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May's
Program
Don't
miss the annual potluck Saturday May 3rd, 6PM-9PM at the Colorado
Springs Senior Center located at 1514 North Hancock in Colorado
Springs!
You’re
invited to spend an evening on Mt. Everest, as seen through the
lens of Doug Tumminello and his teammates. Doug summitted Mt. Everest
in the Spring of 2006 as the team leader of a private South Col/Southeast
Ridge expedition. It was a difficult expedition during which two
Sherpa teammates were killed in an avalanche, and Doug's team lead
rescues of climbers from other teams. This is the presentation for
you if you would like to hear what it takes to organize and participate
in a "post-modern" Everest expedition.
Climber
has no Limits in Quest
for Adventure on Everest and Beyond
By
Lori Spaulding
The
Khumbu Icefall high on Mt. Everest’s Southeast Ridge route
– with its constantly shifting ice seracs and threatening
crevasses – is no place to stage a rescue.
But
that’s exactly what Denver climber Doug Tumminello faced in
the spring of 2006 in trying to save a gravely injured Italian climber.
Doug
had been on Everest for almost three weeks as the team leader of
the Colorado-based expedition Team No Limits. He was descending
from Camp II to Base Camp as part of an acclimatization climb when
he came upon the stricken climber.
“He’d
suffered a head injury and was incoherent and passing in and out
of consciousness,” Doug recalled. “He had no crampons
and was not wearing a helmet. He was climbing up when the accident
occurred and the rest of the Italian team was strung out behind
him and making their way to get to him.”
When
the Italian team members arrived, Doug noted that, “They had
no medical equipment, no communication equipment, no one at Base
Camp to coordinate a rescue should the team get into trouble.”
Doug
radioed Team No Limits’ base camp manager, team physician
and other base camp doctors for their assistance in helping him
to assess the climber’s injuries and stabilize him. With no
time to lose, the Italian team and Sherpas from Team No Limits and
other teams worked quickly to secure the climber to an improvised
litter and began the dangerous descent through the Icefall. More
on May's Program
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