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are the email addresses for people who know us. Please contact them to obtain a
better idea of what our trips are like, who we are, and to gain some
reassurance. When you get in touch with the friends listed below, please send
our very best regards. Thank you!
Kurt Blair is a 30 year old financial planner from Durango. He summitted Ama Dablam with us in October, 2005. Ama Dablam is known as Asia's most famous rock-ice-snow climb "easy technical". His email is: kblair@sugf.com
Doug Cote is a 29 year old Baker from Colorado. He summitted Cho Oyu, the 6th highest mountain in the world, with us in September, 2005. His email is: BENALI_DJC@MSN.COM
Ryan Waters is a 29 year old mountain guide and Outward Bound instructor from Atlanta, Georgia. He and Daniel have climbed Pumori and Everest together. His email is: watersrp@hotmail.com
Elizabeth
Carr, age 36, Washington State. Liz is a photographer, commercial
diver, and environmental activist. Liz and DanieI have known each other since
1981, when they attended the University of Montana together. Recently, Liz
joined SummitClimb.com for a trek to Everest basecamp. She has also participated
in climbs of 7,000 metre Nojintangla (Tibet), and 7,500 metre Mustagata (China).
Liz’ email address is:
lizcarr@earthlink.net
Stuart Smith is a 42 year old attorney from San Diego, California, and Waco, Texas. He climbed Ama Dablam with us in 2005. His email is: SSmith@namanhowell.com
Dan Blake is a 61 year old Chemist near Denver Colorado. He summitted Cho Oyu with our team in October 2004. His email is: dan_blake@nrel.gov
Martha Johnson, Age 38, United States, Seattle. Martha and DanieI have known each other since they climbed Pumori in Nepal in 1996, and Nojinkansa in Tibet in 2002. Martha is an anesthesiologist, and a published high-altitude researcher. Her email address is: mcjohn@u.washington.edu
Randy
Murphy, Age 45, Denver, Colorado. Randy is a maintenance supervisor. He and
Daniel met when they climbed Ama Dablam together in 2002. His email is: RMurphy@lps.k12.co.us
Liz Stevens and Steve Miscione, ages 39, Seattle, Washington. They are foriegn aid workers and joined us on the Nepal Everest Trek in October, 2004. Liz' email is: lizo@u.washington.edu
Tom
Lannamann, Age 26, Greenwich, Connecticut. Tom is a financial services project
manager. Tom and Daniel first met while climbing Ama Dablam in 2002. Tom is an
expert technical rock and ice climber. His email address is:
tlannamann@yahoo.com
Paul Fitzpatrick, Age 52. Pleasant Valley, New York. Paul is a teacher. He climbed Ama Dablam with us in 2004. His email is: pauljef@msn.com
Tom
Boydston, Age 46, Boston. Tom is a software executive. He climbed on Ama Dablam
together with Daniel in 2002. His email address is: teboydston@attbi.com
Jay
Ullin, Age 51, San Juan Island, Washington State. Jay is a semi-retired
telecommunications executive. He and Daniel reached the summit of Ama Dablam
together in 2001. His email address is: jayullin@hotmail.com
Ken
Stalter, Age 48, Upstate New York. Ken is an internal surgeon at a regional
hospital. He and Daniel met in 2001 when the two skied and climbed on Mt.
Rainier together. Ken climbed to the summit of Ama Dablam with Daniel in 2002.
Ken and Daniel will be climbing Everest together in 2004. His email is: ken3md@yahoo.com
Scott
Darsney, Age 41, Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Scott is a professional photographer.
Scott and Dan first met while climbing K2 in 1993. Since then they have climbed
Lhotse and Ama Dablam together. Scott has climbed Mount Everest. He and Daniel
climbed Manaslu together in 2003. Scott’s email address is: scott@mountain-world.com
Mike
Sinclair, Age 63, Allentown, Pennsylvania. Mike is a heart surgeon, and he and
Daniel climbed on a new route on Gasherbrum II (located near K2) in 1998. Mike
has climbed Mount Everest. His email is: Mikphiljon@aol.com
Clint Rogers, Age 28, Berkeley, California, and Kathmandu, Nepal. Clint is a former software executive and currently a PhD student of Geography at Berkeley. He is studying Nepalese culture, lives part of each year in Nepal, and speaks fluent Nepalese. Clint and Daniel met in 1998, when they climbed Mustagh Ata together. Since then, they have kept in touch in Kathmandu. Clint does not currently have email because he is doing post doctoral research in Manang. Hopefully he will have email soon.
Tom
Taplin, Age 45, Los Angeles. Tom is a professional videographer and mountain
film-maker. He and Daniel first met when they summited Ama Dablam in 2002. Tom
has also climbed on Cho Oyu with Henry Todd. His email address is: ttap@earthlink.net
Steve
and Kaye Parisi, Age 45 and 41, Austin, Texas. Steve and Kaye are airline flight
attendants. They climbed together with Daniel in 2001 on Colorado 14-ers, and
again in 2002 on Mount Rainier. Their email address is: steve.parisi@gte.net
Jack
Hudock, Age 37, Massachusetts and Maine. Ken is an airline flight attendant. He
and Daniel climbed Mt. Rainier together in 2002. His email is: jhudock@maine.rr.com
Bill
Weber, age 36, Washington State. Bill is an electrical engineer, and a member of
the “Seattle Mountaineers”. He and Daniel climbed on Ama Dablam together in
2001. His email address is: antrtic@yahoo.com
Bryan
Barker and Michelle Bagnato Age 43 and 39, United States, Seattle. Bryan and
Michelle are film makers and media professionals from Seattle, Washington. They
trekked to Kangchenjunga together with Daniel in 1997. Bryan’s email is: bryan@lunafilms.com
Michelle’s email is: michelleb@seanet.com
Daniel
Ferrer, Age 42, Michigan, Dan is a university Librarian and philosophy scholar.
He and Daniel Mazur have never met in person, but the two Dans have been working
together extensively on various mountain research projects. Dan Ferrer is an
excellent communicator, an avid scholar of Himalayan climbing, and has been
extremely helpful in helping us to research Tibetan, Nepalese, and Pakistani
mountain climbing. His email address is: ferre1df@cmich.edu
Marc
Schlossman, Age 39, London, England (originally Chicago). Marc is a professional
photographer, and Marc and Daniel have been enjoying wilderness and mountain
adventures together since 1971. In 1995, they trekked to Makalu basecamp
together. Marcs email address is:
marc@marcschlossman.com
John Vavruska, age 55, Santa Fe New Mexico. John has been to several of Daniel's slideshows, where they met. In November 2004 they completed a service trek together, visiting a new health clinic and John's peace corps village from 20 years before when he worked with the villagers to install a drinking and washing water system. His email is: jsv@santafe-newmexico.com
Sean
Burch, Age 28, Virginia. Sean is a construction arbitration consultant and
martial arts instructor. He climbed together with Daniel to the summit of
Shishapangma in the spring of 2001. His email address is: burchaie@aol.com
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