Tharpu Chuli Autumn 2008 Expedition Dispatches

BACKGROUND

About FTA and Tharpu Chuli

Our 2008 Tharpu Chuli expedition will be led by Sean James and already includes a number of members of prior FTA trips including Aconcagua, Spantik and Cho Oyu.

We welcome you to follow our 2008 team as they make their way to the Annapurna range and into the famed Sanctuary.

If you would like to receive email updates with images and commentary during the expedition please drop a note to info@fieldtouring.com.with the subject "Tharpu Chuli Dispatches"

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Latest NEWS

Dispatches to begin in September 2008

 

 

 

 

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SPONSORS

We would to thank the following companies for their generous support for our expedition.

THE CLIMBING TEAM

Sean James (UK) Leader

Since joining the Field Touring team, Sean has been to Broad Peak, Spantik, Ama Dablam, Lobuche, and Aconcagua. He has also led trips in Africa and Ecuador.
In the UK he is a qualifed Mountain Instructor and Rock Climbing Coach and also a Kayak & Canoe Senior Instructor.
Living in Sheffield he splits his time between being a Financial Advisor, lecturing at Sheffield Hallam Univeristy in Adventure Sports and leading climbing and trekking expeditions throughout the world including, South America, The Himalaya and Africa.
In 2008 he hopes to be leading Elbrus, Kilimanjaro & Kenya and returning to Aconcagua and the fantastic country of Argentina as well as fitting in a Tharpu Chuli and Ama Dablam peaks in Nepal in the Autumn.

 

Veronika Bartova (CZ) Climber

Veronika M. Bartova was born in Czech Republic, spent 2 years at high school in Melbourne, Australia, studied medicine in Prague, Czech Republic. She specialised in internal medicine, nephrology and dialysis and worked at the Faculty Hospital, Charles University in Prague. Currently she is working for GlaxoSmithKline Pharma in Czech Republic.

She has trekked and climbed several peaks in Czech Republic, Slovakia (Gerlachovsky stit 2 655 m, Vysoka 2 498 m), Italy, Austria (e.g. Grossvenediger 3 666 m), Slovenia, Switzerland (e.g. Monch 4 100 m), France including Corsica and Reunion (e.g. Piton des Neiges 3 069 m), Nepal (trekking and crossing several cols above 6 000 m from Makalu BC to Island Pk), Tanzania (Mt Kilimanjaro 5 895 m), Pakistan (Biafo and Gondogoro Gl, Biafo Gl and Hispar Gl and Workman Pk 5 895 m, Spantik 7 030 m). China and Tibet (expedition to Mustagh Ata 7 565 m, attempt on Cho Oyu in 2007). In the past 3 years she joined Field Touring Alpine expeditions as expedition doctor.

 

Dave Jackson (Australia) Climber

 

Baz Gilligan (Australia), Climber

HA/Climbing/Trekking Experience:

Everest High Passes (Cho La 5500m),
Spantik Camp 1 (5200m),
K2 Concordia Trek (Gondogoro La 5940m)
Annapurna Circuit (Thorong La 5416m,Chulu East High Camp.
Ladakh Miyar Glacier (Kang La 5450m)

 

 

 

Richard Brownlee (Australia), Climber

 

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