Thank you for your continued interest in Team Everest.
Gary Guller and his successful Team Everest '03 expedition were featured in over 250+ newspaper and magazine articles, numerous TV reports with national and international coverage. Gary led the largest cross-disability group to reach Mt. Everest Base Camp at 17,500 feet, before setting another record, becoming the first person with one arm to summit the highest mountain in the world!
April 06: Trekkers Shatter All Doubts, Reach Mt. Everest Base Camp!
They have achieved a goal many considered unthinkable. While many slept soundly in their beds late Saturday night, a determined group of people with disabilities on the other side of the world made the final steps of an often grueling 16-day journey, reaching Mt. Everest Base Camp at 17,500 ft.
Said Team Leader Gary Guller, “I've never seen such a determined team, fully focused on achieving this goal and understanding the historic event that has taken place. We are feeling the effects of altitude and the time we have been on the trail, but we are thrilled to be here. Most folks are not aware that only 1 in 10 people ever reach the base camp of Mount Everest.”
News of the successful trek reached Austin where Texas Governor Rick Perry said, “I applaud the members of Team Everest for this incredible accomplishment. They stand as a reminder to us all that each day represents a new opportunity to achieve new goals. And limits should never be placed on the ability of the human mind or the potential of the human spirit.”
"The Freedom to explore is a freedom that everyone should have, regardless of their abilities or their disabilities", says Gary Guller
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