Himex

Mount Everest from the northern side

Himex is the name of an Everest guiding company.[1] It is based in France and the lead guide and founder is New Zealander (kiwi) Russell Brice.[1] The name is a truncated version of the full name "Himalayan Experience".[1] National Geographic said Himex was the "largest and most sophisticated guiding operation on Everest" in a 2013 article.[2] Himex's team is known for "fixing lines" on Mount Everest, although in 2012 other teams did this work.[3]

The company was founded in 1996 by the climber Russell Brice.[4] The company is noted for increasing tourism in Nepal since that time.[4] In the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes Himex pulled out from summiting Everest.[5]

Three of the expeditions of this company were filmed in the television show Everest: Beyond the Limit in the early 2000s.[6] In 2013, David Tait achieved his 5th Mount Everest summiting with a Himex team.[7] (see also List of Mount Everest summiters by number of times to the summit)

Brice has pushed for many years now to use helicopters to fly gear over the Khumbu Icefall to the Nepal-side Camp I to enhance safety.[8]

People of Himex

Russell Brice founded Himex in 1996 and has also been the lead guide.[4][1]

One of the people from Nepal who has worked for Himex is Phurba Tashi[9]

Noted guide climber and guide Adrian Ballinger worked for Himex until 2012.[10] He started a climbing company called "Alpenglow Expeditions".[10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Douglas, Ed (2006-08-15). "Over the Top". Outside Online. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Everest Maxed Out". Ngm.nationalgeographic.com. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. ↑ "Crowds On Mt. Everest". Eight Summits. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  4. 1 2 3 "The Times They Are A Changin': The Effect of Institutional Change on ... - David Savage, Benno Torgler". Books.google.com. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Himex Abandons Everest Climb". Outside Online. 2015-05-01. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  6. ↑ "Mount Everest climb carries hefty price tag - World - CBC News". Cbc.ca. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  7. ↑ "Congrats to Himex team Success on Mt. Everest". Mountain Experience. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  8. ↑ Schaffer, Grayson (2015-04-29). "Everest: The Show Must Go On?". Outside Online. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  9. ↑ "Manaslu Dispatches". Altitude Junkies. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  10. 1 2 Schaffer, Grayson (2014-04-03). "The Guide Putting Everest Expeditions on a Fast Track". Outside Online. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  11. ↑ "The Times They Are A Changin': The Effect of Institutional Change on ... - David Savage, Benno Torgler". Books.google.com. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
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