Auction of History-Making Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition Equipment to Benefit Himalayan Charities.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 1999-- MountainZone.com, (http://www.mountainzone.com) the premier mountain sports Web site, is raising awareness Raising awareness is a common phrase advocacy groups use to justify a particular event, brochure or even the entire organization. Raising awareness refers to alerting the general public that a certain issue exists and should be approached the way the group desires. of organizations which support the people of the Himalaya by hosting an auction fundraiser. Artifacts from the Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition, as well as gear worn and used by expedition members on Mount Everest will go on the block Friday, November 19th. All proceeds will benefit the American Himalayan Foundation The American Himalayan Foundation is a US non-profit that helps improve the ecology and living conditions in the Himalayas (populated by Nepalese, Sherpas, and Tibetans). It was founded by Richard C. Blum. Edmund Hillary is Honorary President of the Foundation. and the Sagarmatha Environmental Foundation Everest clean-up effort. Own a Piece of History Bidders will have the chance to purchase a piece of a world-renowned expedition in which part of the mystery of the 75-year-old disappearance of Everest climber George Mallory George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 June/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. was solved. Items up for bid include: -- A ski pole/ice ax hybrid used by Conrad Anker Conrad Anker (born in 1962) is an American rock climber, mountaineer, and author famous for his challenging ascents in the high Himalaya and Antarctica. He is a member of The North Face climbing team. - the man who found George Mallory's body. -- Anker's Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition jacket. -- MountainZone.com summit flags signed by expedition members. -- Posters signed by expedition leader Eric Simonson. "This auction places these historic pieces in the hands of our enthusiastic community, and much needed funding in the coffers of two highly regarded alpine climbing support organizations," said Peter Potterfield, editor and publisher of MountainZone.com. Along with the items from the Mallory & Irvine Research Expedition, auction users will also have a chance to bid on items from other Everest climbs. Pete Athans, six-time Everest summiter, participated in the Sagarmatha Environmental Foundation's drive to clear expedition trash from Mt. Everest. Athans has donated and autographed nine oxygen bottles, removed from the mountain during his successful 1999 Millennium Expedition. In addition, founder of Alpine Ascents International, the world's largest mountain expedition company, Todd Burleson, has also autographed posters of him taken on Everest; and the climber attempting all 14 of the world's 8,000 meter peaks, Ed Viesturs Ed Viesturs (born June 22, 1959) is one of the world's premier high-altitude mountaineers. He is the first American, and 12th person overall, to summit all fourteen mountains over 8000 meters (collectively known as the eight-thousanders), and the sixth climber to do it without is throwing in a signed climbing helmet. The fundraiser marks the first anniversary and, a new design of MountainZone.com's Auction department. Auction Extras MountainZone.com's Auction department carries top quality, brand name gear at prices set by bidders. The first day of the re-launch all winning bids, outside of the fundraising auction, are 25% off the winner's final bid. Features added in the re-design include: -- Last Minute Travel packages - bid on complete packages for next day travel. -- Graphical upgrade - wider, more easily navigable NAVIGABLE. Capable of being navigated. 2. In law, the term navigable is applied to the sea, to arms of the sea, and to rivers in which the tide flows and reflows. 5 Taunt. R. 705; S. C. Eng. Com. Law Rep. 240; 5 Pick. R. 199; Ang. Tide Wat. 62; 1 Bouv. Inst. n. interface. -- Quick Buy - first come, first sale, limited inventory of brand name items. -- Tell-a-Friend - e-mail links to friends and alert them of auction items. American Himalayan Foundation provides crucial education, cultural preservation, health care and environmental conservation in the Himalayan region. In the Everest area of Nepal, the AHF AHF antihemophilic factor (coagulation factor VIII). AHF abbr. antihemophilic factor AHF, n the abbreviation for antihemophilic factor. See also factor VIII. works with Sir Edmund Hillary to fund schools and hospitals, reforestation Reforestation The reestablishment of forest cover either naturally or artificially. Given enough time, natural regeneration will usually occur in areas where temperatures and rainfall are adequate and when grazing and wildfires are not too frequent. and sacred site restoration. The AHF also helps Tibetan refugees in their difficult struggle to survive and to preserve their culture. Proceeds from the MountainZone.com auction will benefit an AHF hospital in the Kathmandu Valley The Kathmandu Valley, located in the Kingdom of Nepal, lies at the crossroads of ancient civilizations of Asia, and has at least 130 important monuments, including several places of pilgrimage for the Hindus and the Buddhists. . Sagarmatha Environmental Foundation (SEF SEF Search Engine Friendly SEF Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras (Portugal; Portuguese Immigration and Border Control Office) SEF Symantec Enterprise Firewall SEF Straits Exchange Foundation (China) ) has been working since the original Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition in 1994 to bring oxygen bottles and other trash down from high on Mount Everest to an incinerator in Namche Bazaar Namche Bazaar (नाम्चे बजार−also Nemche Bazaar or Namche Bazar) is a village in the Khumbu region of Nepal. Namche is located at 3,440 metres (11,286 ft.) (the low point that is), populating the sides of a hill. or to landfills in Kathmandu. To date, more than 20,000 pounds of trash has been cleared from the mountain. The SEF is based in Bozeman, Montana. Proceeds derived from the auction of these oxygen bottles will fund their efforts. About MountainZone.com Launched in March of 1996, MountainZone.com, the leading mountain sports Web site offering community, commerce and content, has created one of the Internet's most successful virtual communities and is an expert in online vertical marketing. From first-hand interviews with Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street and IMAX IMAX Noun a film projection process that produces an image ten times larger than standard Everest star Ed Viesturs to multimedia cybercasts of the '97, '98 and '99 Mount Everest climbs, MountainZone.com offers visitors more than 9,000 outdoor retail products and more than 40,000 pages of award-winning mountain sports news, interviews, and photos at http://www.mountainzone.com. MountainZone.com, and its sister Web site SkiResorts.com, http://www.skiresorts.com, are produced and owned by ZoneNetwork.com, a privately held web publishing company based in Seattle, Washington. |
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