Meet The Team

It's been busy at both ends of launching an Everest expedition, it's taken a bit of time to organize information for all of our followers combined with other logistics. Please allow me to finally introduce to you our Peak Freaks Everest  2014' climbing team. 

LEADERSHIP

Tim Rippel - Canada - Expedition Leader, Guide, Camera

Mingmar Salaka Sherpa - Nepal-  Guide, Camera

Kevin Farebrother - Australia -Apprentice Guide

OTHER

Mohan Bikram Shah - Nepal - Camera

MANAGEMENT

Becky Rippel- Communications & Logistics

Sonam Lama- Nepal Headguarters 

Kiran Manandhar - Nepal Outside operations

Roshan Bhattarai - Nepal Outside operations

EBC

Ang Karsung Sherpa - Khunde -Base Camp Manager

Desh Kumar Rai -  Sotang- chief cook

Kami Sharki Sherpa- Solu Khumbu- cook

Lhakpa Gyaltsen Sherpa- Khumjung- cook

Sonam Dorje Sherpa - Khunde -cook

CAMP 2

Tsultim Dorje Sherpa - Khunde- Head cook

Ang Kami Sherpa-  Okhaldunga -cook

CLIMBING SHERPA GUIDES

Tashi Tunde Sherpa- Sirdar

Sangye Furi Sherpa - Guide and Camera

Palden Namgyal Sherpa- Phortse- Guide

Pemba Sherpa - Tingla- Guide

Ritar Lome Bote - Sankhuwa Saba - Guide

Zangbu Sherpa - Harashi- Guide

Tsering Namgyal Sherpa- Pangboche- Guide

Da Tsering Sherpa - Khumjung - Guide

Chhowang karma Sherpa - Tingla - Guide

Shere Sherpa - Tingla- Guide

Phurtemba Sherpa- Phortcha - Guide

Temba Sherpa- Khumjung - Guide

Kazi Sherpa - Khotang- Guide

Chomba Sherpa- Okhaldunga - Guide

Nima Norua Sherpa- Khumjung- Guide

Dawa Wangu Sherpa- Pangbucha- Guide

Nawang Nori Sherpa- Tingla- Guide

Phu Tashi Sherpa- Phorcha- Guide

Minma Nuri Sherpa- Khumbjung - Guide

Ang Nima Sherpa- Guide

Nuru Sherpa- Khunde- Guide

Ngima Sherpa- Khunde- Guide

and....not to forget all the herders and porters and pack animals that make this all possible. Also our base camp trekkers and Island Peak climbers who come along to participate on a major expedition with us at the highest hangout in the world. 

MEMBERS

Kuntal Joisher - Mumbai, India

Torkel Ristebraten- Norway

Jeroen Roodenburg- Netherlands

Henning Faye Schjoll- Norway -(Camp 2)

Christof Deblauwe- Belgium

Jacques Nel- South Africa -(Camp 2)

Ye Min Thu- Myanmar

Sai Kyaw Wunna Soe- Myanmar

Namar Johnsin- Myanmar

Sai Kyaw Thu Hwe- Myanmar

Kee Yo Dwe- Myanmar-

Sadly Kee Yo, nicknamed Koke, was evacuated to Kathmandu with a serious case of HAPE. High Altitude Pulomnary edema. It was a head shaker as all members of the Myanmar team were on our "Triple Crown" Everest Training last autumn. Physically Koke appeared to be the strongest looking member of the team and summitted all peaks in training over 6000m, higher than at base camp without issue. You never know when something can be off and when. One time you're great, the next you're not. He will be sadly missed by the rest of his team mates. 

Because of this development the other 4 Myanmar members have retreated to Pheriche for a rest at a lower elevation and will take their time coming up and down making sure they are completely adjusted, one step at a time.  This team we would consider to be in excellent shape. They live and climb in the high Himalayas in Myanmar - "yes - there are Himalayan giants in Myanmar" and Peak Freaks has something on the burner coming soon that should be very pleasing to our followers.  One member Namar Johnsin climbs the high Himalayas from Myanmar through to China and Tibet frequently, they are guides in their country, rafting and mountain. If successfull, they will be the first team of climbers from Myanmar to summit Mount Everest. 

PHOTO: Myanmar members and their sponsors/support and Tim - arrival Kathmandu airport. 

More information coming on our dynamic team as the days go by. Stay tuned!

Becky Rippel

http://peakfreaks.com