Everest Challenge 2018
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A life long dream.
Biography
The Everest dream started in 2003, on a trip to Scotland’s Ben Nevis, Denis quickly discovered with a bit of harder training & focus Ben Nevis summit came quite easily, a year later with some extra preparation, planning focus and dedication he discovered Kilimanjaro
came quite easily too.
Then came the harder challenges like Eiger – Europe’s highest mountain Elbrus, Matterhorn & Aconcagua all studied meticulously and well prepared for. All aspects of the climb from technical issues like ice climbing to simply surviving -35C blasts were worked on and successful summits followed.
Ama Dablam 6856m Denis’s hardest climb was a totally different mountain. Graded much harder to climb than Everest from a technical and strenuous view Denis set to the job – trained specifically for vertical rock, ice exposure & left home in October 2016. Having accepted team leader position Denis led a gallant team of 6 to Ama Dablam base camp, having successfully summited Narugum 5080m & Labouche East which is six times the height of Carrauntoohill. He set about the climb of Ama Dablam & once again the long hours training at home paid off. Summit day was 20 hours from high camp to the top and back – a feat he completed on his own – being the only one from the six person group to do so.
The Everest Expedition in the Himalayas is one of the world’s greatest physical and mental
challenges that a human being can dare to partake.
Denis’s Everest dream started in 2003 & below is
a list of summits completed since that time,
2004 Kilimanjaro 5895m
2006 Mount Elbrus 5642m
2016 Arunjun Nepal 5050m
2008 Summit Mont Blanc 4808m
2010 Matterhorn summit 4,478,
2011 Monch summit 4,107m
2011 Jungfrau summit 4,158m
2011 Eiger summit 3,970m
2013 Aconcagua summit 6892m
2013 Rockclimbing in Burren
2016 Labouche East 6189m
2016 Ama Dablam summit 6856m
Denis has always self funded his climbs and adventures but this time he needs your help. The last successful summit by a person from Cork was 11 years ago. By the 2017 spring season, Everest had been successfully
climbed by 40 different people from Ireland (30 ROI, 10 NI).
Biography
The Everest dream started in 2003, on a trip to Scotland’s Ben Nevis, Denis quickly discovered with a bit of harder training & focus Ben Nevis summit came quite easily, a year later with some extra preparation, planning focus and dedication he discovered Kilimanjaro
came quite easily too.
Then came the harder challenges like Eiger – Europe’s highest mountain Elbrus, Matterhorn & Aconcagua all studied meticulously and well prepared for. All aspects of the climb from technical issues like ice climbing to simply surviving -35C blasts were worked on and successful summits followed.
Ama Dablam 6856m Denis’s hardest climb was a totally different mountain. Graded much harder to climb than Everest from a technical and strenuous view Denis set to the job – trained specifically for vertical rock, ice exposure & left home in October 2016. Having accepted team leader position Denis led a gallant team of 6 to Ama Dablam base camp, having successfully summited Narugum 5080m & Labouche East which is six times the height of Carrauntoohill. He set about the climb of Ama Dablam & once again the long hours training at home paid off. Summit day was 20 hours from high camp to the top and back – a feat he completed on his own – being the only one from the six person group to do so.
The Everest Expedition in the Himalayas is one of the world’s greatest physical and mental
challenges that a human being can dare to partake.
Denis’s Everest dream started in 2003 & below is
a list of summits completed since that time,
2004 Kilimanjaro 5895m
2006 Mount Elbrus 5642m
2016 Arunjun Nepal 5050m
2008 Summit Mont Blanc 4808m
2010 Matterhorn summit 4,478,
2011 Monch summit 4,107m
2011 Jungfrau summit 4,158m
2011 Eiger summit 3,970m
2013 Aconcagua summit 6892m
2013 Rockclimbing in Burren
2016 Labouche East 6189m
2016 Ama Dablam summit 6856m
Denis has always self funded his climbs and adventures but this time he needs your help. The last successful summit by a person from Cork was 11 years ago. By the 2017 spring season, Everest had been successfully
climbed by 40 different people from Ireland (30 ROI, 10 NI).
Organizer
Denis O'Brien
Organizer
United States, USA