In the spring 2009, High Altitude Dreams was proud to organize two different Everest Expedition:

• Rainier Mountaineering Incorporation (RMI)  This ten member climbing team was led by Peter L Whittaker (USA).  Accompanying this group of climbers was Gerard Moffatt (UK) who was supervising the filming of a documentary titled “History of America in the Everest." This Expedition was sponsored by Eddie Bauer USA in conjunction with their launch of a new line of Mountaineering gear under the label of First Ascent.  For more on the First Ascent team and there successful summit attempt of Mount Everest visit the First Ascent blog at http://blog.firstascent.com.  This team was also featured on National Geographic's special "Return to Everest," read more at http://adventure.nationalgeographic.com/everest.html.  We congratulate our 2009 Mount Everest Summit Team Members: Peter Whittaker, Ed Viesturs, Jake Norton, John Griber, Gerry Moffatt, Dave Hahn, Melissa Arnot, Seth Waterfall and Kent Harvey!

• Patagonian Brothers This five member climbing team was led by Damian Benegas.  The team members included Mercedes N. Sahores who became the first female from Argentina to successfully summit Everest and John Carl Collinson who, at the age of 17, became the youngest American to successfully summit Mount Everest in this season. We congratulate our 2009 Mount Everest Summit Team Members: Damian Benegas, Mr. Eugene E Rehfeld, Mr. John Carl Collinson & Ms. Mercedes N Sahores

We are very proud our High Altitude Climbing Sherpas who worked tirelessly throughout this season's Everest Expedition helping our team members to reach summit safely. We are grateful to our Base Camp Chefs, Kumar Gurung and Babura Bhattarai, as well as their support members and all the staff who helped make our 2009 expedition such a great success.

We also would like to congratulate Lamababu Sherpa and Pasang Tendi Sherpa who were nominated by RMI/Eddie Bauer to visit the RMI/Eddie Bauer Office in this coming July 2009, where they will attend a short mountaineering training session and be welcomed by RMI and Eddie Bauer Officials.

Ongoing social work in the Khumbu:

As always High Altitude Dreams devotes a portion of its proceeds from the climbing season into helping the people of the Khumbu.  Last summer High Altitude Dreams organized a free one month climbing school for twenty young Nepalese aspiring to become climbing Sherpas.  Students were trained basic mountaineering and upon completion received certification from the Nepal Mountaineering Instructors Association (NMIA).  Two graduates of the course then completed further training during the fall, participating in climbs on Amadablam and this spring we are proud to announce two graduates from last summer's course reached the summit of Mt. Everest, assisting and learning from our Everest Expedition team.

We at High Altitude dreams are also continuing our fund raising campaign for Mahendra Jyoti school of Chaurikharka VDC#2 For More Information.

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