1. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Summit of Mera Peak (6461 m) 14.5.2000

2. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 The third stage of Peaks for Generali Projects/Happenings as informally embedded into the triestiner campaign GENERALI GROUP – THE INSURER WITHOUT FRONTIERS (territorial, functional, horizontal, vertical, … )

3. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Peaks for Generali n Episodes: – 1998: Mont Blanc (4810 m) (color enclosure of Partner 5/1998) – 1999: Elbrus (5642 m) (Partner 6/1999) – 2000: Mera Peak (6461 m) (Partner 4/2000) – 2001+ : ???

4. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Expedition members Jiří Potužil (CZ) MarcelaKobíková (CZ) Radovan Gregor (CZ) László Rubint (HU) From left side:

5. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Motto (Leitbild) n (We don‘t have the excessive self-confidence of the favorites, but we are driven by the pure longing and nonproclaimed determination of those, who are not used to give up in advance. We are prepared to do everything what will be in our power in order not to betray our dream. Perhaps just this fills up with contents the sense of the a little forgotten word amateur. It‘s a very happy sensation to feel like being one.) Dina Štěrbová: Čo Oju, tyrkysová hora, 1984

6. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Achievements - Summary  2 sixthousanders reached, third attacked  8 other five thousand cotas (summits, pre- summits, passes)  19 nights over 4000m, including 5 over 5000m  approx.. 28 000 m of ascend and 28 000 m of descend  more than 540 km, over 300 hours with heavy equipped rucksacks  psychological, social...

7. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Achievements - Details I n Summits  Mera Peak East (6461 m)  Island Peak Middle (Imja Tse, 6100 m)  Kala Pattar North (5600 m)  Knobby View (Ngozumpa Tse, 5553 m)  Gokyo Peak (5360 m) n Presummits  Kangchung Nup (5800 m; of 6089 m)  Nameless Fangs (5400 m; of 5800 m)

8. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Achievements - Details II n Passes  Amphu Labtsa – high rock route (5900 m)  Chola La (5553 m)  Kongma La (5535 m)  Mera La (5415 m) two times by different ways n Given up:  Summit of Kangchung Nup (difficult technical climbing)  breaking through lower Hunku Valley (impassable wilderness)

9. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Altitude map I

10. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Altitude Map II

11. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Resources  direct costs 37 000 CZK = 950 USD  28 000 - AUA return flight PRG-VIE-KTM  3 000 three airport taxes + visa + National Park entry  5 000 local lodging + boarding + transport + 1/4 porter for 6 days  1 000 food from Europe  21 days of holiday  approx. 50 hours of planning and preparatory work

12. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Requirements  specific personal abilities/qualities of all the participants  team competence (communication, cooperation)  frustration (even suffering) tolerance  drive (=Zielorientierung)  advanced crisis management competence etc.  basic climbing skills  ice/snow climbing equipment  ice axe, crampon, fixed ropes, ice screws

13. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Sponsoring n Generali Providencia return flight ticket BUD-VIE-KTM and photomaterial for the Hungarian participant n Generali Providencia and Generali Prague company T-shirts and flags n All other costs were covered by the participants

14. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000. Part II - Photos

15. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Ama Dablan with a lodge (Chukhung)

16. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Cooking in a lodge

17. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Eating in a lodge

18. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Sleeping in a lodge

19. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Ama Dablan from Deboche

20. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 On the way to Namche Bazar

21. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 On the way to Namche Bazar

22. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Namche Bazar

23. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Tengboche monastery

24. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Cho Oyu from Gokyo Peak

25. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Mt. Everest from Gokyo Peak

26. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Khumbu Glacier

27. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Mt. Everest from Kala Pattar

28. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Ascending Island Peak (at 5800m)

29. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Climbing on Island Peak (at 6000 m)

30. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Camping under Amphu Labtsa pass (5 300 m)

31. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Climbing to Amphu Labtsa pass (High rock route at 5700 m)

32. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Climbing to Amphu Labtsa pass

33. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Amphu Labtsa pass (5 900 m)

34. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Feeling of victory at Amphu La (5 900 m)

35. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Magnificent descending through kingdom of seracs

36. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Mera Peak, high camp (5900 m)

37. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Sunrise at 6 100 m...

38. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 … and morning at 6 200 m

39. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Climbing to Mera Peak

40. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Summit of Mera Peak (6 461 m) with Mt. Everest in background

41. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Summit of Mera Peak (with Mt. Everest and Makalu in background)

42. GENERALI INTERNATIONAL HIMALAYAN EXPEDITION 2000 Mera La pass, return in the fog