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Kilimanjaro & Mt Meru Expedition News July 2007
Kilimanjaro & Mt Meru Expedition News 5 August 2007.
The Team Leader : Sean James
Neil Calder
Becky Downing
Clifford Harrison
Jane Harrison
Grady Holmes
Arabella Rosvear-Holmes
Andrew Thornton
Kate Thornton
17th August – All except one made the summit of Kilimanjaro. Grady & Arabella have retuned home and ther rest of the team will move onto their Safari before returning to the UK.
23rd July – The team will depart on the 5th August
About Sean James
Sean James Sean is a technical 5.14 climber with extensive experience on the north faces of the Alps. He has previously lead and summited Broad Peak and Spanitk in Pakistan team. Other notable ascents as expedition leader includes the technical peaks of Ama Dablam, Khan Tengri, the East ridge of Mount Logan and Dych Tau in the Caucasus mountains in addition to many less technical peaks including multiple ascents of Cho Oyu, Aconcagua and many of Nepals ‘Trekking Peaks’. He has currently completed five of the ‘Second Seven Summits’ and is well motivated to climb K2 and Mt Tyree to be the first British Mountaineering to complete the seven.