Kara Gakar Expedition 2009

We would like to thank the following for making our expedition possible:

The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
The Mount Everest Foundation
Wykeham Adventure
Expedition Foods

Thursday 30 July 2009

Lenin Peak Summited

Sari and her climbing partner Artturi Kroger from Finland have summited Lenin Peak (7134m) in the Pamirs in Kyrgyzstan. The team summited Lenin 26th July at 3pm after 10-11 hours climb from the camp 3.

Great start for the Kara Gakar Expedition 2009!

Posted by Sari Nevala at 10:57

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Sally Brown

Sally is the leader of the Kara Gakar Exped. Sally has climbed in the UK and the Alps, put up new trad routes in Morocco and has been on expeditions to Drakensburg, Greenland, Peru, New Zealand and throughout Europe.

Vanessa Wills

When not surfing or climbing Vanessa can be found at work furtively hunched over her computer planning the next big trip. Training for Kyrgyzstan will consist of chasing kangaroos up the nearest hill in 35 degree heat and drytooling on charred eucalyptus. Vanessa is the team doctor.

Eddy Barnes

At 19 Eddy is the youngest member of the team. He describes himself as a grit monkey, born and bred in the Peak District. Eddy is currently living in Oxford where there isn’t any rock at all.

Sari Nevala

Sari is our Finnish expat living in Sheffield. She loves long mountain routes in Scotland and North Wales but can be seen as frequently soloing and bouldering on gritstone. Sari has climbed in the Alps, Finnish Lapland, Norway and Nepal.

Mike Allison

Mike has a liking for long winter routes; starting and finishing in the dark makes a perfect day. He has climbed in Scotland, Norway, Alaska and the Alps. Mike lives and studies in the Lake District.