| Description  Project description
 Climbing Hidden Peak is one of the
worlds most arduous achievments, a challenge against the
forces of weather and deminished conditions at heights
well over 7000 meters. It makes for one of our eras most
exciting adventures, to climb Hidden Peak, a 8068 m high
mountain without oxygen or carriers is one of our life
times greatest challenges. It is a human achievment built
upon the individuals will and ability to work in a team.
Trust between humans and a personal responsibility. This
requires the outmost in regards to equipement and
teamwork, which is made possible through participating
companies engagement. The Swedish Hidden Peak Expedition
1997 is the first Swedish attempt of the mountain.
Internationally only a few have succeded in reaching the
top. And for that reason documentation is limited. Which
strengthens the adventures unique character..
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Purpose
The
purpose is to professionally develop the great
promotional values internally as well as externally, in a
way that participating sponsors/companies can obtain the
greatest amount of value for their contribution.
The purpose for as well
the project members as the sponsors is to participate in
one of our lifes greatest adventures.
The expeditions members
together with the sponsors are going to test /evaluate
new equipement, conduct nutritionalphysiological tests as
well as documenting the expeditions procedures for other
future Swedish expeditions to the area.
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Goals
The goal of the expedition is to
put at least one person on top of Hidden Peak 8.068
meters above the sea.
Basic values
Swedish Hidden Peak Expedition 1997
is a venture that is built upon the following important
qualitative values:
 Safety, the
basic ethical values the control this project
place safety highest on the list. All
participating members have practiced the
different types of risks that can occur, and all
have experience in handling these risks. We will
avoid risks as far as we can yet also make
calculations of the risks that need to be taken..
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Responsibility,
the climber has immediate resposibility his own life but
also that of the other climbers. This requires a great
deal of resposonsibility of the project and the basic
principles which the project stands for. Responsibility
for the broader goals, partial goals, the sponsors and
supporters.
| Purposefulness,
without a sharp focus of the goal one wouldn't
even come half-way up, or even leave Sweden! The
ability to drive oneself and the others in the
team past difficulties one thought were not
possible before is crucial. Added to that a great
deal of will and endurence to be able to make it
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Performance,
the individual physical and psychological achievment at
these heights are amoungst the most extreme a human can
endure. Conditions are marginal in this oxygen depleted
enviroment, the winds can reach up to hurricane forces
and the cold can drop below 40 degrees celcius. Most of
one energy and health disappeared during the tour to the
mountain, resources are minimal, assistance from outside
is not to rely on. No one reaches the top without
overcoming themselves several times.
| Teamwork, without
an effective teamwork ones goal can never be
reached. A succesful attempt to reach the top is
the result of a enormous teamwork carried out by
the indiviuals which is fundamental. By using
each individuals resources in the best possible
way along with everybody being prepared to
support each other in a solidaric way towards a
common goal. This is a requirement for succes.
This requires each person to take responsibility
and share a trust, that everyone realizes their
own part in relation to the entire teams goal.
Likenesses and parallells can be drawn to working
in a company are many. |
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Planning,
a expedition to a mountain above 8000-meters requires
careful preparations and years of planning. Every thing
from financing, equipement, climbing schedule, media / PR
and sponsors requires careful planning. A well prepared
team can manage improvisations when unexpected events
occur.
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Enviroment,
the enviromental goals of the expedition are:
- to not leave
anything except foot tracks
- not to take anything except photos
- not to disturb the enviroment in a negative
cultural way
The enviromental and
cultural goals require that everything we brought to the
mountain returns with us, and to contribute to leaving
the counrty with as little affect as possible, without
risking the safety of any of the expeditions members.
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