Another update from The West Australian on the eve of Michael's departure.
Stay on top with The West
by Jennifer Curtis
A Perth man who hopes to become the first WA-born climber to reach the summit of Mt Everest flies to Kathmandu today (Thursday) where he will join an international expedition. For 34-year-old Michael Dunjey of Manning the adventure represents more than ten-years of dreaming, planning and rigorous training.
“It’s hard to know if I’m ready. Hopefully I’ll be able to answer that question positively in May when all things going well I should summit Mt Everest,” he said.
“I’m not nervous at this stage as I guess I’ve been so busy in the lead up to it it’s taken my mind off the big event but I’m sure when I get on the plane things will get a bit nervy then. I think about half-way through the ten-day trek into base camp you start to be able to see the mountain in the distance so I think that’s when the whole team will get particularly excited.”
Mr Dunjey and the rest of his team from Adventure Consultants will travel to Lukla from Kathmandu to begin the trek to Everest base camp. He will spend approximately four-weeks acclimatizing and resting before pushing for the summit during the third week of May. Follow Mr Dunjey’s progress up Mt Everest in The West Australian which will be providing weekly updates, diary extracts and photographs.
See the article here.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
The West Australian Update 31 March 2007
