The year 2010 will be a historic one for Malta as the Challenge8000 team will attempt to climb the highest mountain in the world, Mt. Everest. In what is probably the ultimate adventure sporting challenge, the team will be the first Maltese to climb to an elevation of 8,848metres and stand on top of the world.
In September 2009, the Challenge8000 team climbed Mount Cho Oyu. This made them the first three Maltese climbers to ever summit an 8,000metre peak. Cho Oyu, at 8,201metres, is the sixth highest mountain in the world.
The Challenge8000 Everest expedition is scheduled for Spring 2010 and will take 10 weeks of climbing and camping in inhospitable snowy terrain and unforgiving cold temperatures. Reaching the summit is a matter of perseverance, sheer determination and survival.
The Challenge8000 expedition team comprises three climbers, Marco Cremona, Greg Attard and Robert Gatt. They will be going where no other Maltese has ever been before. They will be facing challenges never before attempted by Maltese sportsmen and women.
Climbing Everest is a most ambitious adventure demanding top physical fitness and considerable resilience and mental preparation. It takes long months of preparation, extensive mountaineering experience and an iron will to embark on such an expedition.
