On May 22nd, 2007 at 8.08 Nepalese-time (10.23 p.m.
Toronto-time May 21st) Werner Berger realized his
dream and stood on top of the world. The summit of
Mount Everest (8,848 metres / 29,028 feet) was
attained after an 11-plus hour climb that began at
9.30 p.m. on May 21st. Click
here to see some pictures from Werner's Everest
2007 expedition. More details will be provided once
Werner returns to Base Camp on May 24th. For more
details about Werner's experience on summit day
click
here.
Werner is the oldest North American to have stood
atop the summit of Everest, and we believe him to be
the fourth oldest person in the world to have
accomplished that feat. Werner is the oldest North
American to have completed the 'Seven Summits'.
Werner returns to North America on June 2nd with
stops in Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia. He
returns to Toronto on June 7th on an Air Canada
flight from Philadelphia at 7.50 a.m. Anyone wishing
to participate in Werner's return is welcome to join
us at the airport Thursday morning!
Werner Berger was interviewed by Matt Lauer on The
Today Show on Monday, June 4th.
During the interview with Werner and his fiancée,
Heshie Segal, Werner asked Matt if he would like to
climb Mount Kilimanjaro with him next year and Matt
said “That’s a challenge I may take you up on.”
Everybody, please send NBC, The Today Show, a
message and let them know you would like to see
Werner and Matt climb together!
Click
here
to see the interview. Click
here to read the TODAY news story.