Expeditioner Profiles
Meet the team from 'Discovering the Path of the Sherpa'.
(In no particular order, and missing Doug Grubert and Sam Jesney- we think the teachers are being unusually coy but a request has been sent for profiles!)
Adam Prairie, 17, Rosny College
"I wanted a holiday but I also wanted to experience a different country. I study Certificate I Adventure Recreation at college and I was very interested to see how the trekking industry works and gain experience in a different part of the world."
Kyle Barrett, 16, Kingsmeadows High School
"I joined the expedition to learn more about the world and experience a different culture."
Erin Cooke, 17, Elizabeth College
I wanted to experience a different culture and learn more about Nepal. The trek sounded interesting because it brought together a number of my interests: hiking, nature and camping."
Larissa Wuetschner, 17, Rosny College
"I love trekking and joined the trip to experience a different culture and country. I also thought it would be a great way to get fit."
Bec Biggs, 17, Rosny College
"My mum lived in Nepal for a while and I thought it would be a great experience to be able to join a trek and learn about the country and the Nepalese culture."
Luci Scott, 15, Scottsdale High School
"I wanted to visit Kathmandu because my parents had been there in the past and I thought it would be interesting to see how things had changed. I also wanted to see Mt Everest."
Babu - known as Mr Yum Yum is our head cook.
Lale Tamang is the Sirdar - he is the man in charge of the porters.
Ang Tshering, trek leader.
Cook staff.
Sherpa guides (front - Tashi; back L to R - Basu, Lhakpa and Pratap)
Alice Hall, 16, Scottsdale High School
"I was interested in seeing how people lived in Nepal, how the way of life differed from Tasmania and why."
Stefan Davis, 13, Prospect High School
"I have never been out of Australia so I really wanted to visit a different country. I was also excited about seeing the Himalayas".
Charlotte Lloyd
(profile coming soon)
Bruce Scott Community member and volunteer, Scottsdale High School
I wanted to come to Nepal for the adventure. I do a lot of trekking and hadn't been to this part of the world before. I volunteer at Scottsdale High School and thought this would be a fabulous opportunity to participate in an expedition like this with the students.
Tom Lloyd AKA Charlotte's dad
I have never been to Nepal before and really liked the idea of travelling somewhere with my daughter.
Jeremy Davis AKA Stefan's dad
I hadn't been to Nepal before and was very keen to get there. I was very keen for Stefan to experience different cultures and see life alternative to the Western World. This was something I had wanted to do for a long time, and this was a perfect opportunity to do it in safe barriers and have other teenagers that Stefan could spend time with instead of just me.
Doug Grubert and Sam Jesney- Trip leaders and teachers.
