I’m pleased to announce that we have reached the fundraising target for the Chhitre school project!

Just before Christmas, I received the great news that a very good friend of fine who runs the Swedish insurance broker company BRIM (www.brim.se) will donate SEK50,000 ($7,615) to my Nepalese school project through his company BRIM.

Together with other recent donations, this takes the total donations to approx. $27,300, which is just above the $27,100 budget for the school project.  What a great success!

I appreciate all the donation and support for the project. We have achieved the target for this particular project, but the dZi Foundation continues to do amazing work in Nepal for which they need funding, so please support them with donations either on a one-off or regular basis.

For further instructions see this page:  charity donations

Thanks!Thomas

So far, I’ve raised $17,300 out of the $27,100 budget for the school, or 64%.  Still need another $9,800 to get to the target.  Please show your support for the kids in Nepal – all amounts welcome.

Click here for instructions how to donate

Thanks
Thomas

Check out this video I just uploaded with some amazing footage from Everest, and from the village visit after the expedition.  If you don’t make a donation after seeing these kids, you have no heart ;-)

https://thomas-2013-everest.com/video/

Thomas

Fundraising update:  So far I have raised $13,900 for dZi Foundation, including UK Gift Aid we expect in relation to UK donors – about 51% of our $27,000 target!

Please help me reach the target – or even better to exceed it!

US donors – tax deductible donation at the dZi web donation page (remember to put “Everest 2013” in the “group” box)

UK and other donors:  http://www.justgiving.com/Thomas-2013-Everest

Thanks!
Thomas

After a long and tedious process, I’m pleased to announce that the JustGiving page is now up and running.  There were quite a few bureaucratic procedures that were needed to be completed to finalize dZI Foundation’s registration as a UK registered charity, set up bank accounts, and file with the tax authority etc – but finally it is now done.

I have updated the donations page with details, and the actual link.

Ps. I will try to update this blog with more pictures from the summit climb, and from the visit to the village Chhitre where we are building the school – trekking there through the jungle was an amazing journey itself!

Thank you for your support and donations!Thomas

After summiting Everest, the world’s highest peak, we returned 10am to South Col. At 3am the night after, a brave group of 4 of us set again and climbed Lhotse, 8,516m the world’s 4th highest peak as well.  The Everest+Lhotse double team: Dean Staples from New Zealand (lead guide and 9x Everest summiter), Ang Gelu Sherpa (4x Everest), me (1x Everest), Rinjit Sherpa (1x Everest).

I believe I’m the first Swede to have done the Everest/Lhotse double (one right after the other), and trying to check this formally with the ministry/Elizabeth Hawley, which may take some time… [If anyone knows of any other Swede who has done this before me, let me know]

The first picture is from the summit of Lhotse, in the morning of May 22, and the second one is from the same afternoon when were back down in Camp 2 – where it was way less windy – Ang Gelu dressed in matching Swedish colors haha!

At 6.15am this morning, I summited Mt Everest!! I think all the dZi Foundation donations to date/planned gave me good karma for Chomolungma to welcome me! Thx!
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Safely arrived in upper Camp 3 @ 7,300m. Sleeping here on ledges on the Lhotse face, before continuing to C4 South Col tomorrow… So far so good…
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Tomorrow night at 1am we’re going up the mountain to start the ascent towards our summit bid! Planning to summit a few days later, when conditions are right!

The best way to cheer me on and show your support is to donate to my charity project! I have done a lot of research to find a charity in dZi Foundation that does great work, with a very high  payout ratio to the actual projects, ie low overhead/friction costs.

Your help and contribution is appreciated!

Thx
Thomas