The Team
Nima Dawa Sherpa (37) - Nepalese climbing sirdar.
As the climbing sirdar for the expedition, Nima Dawa is in charge of day to day operations performed by the Nepalese support team. A long-time and close friend of team leader Gary Guller, the two have climbed many mountains together. While Nima Dawa hopes to eventually summit Mount Everest with Gary, he is also tasked with guiding the team safely to Everest Base Camp and keeping morale high—especially the morale of the hardworking porters and assistants. Keeping the support team satisfied may prove to be an even more daunting and difficult challenge than attempting the summit.
Additional Challenge Trek Team Members
Steve Bernstein (59) - Senior corporate vice-president and ski instructor.
Mark Ezzell (39) - Grants manager with spina bifida.
Lee Hancock (44) - Journalist with the Dallas Morning News.
Ted Holmes (61) - Ski instructor, clinician, and assistant to Barry Muth.
Christine Kane (29) - Speech pathologist, teacher, and interpreter for Mark Gobble.
Richard Muldowney (62) - Substance abuse counselor.
Sandra Murgia (43) - Retired U.S. Navy veteran with reflex sympathetic dystrophy, arthritis, and leg paralysis.
Jose Reyes (48) - Oxygen technician and assistant to Gene Rodgers.
Dana Roach (37) - Emergency medical technician.
Erich Schlegel (40) - Photographer with the Dallas Morning News.
Tenzing Sherpa (40) - Nepalese shaman and leg amputee.
Janis Tupesis (28) - Expedition physician.
Nikki Tupesis (28) - Expedition nurse.
Christine White (50) - Human resources manager with severe hearing loss.
Additional Summit Team Members
Vince Bousselaire (49) - Associate pastor and mountaineer.
Gary Scott (44) - Mountaineer and expedition co-leader.
Kipa Sherpa (40) - Nepalese climbing sirdar.
Chris Watkins (43) - Barrister and solicitor with severe head, back, and neck trauma.
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