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Ocean_Islands

Friday, October 18, 2002 - 01:17 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Wanna climb Everest? Join reality show

NEW YORK (AP) --The Outdoor Life Network is looking for candidates willing to try to climb Mount Everest as part of television reality series.

The cable network is casting for "Global Extremes: Mt. Everest -- 4Runners of Adventure," a series that will culminate in an attempted climb of the world's tallest mountain.

The winner of a series of challenges gets $250,000, the network said on Thursday.

Before Everest, the competitors will face challenges in Africa's Kalahari Desert, in the wilderness in Borneo and in the mountains of Iceland.

The network, which is running the contest with Toyota, will select 50 physically fit men and women, 21 and older, for the contest. Twelve finalists will be chosen from that pool of volunteers.

Ocean_Islands

Friday, October 18, 2002 - 01:32 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Actually, that news was a bit old, according to reality news researchers. The OLN network (Outdoor Life network) has already cast the Everest show, as follows:

Fifty Participants Selected for Global Extremes: Mt. Everest – 4Runners of Adventure


Global Extremes: Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure

Fifty carefully selected men and women from across the United States will be invited to the Global Extremes Selection Competitions being held in Moab, Utah and the Elk Mountains in Colorado. There they will contend in separate events, including mountain biking, rock climbing, uphill racing and ice climbing. The participants include:

Megan Barrett, 28, Seattle, Wash. - Megan is the international media coordinator for the Seattle Mariner's Baseball Club. She has traveled to five of the seven continents and signed up for her first triathlon not knowing how to swim, (she learned three months before the race).

Hugh Barrington, 38, Detroit, Mich.- Hugh is a marketing consultant. He has climbed Mt. Rainer and was accepted by Peace Corps to serve in Benin, Africa. In his spare time, he enjoys photography.

Jim Berry, 61, Greenwood Village, Colo. - Jim is a physician with a specialty in nutrition. He has completed the Ironman Triathlon 10 times and has been a medical volunteer in third world countries.

Jerry Chang, 34, Seattle, Wash. - Jerry is a software engineer. He enjoys volunteering and has climbed the volcanoes of Mexico and Ecuador.

Theresa Clark, 39, Boulder, Colo. - "Terrie" is the senior product manager at QWEST Communications, Inc. She has successfully ascended Mt. Blanc and enjoys singing and playing the piano.

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Andrew Corra, 41, Durango, Colo. - Andrew owns his own sporting goods retail store in Colorado. He competed in the 1996 and 1997 "Survival of the Fittest." In his spare time, Andrew enjoys restoring sports cars.

Elisabeth Gilbert-Desmond, 33, Santa Fe, N.M. - "Lis" is a seventh & eighth grade teacher, a cross-country and track coach, a waitress and an oil painter. She has competed in five Ironman Triathalons, and used to lead canoe and backpacking trips throughout British Columbia.

Katharine Donan, 28, Jackson, Wyo. - Katharine is a jeweler, metal fabricator/artist and gourmet breakfast chef. She has mountaineered in the Kumbu Region of Nepal and models in her spare time.

Ronald DuBois, 43, Mammoth Lakes, Calif. - Ronald is a financial planner and a member of the ski patrol. He has been involved in numerous search and rescue missions and enjoys spending time cooking.

Daniel Dumas, 22, Clarkston, Mich. - Daniel is a firefighter and paramedic. He has spent time in the Eastern Cordillera of Ecuador and summitted the second highest active volcano in the world, Cotopaxi.

Douglas Evans, 40, South Orange, N.J. - Douglas is a business development consultant whose hobbies include billiards and antiques. He is a downhill ski race coach and an accomplished mountain biker.

Karen Feloney, 35, Sausalito, Calif. - Karen is a self-employed production manager who stages live concerts and corporate events. She is an accomplished downhill skier, a mountaineer, and a PSIA certified ski instructor.

Jan Fiala, 49, Corrales, N.M. - "Honza" is in geographic data management/surveying. He is the proud father of a 2002 Winter Olympian in alpine skiing who enjoys travel and photography. He has climbed Illimani in Bolivia and continues to compete in the "Hardrock 100", considered by Outside Magazine to be the toughest high-altitude mountain race on the planet.

Samantha Sault Gehring, 29, Cardiff, Calif. - "Sam" is currently a ski instructor. She attended Brown University and received her masters of business administration from the University of Virginia. Sam was one of the first to participate in a kayak expedition to Bhutan.

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Jesse Haynes, 29, Phillips, Wis. - Jesse is a heavy equipment operator. He competes in the "Wisconsin Off Road Series" and won the "Minnesota Border to Border Triathlon." He enjoys basketball, billiards and bowling.

Troy Henkels, 35, Eagle River, Ark. - Troy is a telecommunications technician and a locksmith. He has climbed Denali and spent time climbing in the Alaska Range. He also "soloed" Mt. Dickey, Alaska. During his free time, he plays guitar and enjoys writing.

Andrea Hilderbrand, 30, South Windsor, Conn. - Andrea is a mathematician/engineer. She is an avid biker, who most recently participated in a five-day alpine single track mountain biking tour from Telluride to Durango on the Colorado Trail.

Heather Holmes, 34, Highland Park, Ill. - Heather is a flight attendant. She describes herself as a 'Malibu Surfer Girl' who's given up the ocean to experience the mountains of the world."

Colleen Ihnken, 38, Alma, Colo. - Colleen is a registered nurse as well as a professional ski patroller. She has competed in adventure competitions "Montezuma's Revenge" and "Primal Quest" and has worked as a nurse with Semester at Sea.

Bartholomew Kane, 36, Brookline, Mass. - "Bart" is a surgeon and engineer. He spent time with the United States Forest Service. Bart's summits include Mt. Rainier and Mt. Whitney. He enjoys reading and motorcycles.

Eric Kapitulik, 30, Annapolis, Md. - Eric is a captain of the U.S. Marine Corps. He has competed in numerous Ironman Triathlons and was a participant in the Armed Forces Eco Challenge. He enjoys weight lifting and reading.

Dana Le, 29, Los Gatos, Calif. - Dana is a software engineer and an avid outdoor enthusiast. She enjoys everything from running, to horseback riding and sailing.

Sandra Liaw, 30, San Francisco, Calif. - Sandra is a research associate. She has competed in the Ironman Canada.

Kymberli Lulu, 27, Petaluma, Calif. - Kymberli is a sales consultant in the pharmaceutical industry. She has a background in triathlons and mountain biking racing. She is currently doing adventure racing and pursuing expedition style races.

Ted Mahon, 30, Aspen, Colo. - Ted is a ski instructor and mountain bike guide. He has competed in numerous marathons and climbs, including summitting Mt. Rainier and Mt. McKinley. Ted enjoys chess and computers.

Lenore McMackin, 40, Austin, Texas - Lenore is an optical engineer. She has climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro with her husband. Madonna is her personal role model.

Lyndsay Meyer, 28, New York, N.Y. - Lyndsay has a background in public relations, events and production, and ran a concession stand in the Caribou Club of Aspen. She elected to have a double mastectomy after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer and upon learning her family carries the breast cancer gene.

Matthew Mooney, 36, Bishop, Calif. - Matthew is a semi-retired Wall Street trader. He summitted Mt. Rainier and Mt. Shasta 48-hours apart and has spent time climbing numerous other peaks. Matthew has visited the Himalayas. He enjoys astronomy.

Victor Nunnemaker, 33, San Mateo, Calif. - Victor is a vice president of finance in a bio-tech company. He has summited Mt. Shasta and Mt Whitney and has participated in numerous endurance races including cycling's "Deathride." He enjoys reading and photography.

James Nylander, 34, Ellensburg, Wash. - James is a care provider for adults with disabilities. His numerous climbs include Mt. Rainier, Mt. Shasta and Mt. Whitney. He enjoys weight lifting.

Aaron Ollivier, 24, Pleasant Grove, Utah - Aaron is a new business consultant and a part-time college professor. He organized and led a team of eight people to the summit of Mt. Elbrus in Russia during a white-out storm.

Brendan Pegg, 36, Ventura, Calif. - Brendan is a practicing attorney. His proudest outdoor accomplishment is a six-day ascent of "Bushmido" VI A4+ on Yosemite's Half Dome. He hopes to climb Acongagua and fly his paraglider from the summit.

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Petit Pinson, 32, Three Rivers, Calif. - Petit is an alternate education teacher and dance choreographer. She has backpacked solo (with her dog) for four months throughout Western Canada and describes herself as a "closet nudist."

Jesse Thomas Rickert, 30, Gunnison, Colo. - Jesse is a carpenter and craft broom maker. He successfully led an expedition team of four to the top of Denali, and led a team of two to the summit of Acongagua. Jesse also is a competitive cyclist and runner.

Brook Shinsky, 25, Denver, Colo. - Brook is a buyer for an outdoor store. She worked as a rafting guide in Arkansas, where she lived in a cabin with no water or electricity. She has traveled to Thailand.

Camille Simmons, 27, Huron, S.D. - Camille is a nanny and a student. She has climbed and summitted Huayna Potosi and went on a training expedition in Bolivia.

Tom Souders, 44, Cincinnati, Ohio - Tom is the owner of Souders Service, an automotive repair company. He spent three weeks summitting Mt. McKinley. He also summitted Mt. Rainier, Monta Rosa, El Capitan and Half Dome. Tom enjoys playing guitar.

Dr. Ginger Southall, 33, Singer Island, Fla. - Ginger is a doctor, journalist and medical/health television correspondent. She has participated in an expedition in Dendi, Ethiopia and considers herself a "geek."

Stacy Tostrup, 29, Lander, Wyo. - Stacy is a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) field instructor. She just ran her first marathon and has been rock and mountain climbing for more than 12 years.

Pavel Trcala, 24, Washington, D.C. - Pavel is an economic analyst who plays the piano and violin. He has traveled extensively to 58 countries on five continents. He summitted Cotopaxi and skied from the top of Mt. Elbrus. He biked across the Rockies to Aspen to apply for Global Extremes in person.

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Darran Wells, 31, Lander, Wyo. - Darran is an outdoor educator and a National Outdoor Leadership School instructor. He also was a Peace Corp volunteer in Central Africa, and was recently on the first place team in the Canadian eco challenge championship.

Michel Wolfert, 28, Belmont, Calif. - Mike is a self-employed Internet marketing consultant. He participated in a 10-day crossing of the High Sierra on skis. Mike also rescued someone in a life-threatening situation after they fell 2,000 feet on Mt. Shasta at an altitude too high for helicopters to reach.

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Matt Young, 38, Bailey, Colo. - Matt is an estimator and project manager for a commercial construction company. Born in South Korea, Matt volunteers as a mentor and speaks at church youth groups to encourage kids. He has climbed every peak in the Teton Mountains.

Tryntje Young, 40, Encinitas, Calif. - Tryntje is a paramedic firefighter. She has participated in a 10-day ski trip in the eastern Sierras and an expedition on the John Muir Trail.

Puttergirl

Friday, October 18, 2002 - 04:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Sounds interesting. Does anyone know when its supposed to air???

Buxombabe

Friday, October 18, 2002 - 08:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Also, will it air here in the USA? Iknow that the OLN channel is out in Canada right?

Myjohnhenry

Saturday, October 19, 2002 - 12:28 am EditMoveDeleteIP
GLOBAL EXTREMES: Mt. Everest – 4Runners of Adventure airs January through May 2003 on Mondays at 9:00PM ET
Premiere: Monday, January 6, 2003 at 9:00PM ET


Global Extremes: Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure Programming Schedule

FROM:
Outdoor Life Network
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Rubenstein Associates, Inc.
Contact: Carla Cicalese (212) 843-8293

For Immediate Release
OUTDOOR LIFE NETWORK ANNOUNCES
PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE FOR EXCLUSIVE
ADVENTURE PROGRAM…
Global Extremes: Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure

Stamford, Conn. - Outdoor Life Network (OLN) President and CEO E. Roger Williams today announced OLN's programming schedule for the adventure experience of a lifetime - Global Extremes: Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure.

The network's primetime airing of the adventure program will begin on Monday, Jan. 6, 2003, when viewers will have the thrill of watching the Global Extremes selection competition where 50 men and women contend for 12 spots in separate outdoor events, including back-country traversing, rock climbing, desert racing, mountain biking and ice climbing in Moab, Utah and the Elk Mountains in Colorado. The 12 participants will then take on planet Earth in one of the most grueling physical challenges ever created as they vie for $250,000 in the new five-month-long series, which will air on OLN. The event culminates with the first-ever LIVE telecast documenting the ascent to the summit of Mt. Everest.

"Global Extremes: Mt. Everest - 4Runners of Adventure promises to be one of the most thrilling and exciting television experiences ever created," Williams noted. "The culmination of the series, the first-ever live telecast from Mt. Everest, will be a landmark experience for OLN viewers."

The selected athletes will continue their global challenge in one of the Earth's most treacherous locales, Kalahari: Northern Cape, South Africa, where temperatures exceed 100 degrees during the day and drop to below freezing at night. The next challenge will be in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, in the heart of the wilderness, where the teams will battle mother nature including leeches, snakes and torrential rains.

The remaining participants will move onto one of the harshest climates on Earth, Iceland, where they will pioneer a route among the frozen mountain passes and valleys of the Icelandic Ice Caps. The final phase, for those still eligible, provides the ultimate adventure thrill - a chance to climb the world's highest pinnacle, Mt. Everest, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's remarkable adventure to the top.