Mike Teger, USA

Summitted 2 Oct 2005.

"Gadget Mike" took many of the pictures. He uses a Nikon D70 with 3 lens, including the the ultra-wide 180 degree lens.

Paired mostly with Chris, they really took to heart the everyone in a team has different strengths, and headed out early to help put up tents at the next camp.

Warwick Barnes, Australia

Summitted 4 Oct 2005.

"Warwick the torrent" lost as much weight as some of his patients, he works with the obese; and now he disappears when sideways!

Last year Warwick was on Cho Oyu with us and returned early with his father very sick. This year despite many minor hardships he did summit. He will be pleased not to have to return, but what will be his next holiday of suffering?

As our doctor he did a sensitive, much appreciated job too. A real pleasure to have around.

Greg Long, USA

Summitted 3 Oct 2005.

Ed Kowalski, USA

Summitted 2 Oct 2005.

Simona Pogac, Slovenia

Our princess. Simona was horribly sick in the beginning, perhaps with the E Coli "superbug" and any other expedition would have sent her home. We persevered.

Chris Klinke, USA

Summitted 2 Oct 2005.

Restless (his iPod mini broke down at 7000m) and obviously used to a far too fast life, Chris was a real asset, strong and often the first to get a brew going at a new camp

Bob Breivogel, USA

"Where is Bob?" Sipping tea with lamas, exploring up to the other glacier and taking photos...

Bob appreciated the no handholding expedition approach.

This should be the expedition name.

Scott Streett, USA

Summitted 2 Oct 2005.

Killer nutz. Scott was on Everest earlier this year with 'Team Along-goni', which is where he met Jamie and Project Himalaya.

'Sherpa Scott' carried a few loads and tried unsuccessfully to push the sherpas, also has a wicked sense of humour with a sharpness to match Jamie's. Owes many apologies to his mother.

Jamie McGuinness, NZ

Summitted 2 & 3 Oct 2005.

As expedition manager his job is to make everything works. And it always does.

Speaking Nepali and carrying loads equal to the sherpas is only part of the reason he has so much respect with the crew, treating everyone as an equal is just as important.

Ever adaptable, the answer is rarely no; somehow he works everything to everyone's satisfaction.

Da'Gelje

Summitted 2 Oct 2005.

One of the better-known and most popular climbing sirdars, and at least 18 Everest expeditions under his crampons, we are privileged to have him working for us.

Dawa has a calming presence about him, befitting an ex-lama, equally shouldering a load, serving meals and lending his depth of experience to decision-making, all with his warm, generous smile.

He tackles the most difficult of jobs, always.

Da'Yula

Summitted 2 Oct 2005.

Everest summitteer with a sharp sense of humour, ever ready to break trail and fix ropes. An extremely hard worker.

Educated in India as a lama also presided over our puja.

Pasang Gyelu

Summitted 4 Oct 2005.

A new addition to the crew, quiet but always there when needed, a good team player with plenty of mountain and trekking experience.

Nima Tenzi

Summitted 3 Oct 2005.

Normally a trekking sherpa on tough trips, remarkably, the only mountain Nima has climbed is Everest. There he carried 5 loads to 8300m without extra oxygen!

Now he has his second mountain under his pack straps, carrying rope high, all with that can do shrug.

Tawa

Our cook, who not just cooks for the members, but also for the sherpa team, so a big job.

Tsering Dorje

Older brother of Da'Nuru.

Dorje

Honest, quiet and hardworking, Dorje is on his sixth expedition with Jamie, always a sight in the kitchen in his traditional Tibetan dress.

And he shoulders any load needed, up to the depot camp and down to BC, and the vital juice runs to boost flagging spirits as they approach camp.