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Himex is a
Mount Everest
Mount Everest (; Tibetic languages, Tibetan: ''Chomolungma'' ; ) is List of highest mountains on Earth, Earth's highest mountain above sea level, located in the Mahalangur Himal sub-range of the Himalayas. The China–Nepal border ru ...
guiding company.
It was founded in 1996 by New Zealander
Russell Brice.
[ The name is a truncated version of the full name "Himalayan Experience".][ ''National Geographic'' said Himex was the "largest and most sophisticated guiding operation on Everest" in a 2013 article.] Himex's team is known for fixing lines on Mount Everest, although in 2012 other teams did this work.
Three of the expeditions of this company were filmed in the television show '' Everest: Beyond the Limit'' between 2006 and 2009. In 2013, David Tait achieved his fifth Mount Everest summiting with a Himex team. (see also )
Brice has pushed for many years to use helicopters to fly gear over the Khumbu Icefall
The Khumbu Icefall is located at the head of the Khumbu Glacier and the foot of the Western Cwm, which lies at an elevation of on the Nepali slopes of Mount Everest, not far above Base Camp and southwest of the summit. The icefall is considere ...
to the Nepal-side Camp I, to enhance safety. In the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes Himex pulled out from summiting Everest that season.
A distinctive feature of Himex's Mount Everest base camp is the social tent, the "Tiger Dome", about across, climate controlled and with a large window to look out of, offering espresso, wine and other drinks, and television, music, web-connected computers, and gaming devices.[
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Timeline
In 2015 Himex attempted an expedition to K2 but had to turn back due to avalanche risk.
In 2016, Himex employed 21-time Everest summiter Phurba Tashi, who did not make a summit but in 2016 who was mourning the loss of both his parents. Himex did go to Everest and even manage to finish early.[ ] They used the extra time to refurbish some of the gear, such as (re)painting tent poles.
People of Himex
Russell Brice founded Himex in 1996 and has also been the lead guide.[
One of the people from Nepal who has worked for Himex is Phurba Tashi]
Climber and guide Adrian Ballinger worked for Himex until 2012. Ballinger then started a climbing company called "Alpenglow Expeditions".
See also
*1996 Mount Everest disaster
The 1996 Mount Everest disaster occurred on 10–11 May 1996 when eight climbers caught in a blizzard died on Mount Everest while attempting to descend from the summit. Over the entire season, 12 people died trying to reach the summit, making i ...
*List of Mount Everest guides
This is a list of notable Mount Everest guides, which are professional mountaineers (and mountaineering firms) who help people to ascend Mount Everest in the Himalayas in return for fees. Previously, the summit was only accessible to expert mounta ...
* Adventure Consultants
* Asian Trekking
References
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External links
2016 Season report from Himex
2016 season summit report
Mount Everest