team
expedition climber
Elizabeth Kostal
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Doctor and Professor
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Subject matter expert in human gross anatomy, human physiology, pathophysiology and clinical nutrition and human performance
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Pilot
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Ex-endurance cyclist competing in 1,500 and 3,000-mile races
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Pacemaker recipient and member of the open-heart surgery, Zipper Club
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Survived 17 minutes with no brain activity at a body temperature of 17 degrees Celsius
expedition lead
Adrian Ballinger
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Fourth American to successfully summit K2 without supplemental oxygen
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Successfully summited Mt. Everest without supplemental oxygen
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Only American to make three complete 8,000-meter ski descents (Manaslu, Cho Oyu x 2)
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Summited three 8,000-meter peaks in three weeks (Everest x 2, and Lhotse)
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Sixteen summits of 8,000-meter peaks (including Everest eight times)
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IFMGA guide since 2008/AMGA
expedition guide
Carla Perez
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Guided successful summit of Everest via Northeast Ridge
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First woman from the Americas to summit K2 without supplemental oxygen
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First woman to summit Everest and K2 in the same year
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Sixth woman (first Latin American) to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen
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Solo ascent of Cho Oyu without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support
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Summited Manaslu without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support
expedition co-lead
Esteban "Topo" Mena
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Youngest non-Sherpa to summit Everest without supplemental oxygen or Sherpa support
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Nine summits of 8,000-meter peaks, including Everest four times
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250+ summits of 19,347’ Cotopaxi in Ecuador
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IFMGA guide since 2016, invited by ASEGUIM to be a guide instructor
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Expedition leader for Alpenglow Expeditions
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Co-founder of Mas Allá de una Cima (Beyond a Peak)