Disabled expedition to Everest
Fifteen disabled Americans are warming up to climb up to Mt Everest
in spring 2003 in an expedition, Team Everest ‘03 organised
by the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. “I just love
the camaraderie of the people facing some adversity in their lives
and have found a way to overcome it,” said Gene Rodgers, 47,
one of four team members who will attempt the climb up to Base Camp
in a wheelchair. The group, with members from their 20s to 60s,
is looking for five more climbers with the stamina, a sense of adventure
and $6,000. Expedition leader Gary Guller tried to scale Mount Everest
last year. Now the 35-year-old, whose left arm was amputated after
a climbing accident in Mexico, aims to climb to the 8,848 m peak
from the Nepal side after the team reaches base camp.
Press Contact:
Dennis Borel
Project Director
(512) 478-3366
info@teameverest03.org
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