"Climbing Mt. Everest"

Get ready to train for, climb and summit Mt. Everest. Lindley Zerbe has a multi-media presentation, videos and images, of his Everest Expedition in 2005. He will detail his 3 1/2 years spent in training, in 5 different countries, the 6 training climbs, and the culmination 3-month final Everest climb. Some 100 applicants were in the program and after the 3 years of training he was one of 5 selected to attempt the summit. He was team leader of that final group. The expedition entailed 2 months at base camp climatizing and trekking supplies to the higher up camps. As the window narrowed for last possible summit of the season, they hiked up to Camp 2 for a week, then Camp 3 overnight, Camp 4 for two hours, and on to the top, for 30 minutes. “It was 28 minutes too long there.” A rapid descent to back to Camp 2 ensued. The details of all this are riveting.

Lindley Zerbe is a dentist in an office with our member Wayne Richey, who initiated this speaking event. Lindley has a passion for adventure, rock climbing, cavern diving, coral reef research, cross country running, etc. He did his Master’s research near Eilat, Israel, and did further study at the University of Singapore. Zerbe was born and raised here on the Peninsula and he and his family reside in Monterey.