Now offering expeditions to Himalaya and Aconcagua
General Information
About Us
Leaders: Felix Berg, Daniel Mazur, Ms. Elselien te Hennepe, Arnold Coster, Charles Mathenge, Wilson Maina, and Simon Gitau.
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Daniel Mazur, in Everest basecamp (J.C. Pratt) .Greg Mills, Murari Sharma, Dan Mazur, and Troy Chatwin at Everest basecamp in April 2004 (Murari Sharma). Dan conducting a pre-trip training seminar on the roof of our Hotel in Kathmandu (Franck Pitula).
Daniel is a 44-year old African explorer, building designer, and climbing and trekking equipment tester, having lived in England, Asia, and North America. This will be Dan's 6th trip to Africa. Dan spends more and more of his time lecturing and raising funds for the Mountain Fund, building hospitals, schools, and environmental projects with the low-income families who live around Mt. Everest. If you would like to learn more about upcoming lecture tours, please "click" on the "Lecture" button. There are 14 peaks in the world higher than 8,000 metres and he has reached the summits of 7 of them: Mt. Everest, K2, Lhotse, Makalu, Cho Oyu, Shishapangma, and Gasherbrum 1. Climbing Magazine named Daniel the "most successful American to ever launch an expedition". As a surprisingly articulate but humble Himalayan explorer and scholar, Daniel has been active in climbing the highest peaks of the Himalaya for many years. His personal link with the region and its peoples began in 1986 when he traveled and trekked throughout Tibet and Nepal with friends, then joined together with fellow climbers to ascend Mount Everest followed by 7 of the world's highest 8000 metre peaks, many, including K2, by lesser known, new, and "off-the-beaten-track" routes. He has been leading and organizing successful and safe overland, trekking, and mountaineering expeditions for 18 years, to Tibet, Nepal, Tadjikistan, Pakistan, India, China, Africa, and North America. Daniel's written, photographic, and cinematic works are featured in London Alpine Journal, American Alpine Journal, Ito-Yuki Journal of the Japanese Alpine Club, Himalayan Journal, High Magazine, Climbing Magazine, Climber Magazine, the London Independent Newspaper, the London Guardian, On the Edge Magazine, Outside Magazine, Rock and Ice Magazine, Vertical Magazine, NBC Television, The Discovery Channel, EverestNews Website, Quokka Sports Website, and the Mountainzone Website. To read more about the exploits of Dan and friends, please visit our "News" and "Archive" paDan learned to climb in the Himalaya on a commercial trip (SummitClimb did not exist) , where they attempted to climb the 3 highest mountains in the then Soviet Pamirs, and did succeed in climbing one peak: 7105 metre high Korjenevskaya. |
Arnold Coster
Arnold, our Cho Oyu leader in advanced basecamp at 5600 metres (Roland DeBare).
Arnold is a fluent English, Dutch, and German speaker, a 32 year old oil well driller from Rotterdam. He is a kind person, and a real gentleman and diplomat. He is very friendly and has a positive attitude. He is at home in any terrain, with any kind of group. He is an expert technical rock and ice climber. He has led three of our expeditions, Manaslu, Cho Oyu, and Everest. He led a group of 9 people to the summit of Cho Oyu in 2004, with 9 of 11 members and 4 sherpas reaching the summit. Arnold is an accomplished leader, well organised, very friendly, strong and polite. You will benefit greatly from his expertise. Arnold' Coster's first Himalayan climb was on SummitClimb's 8156 metre-high Manaslu expedition.
Elselien te Hennepe
Elselien in Everest basecamp, April 2005, (Kandu Sherpa Photo).
Elselien is an excellent trekking leader, as she has led treks all over Nepal and Tibet. Also, she has climbed to the summit of Ama Dablam. Elselien is from Rotterdam. Her first Himalayan expedition was SummitClimb's 6584 Chulu East trek, followed by 7045 metre Lhakpa-Ri in Tibet. Ama Dablam, and Pumori. She has led four treks to Everest and remote villages.
Felix Berg
Felix in the Forests of Mount Kenya, where he is currently a mathematics student.
Felix, a 24 year old superstar climber and mathematics student from Berlin Germany, was the co-leader (with Daniel Mazur) of our 2002 Kangchenjunga expedition and Everet-Tibet 2004. He is one of the ten best rock, ice, and alpine climbers in Germany now, and also a very friendly and gracious person, always eager to help others. He has made more than ten solo winter ascents of major North Face Routes in the Alps. Felix met SummitClimb, when he made an impressive no-rope ascent and descent of Ama Dablam, then became a leader in training on Kangchenjunga and improved his leadership skills on Everest-Tibet 2004. Felix has his own website you might enjoy visiting: BergBote.de
What Do I Bring?
We supply all of the group equipment, food, staff, porters, permits, etc.. All you need to bring is your own personal equipment (i.e. sleeping bag, boots, etc., see equipment list), visa, plane ticket and insurance.
Camping in wild places in Africa is incredibly beautiful. D.L.Mazur
What Experience is Needed?
You should be healthy and ready for travel in a developing country. For Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Ruwenzoris, you need to be an experienced walker...with very good fitness, an open mind and a cooperative team spirit. For Mt. Kenya, you should have a good working knowledge of rope technique, excellent fitness, and have had past experience on rock or ice climbing routes.
Safety Procedures
Our safety procedures are thorough and we always carry a well-stocked medical kit. Our ropes and climbing hardware are the best quality. All of our team members carry rescue and travel insurance.
Thank you for reading this information carefully. Our leadership style is relaxed, oriented toward group decision making, and motivating each member to achieve their goals. In the spirit of teamwork, we encourage your input, ideas, questions and comments on our upcoming Africa program.
We shall look forward to hearing from you, and to exploring Africa together!
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