Aconcagua On Astro!!!

Climb Every Mountain

Remember these postings of mine?

Here and here

So, don't any of you dare to miss the show :

ASTRO Ria, Channel 4 (in Malay)
1 May 2007 (Tuesday) Episode One 1:30pm – 2:30pm
2 May 2007 (Wednesday) Episode Two 1:30pm – 2:30pm

ASTRO News, Channel 92 (in English)
5 May 2007 (Saturday) 3 pm– 4 pm
6 May 2007 (Sunday) 3 pm – 4pm

Mac has also reported this and lil did i know that he knows Renee as the Singing Civil Engineer! How many cap can someone like her wear? Many!

To Zabil and Stephanie Chok, well done to the both of you extremist... I will be watching it, so must all of you!


Zabil sitting down, Steph Chok is 3rd from right

Now, tell me if this was better than the free fall jump by you know who at the north pole...or did they????

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Mt. Aconcagua Brief Report

Recieved an email from a fellow friend which was one of the expedition member for this climb.

Well done to all of you that made it up there!

This is his very own words.

:)

How are you guys doing!!!!

Im in Argentina recovering from my climb.... I should be back in KL by the 9th. I cant run, maybe by ironman hopefully im okay. I got frostnip (minor frostbite) all my digits on my left feet and 3 digits on my right feet are swollen.

Dont worry, I wont loose them, but it will take at least 6 months to get the correct sensation. Nerve damage.

You can follow the climb through CLIMB WITH PRIDE-ACONCAGUA 2007

Cant wait it to be aired on Astro. We had good footage. I dont want to spoil you with details... you just have to visit that website and wait for the 2 part programme on Astro.

All I can say is that IT IS BEAUTIFUL! The drinks and the steak... oh my god!

Im awefully thin pass 5 days, now eating as much steak as I can to get back my weight!

Spent 3 days in Mendoza after the climb. Now in Buenos Aires for another 3 days to do media thinggy.

Hehehe, we appeared in local papers here! but its in spanish!

some interesthing stuff:
Climbing in a 1 meter deep soft powder snow on a 15 hour summit push is NO JOKE!

Walking up scree slope is HELL... TOUGHEST thing I ever did its like walking on threadmill! you dont get anywhere.... Took 3 days to get to base camp.

Took us 1 hour 10 mins to climb a mere 200m on day 1 after base camp towards CAMP1.

Took 6 hours to climb a mere 300m on summit push.

GILA BABI... We had what it feels like a 100km/hr winds! The HUGE Base camp tent got blown away!!! Minus 35 degres celcius at High Camp..... and much more!!!

Regards.

ZABIL

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PRIDE Foundation Fund Raising for Breast Cancer Survivors

Tomorrow marks a big for PRIDE, to be more specific, 2 of my friends, which will accompany 4 other individual, of which, one of them a breast cancer survivor (Rene'e Aziz Ahmad) to Argentina.

The reason is to scale Mount Aconcagua, which is the 4th highest peak in the world.



I wish all the team members, specifically to Zabil and Stephanie, very best of luck.

Do email them to give them words of encouragement here

Here is the full 26 days program. The team will leave KLIA tomorrow just past midnight and will bring them to Mendoza VIA Johanesberg, Cape Town and
Buenos Aires.

Thanks Zabil for the full program and good luck to all of you! Make us all proud!


EXPEDITION PROGRAMME

PRE-EXPEDITION
DAY 1
SUN
14Jan
DEP KUL 01:05 ARR EZE 15:35
Depart Kuala Lumpur for Buenos Aires with Malaysian Airlines (MAS)
DEP EZE 18:55 ARR MDZ 20:45
Depart Buenos Aires for Mendoza with Aerolineas Argentinas

DAY 2
MON
15Jan
Rest day, overnight at Mendoza

EXPEDITION
DAY 3
TUE 16Jan
Equipment check and briefing

DAY 4
WED 17Jan
Drive to Penitentes

DAY 5 to DAY 7
THU 18Jan to SAT 20Jan
Climb starts... Approach to Guanacos Base Camp 13,000'

DAY 8
SUN 21Jan
Ice Climbing Training at Guanacos Base Camp 13,000'

DAY 9 to DAY 17
MON 22Jan to TUE 30-Jan
Ascend from Base Camp 13,000' to Camp1 15,200', Camp2 16,500', Camp3
17,800 and High Camp 19,200'

DAY 18 to DAY 20
WED 31Jan to FRI 2Feb
Summit Attempt 22,834'

DAY 21
SAT 3Feb
Traverse to Plaza De Mulas Base Camp 13,800'

DAY 22
SUN 4Feb
Hike out via South Face to Penitentes

DAY 23
MON 5Feb
Drive to Mendoza and overnight

POST-EXPEDITION
DAY 24
TUE 6Feb
Rest day in Mendoza and overnight

DAY 25 to DAY 26
WED 7Feb FRI 9 Feb
DEP MDZ 09:50 ARR EZE 11:22
Depart Mendoza for Buenos Aires with Aerolineas Argentinas

DEP EZE 20:20 ARR KUL 05:40
Depart Buenos Aires for Kuala Lumpur with Malaysian Airlines (MAS)

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