- Russell Brice
Russell Reginald Brice, (born 3 July 1952)
New Zealand er, is a mountaineer and CEO of Himalayan Experiencecite web
url=http://www.himex.com/c_pub/en/curriculum_vitae_russell.php
title=Russell Brice, High Mountain Guide
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work=Himilayan Experience Official Site] , a climbing expedition company. He has summitedCho Oyo ,Himal Chuli andMount Everest (May 1997, May 1998) twice. In 1988, Brice andHarry Taylor were the first climbers to successfully climb the Pinnacles on Everest's Northeast Ridge. He has been leading expeditions to the Himalayas since 1974.Brice is most well known for leading the 2006 and 2007 expeditions on Everest which were filmed by the
Discovery Channel for two seasons of a series titled "." The series touts Brice's experience and weather savvy as being greater than that of any of the other expeditions on the mountain that season.In the series, Brice says about 80% of his "mates" have died during his climbing career. Mark Jennings, UK, died in 1998 on Everest. Brice found his body at 8,200 meters.
Michael Rheinberger was also one of Brice's good friends. His body remains on Everest after he died there in 1994.Rob Hall , who died on the mountain in the 1996 disaster was also a friend.Recently, Brice has been the subject of controversy over the death of climber
David Sharp during the expedition filmed for the Discovery Channel series. [cite web
url=http://www.mounteverest.net/news.php?news=15288
title=The most shameful act in the history of mountaineering: "Everest: Beyond the limit" airs Tuesday
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work=ExplorersWeb]He married
Anne-Caroline Rémond , a French journalist (Tele Star ), on December 3 2005.External links
* [http://www.himex.com/ Himalayan Experience Website]
* [http://www.ueverest.com/ Altitude Everest Expedition 2007]References
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