Santo Domingo.- Awaiting them is the world’s most feared 29,002 feet (8,840 meters) above sea level; the planet’s highest point and what the most seasoned alpinists’ dream are made of.
The Dominicans Iván Gomez, Karim Mella and Federico Jovine head the country’s first expedition to Mount Everest. They’ll set forth toward the Himalayas mountain range on March 27 as part of the Seven Crests project, which has taken them to scale the highest mountains in each continent, with Rubén Torres and Luis Manuel González also part of the team.
They’ve already conquered Africa’s mounts Kilimanjaro and Kenya, in Tanzania, (2005); Aconcagua in Argentina (2006) and Elbrus, in Russia (2009).
They will now seek to reach Everest and despite sounding cruel, the fact that it’s the most extreme mountain climb any will ever dare, the adventurers have signed the Nepalese Government’s required affidavit on what to do with their bodies in the event of a tragedy.
Written by: ateo2010 
, 16 Feb 2011 10:32 AM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
Good luck to them, extremely dangerous trip hope everything goes well :0
Written by: xwill7, 16 Feb 2011 10:35 AM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
Hope they film their climb
Written by: curlando, 16 Feb 2011 11:00 AM
From: United States, Bronx
That's a vacation.
From: Dominican Republic, Puerto Plata
Than they'll be ready for Pico Duarte!!
Written by: martin, 16 Feb 2011 12:23 PM
From: United States, boston to S.P.M 23
God bless u all
From: United States, Fresh Water Paradise-NY Finger Lakes
Nice personal achievement; however, except for patriotic pride, possibly meaningless to Dominicans given educational, health and economic realities.
Nevertheless, congratulations on achievements to date, and best of luck on pending accomplishments.
And, yes, as a native Dominican, I am proud of you. Perhaps your actions, accomplishments would translate into great inspiration for a long-deprived populace to achieve great feats, preferrably in education and health and economic development areas.
Good luck!
MJEV.
Written by: lovingit, 16 Feb 2011 1:35 PM
From: United States, Delaware
Good Luck!!!
Written by: riosm, 16 Feb 2011 3:06 PM
From: United States
When asked why climb the mountain......"because it's there".
Don't nobody get me wrong, but what ever happened to real national pride......like on the home front ?
Written by: danny00, 16 Feb 2011 4:41 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
this is not puerto plata with the cable ride u know.
lol.....
who knows maybe a landing on the moon is next.
Written by: danny00, 16 Feb 2011 4:47 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
60 YEARS LATER?
Mount Everest—also known as Sagarmatha or Chomolungma—is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Its summit was first reached in 1953 by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. Its exact height is debated, but is approximately 29,000 feet above sea level. Climbing Everest has generated controversy in recent years, as nearly 200 people have died climbing the mountain.
60 YEARS LATER, BUT GUESS ITS A OK! THING TO DO EVEN NOW.
MAYBE LEO WILL PUT SOME MONEY INTO EDUCATION AND THEN SOME DOMINICAN KID CAN BE THE 1ST IN SOMETHING IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD BE GREAT DONT U THINK?.
Written by: cruzan, 16 Feb 2011 8:17 PM
From: United States
my son was the first cancer survivor to summit mt.everest. at 13, he was given 2 months to live...at 15 he was diagnosed with a different type of cancer and was given 2 weeks to live...may 16,2002, he became the first cancer survivor to summit mt.everest. he is now the first and only cancer survivor to do the 7 summits....i know what these brave men are going to run face.....,,,good luck , have fun,,,be careful
Written by: ateo2010 , 16 Feb 2011 8:25 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Owning Noobs
ooh jeezee danny thnx for the geography lesson.
@cruzan, your son is brave, something to be very proud for.
Written by: abc200, 16 Feb 2011 8:59 PM
From: United Kingdom, Dominican Republic
I remember at the age of 5 going the Cinema and watching the movie of Hillary and Tenzing ascending Everest.
So great that DR is at last climbing the great peaks of the World. Should be an inspiraton to all
Dominicans!
May their names live on in Dominican history!
S.
From: United States
i tip my hat to these guys, and wish them God Speed. we need all the good news about Dominicans that we can get, given the current realities. right on, fellows. knock em dead!
Written by: juliony, 18 Feb 2011 9:04 AM
From: United States, New YOrk
I already climbed Haleakala Maui 2006, Matchupichu 2010, Kokohead 2011.
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Nice personal achievement; however, except for patriotic pride, possibly meaningless to Dominicans given educational, health and economic realities.
Nevertheless, congratulations on achievements to date, and best of luck on pending accomplishments.
And, yes, as a native Dominican, I am proud of you. Perhaps your actions, accomplishments would translate into great inspiration for a long-deprived populace to achieve great feats, preferrably in education and health and economic development areas.
Good luck!
MJEV.
Don't nobody get me wrong, but what ever happened to real national pride......like on the home front ?
lol.....
who knows maybe a landing on the moon is next.
Mount Everest—also known as Sagarmatha or Chomolungma—is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. The mountain, which is part of the Himalaya range in High Asia, is located on the border between Nepal and Tibet. Its summit was first reached in 1953 by Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay of Nepal. Its exact height is debated, but is approximately 29,000 feet above sea level. Climbing Everest has generated controversy in recent years, as nearly 200 people have died climbing the mountain.
60 YEARS LATER, BUT GUESS ITS A OK! THING TO DO EVEN NOW.
MAYBE LEO WILL PUT SOME MONEY INTO EDUCATION AND THEN SOME DOMINICAN KID CAN BE THE 1ST IN SOMETHING IN THE WORLD THAT WOULD BE GREAT DONT U THINK?.
@cruzan, your son is brave, something to be very proud for.
So great that DR is at last climbing the great peaks of the World. Should be an inspiraton to all
Dominicans!
May their names live on in Dominican history!
S.