on the planet. K2 is dramatically steeper than Everest and has much more unpredictable and severe weather patterns.


The cost of this expedition (including permit, fees, equipment, flight, food, and services) is $70,000. This includes $35,000 which will be raised for video and photographic equipment which will be utilized to capture the adventure for motivational programs to at-risk youth and for documentary use.

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