Mt Cook Fundraising Expedition

The Mt Cook Fundraising Expedition had an incredible team who hiked some impressive vertical metres last weekend. 26 supporters of the Himalayan Trust made their up to the Sealy Tarns (first photo) before ascending the ferociously steep track to Mueller Hut. The hut sits in the Sealy range which is the starting point of HT founder Ed Hillary’s mountaineering legacy. To follow in his footsteps we ascended further to the summit of Mt Olivier, Ed’s first mountaineering ascent. 

We were privileged to be guided by Phurenje Sherpa, his son; Edmund Sherpa, Phurenje’s brother; Ang Kaji Sherpa, and Sonam Sherpa. We also had the great privilege of a private tour by Ross Ivey around the Sir Edmund Hillary Alpine centre. We look forward to taking another group to Mt Cook next year, in the mean time check the Himalayan Trust Facebook for other upcoming events!