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Gav on top of Kili for the 37th time in August 2006. Gavin personally guides Kili about 3 times a year, and takes a close interest in the rights of the porters and the guides, who he has trained over the past 7 years.
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On the summit of Ojos del Salado in Chile, Director Gavin Bate and wife Elli
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Gavin training in the Himalayas before his 32 hour climb of Everest in '06, the fastest ascent of a Westerner without bottled oxygen
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Gavin in the Western Cwm of Everest, May 2006
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Chris Little
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Sasha Lebedev
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Ang Chongbba Sherpa - our sirdar in Nepal and one of the best people you will ever meet.
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Ang Chongbba Sherpa and daughter Tassi in their home in Bumburi in the Himalaya. Gavin has been best friends with Chongbba for many years and it is fair to say that Chongbba is one of the most engaging and happy Nepalese people you can ever meet. He is a
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AA staff in Nepal - Pasang (asst sirdar), Lokendra Rai (supported by Moving Mountains), Phanden Sherpa and Gavin Bate
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Steve Pinfield is one of our mountaineering guides and a great friend of Gavin's - together they have been on many wonderful expeditions. Steve guides in Chile, Argentina and Borneo.
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Shaving under Ojos del Salado
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Kioni Project manager
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Maurice Odindo, our man in Siaya, Western Kenya
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Andy Hunt is a member of our Africamp staff team
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Eva Muronji in charge of client relations and the office in Kenya
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Castro
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Kamanda
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Cornell Mushi - one of our guides on Kilimanjaro
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Lipman is another of our Kili guides, very helpful and always happy. With over 60 summits to his credit, 'Lipo' is always popular and always there to help. And he has a secure future with AA
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Jackton Otieno, our chief mechanic and driver in Kenya.
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Elli Pirkis - an assistant guide with AA, she has climbed in the Alps, East Africa, Tibet, Nepal, Chile and in 2007 plans to climb Cho Oyu (6th highest on earth). Studies at Cambridge University.
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Gilbert Njeru runs our programmes in Embu including medical and teaching placements and our projects in the slums along with the Africamp expedition every summer.
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Ang Tshering Sherpa, AA sirdar and trek guide
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TZ Kili team
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Charles and his wife
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Odongo
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Rhino
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Chris in Darkness rock suit
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Ducky building
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OT fixin wheel
