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Bid to make new record
2007-06-28
Phill Michael, a recipient of a Medtronic Freestyle Valve in January 2003, is one among several climbers trying to set new records in the world's mountaineering history.
Phill is fulfilling his lifelong goal to demonstrate to the world how someone who has undergone major cardiac surgery can reach the world's tallest peak.
The name of Phill's expedition is the Everest Freestyle Expedition that will make an ascent of the North Ridge route of the Mt. Everest to its summit.
His journey to the summit of the world's tallest mountain in 2008 will begin in spring 2007 with a trip to Advanced Base Camp, news reports said.
Goals for this first trip will be to test communications equipment for the interactive classroom, develop curriculum, test the physiology of team members and gain a better understanding of the mountain for the 2008 summit bid, the news reports added.
The goals of the expedition include showing how science and medicine allow people to do extraordinary things, generating cultural awareness about Nepal and Tibet- and their respective populations, promoting environmental awareness and clean up on the mountain and encouraging people to achieve their goals.
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