Zed passing by Tibet where he took the opportunity to visit ""DREPUNG", a monastery build more then 8 centuries ago and managed to snap some pictures with its monks.
On Friday Sept 9th, Zed reaches base camp from which he commences his adventure to climb Cho Oyo, the sixth highest mountain in the world. Zed started his journey on August 24th and is expected to reach the Cho Oyo Summit on the 40th day of his journey.
Zed Al Refai, is a Kuwaiti national and the first Arab to climb Mount Everest; he made history in being the 46th person to climb all 7 highest summits in the 7 continents of the world.
Gillette Middle East, known for its strong support for sports, is sponsoring Zed’s climbing adventure in its aim to attract new Middle Eastern-based fans to the inside story of mountain climbing heroes from this region.
Located on the border of Tibet and Nepal, 30 Kilometres West of Mount Everest, Cho Oyo’s 8,201 metre summit makes it the sixth highest mountain in the world. Freezing temperatures, a summit at death zone (above 8000 meters), extreme weather conditions such as howling winds and burning sun light, all contribute to making Cho Oyo one of the most challenging mountain climbs in the world. Extreme areas are known to lack terrestrial communications infrastructure, as such, Zed uses the revolutionary Regional BGAN satellite telecommunications system supplied by Inmarsat, a world leader in the satellite telecommunications equipment.
Zed’s update on his climbing adventure can be found on http://www.everestnews.com/exp2005
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