Russell Brice

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Russell Reginald Brice, (born 3 July 1952) New Zealander, is a mountaineer and CEO of Himalayan Experience[1], a climbing expedition company. He has summited Cho Oyo, Himal Chuli and Mount Everest twice. In 1988, Brice and Harry 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 Everest: Beyond the Limit. The teams summited on the 21st and 22nd of May.[2] 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.[3]

He married Anne-Caroline Rémond, a French journalist (Tele Star), on December 3 2005.

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  1. ^ Russell Brice, High Mountain Guide (HTML). Himilayan Experience Official Site. Retrieved on 2006-12-20.
  2. ^ Newsletter 7, 28th of May 2007 (HTML). Himilayan Experience Official Site. Retrieved on 2007-07-18.
  3. ^ The most shameful act in the history of mountaineering: "Everest: Beyond the limit" airs Tuesday (HTML). ExplorersWeb. Retrieved on 2007-01-17.
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