Himex

{{Short description|Mount Everest guiding company}} thumb|Mount Everest from the northern side '''Himex''' is a Mount Everest guiding company.<ref name=over>{{cite web|last=Douglas |first=Ed |url=http://www.outsideonline.com/1909966/over-top |title=Over the Top |publisher=Outside Online |date=2006-08-15 |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref> It was founded in 1996 by New Zealander Russell Brice.<ref name=over/> The name is a truncated version of the full name "Himalayan Experience".<ref name=over/> ''National Geographic'' said Himex was the "largest and most sophisticated guiding operation on Everest" in a 2013 article.<ref name=ngo>{{cite web|url=http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/125-everest-maxed-out/jenkins-text |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607230858/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/06/125-everest-maxed-out/jenkins-text |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |title=Everest Maxed Out |publisher=Ngm.nationalgeographic.com |date= |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref> Himex's team is known for fixing lines on Mount Everest, although in 2012 other teams did this work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eightsummits.com/bills-articles/crowds-on-mt-everest/ |title=Crowds On Mt. Everest |publisher=Eight Summits |date= |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref>

Three of the expeditions of this company were filmed in the television show ''Everest: Beyond the Limit'' between 2006 and 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mount-everest-climb-carries-hefty-price-tag-1.1168761 |title=Mount Everest climb carries hefty price tag - World - CBC News |publisher=Cbc.ca |date=2012-05-23 |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref> In 2013, David Tait achieved his fifth Mount Everest summiting with a Himex team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mountainexperience.com.np/congrats-himex-team-success-mt-everest#.VaPhCPBdgnc |title=Congrats to Himex team Success on Mt. Everest |publisher=Mountain Experience |date=2013-05-10 |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref> (see also List of Mount Everest summiteers by frequency)

Brice has pushed for many years to use helicopters to fly gear over the Khumbu Icefall to the Nepal-side Camp I, to enhance safety.<ref name=grayson>{{cite web|last=Schaffer |first=Grayson |url=http://www.outsideonline.com/1974521/everest-show-must-go |title=Everest: The Show Must Go On? |website=Outside Online |date=2015-04-29 |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref> In the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal earthquakes Himex pulled out from summiting Everest that season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outsideonline.com/1966491/himex-abandons-everest-climb#article-05-01-15-1966491 |title=Himex Abandons Everest Climb |website=Outside Online |date=2015-05-01 |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref>

A distinctive feature of Himex's Mount Everest base camp is the social tent, the "Tiger Dome", about {{convert | 50 | ft | m}} across, climate controlled and with a large window to look out of, offering espresso, wine and other drinks, and television, music, web-connected computers, and gaming devices.<ref name = OO-Alan> {{Cite news | url= https://www.outsideonline.com/1896551/everest-base-camp-russell-brice-style | title= Everest Base Camp, Russell Brice Style {{!}} Outside Online | date= 2012-01-23 | work= Outside Online | access-date= 2018-03-31 | language=en }}</ref>

==Timeline== In 2015 Himex attempted an expedition to K2 but had to turn back due to avalanche risk.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.outsideonline.com/2003096/himex-madison-mountaineering-abandon-k2-attempt | title=Himex, Madison Mountaineering Abandon K2 Attempt | date=27 July 2015 }}</ref>

In 2016, Himex employed 21-time Everest summiteer Phurba Tashi, who did not make a summit but in 2016 who was mourning the loss of both his parents.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://blogs.dw.com/adventuresports/2016/03/18/the-everest-record-means-nothing-to-me/ |title="The Everest record means nothing to me" - Mount Everest - Adventure Sports - DW.COM |access-date=2016-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920215953/http://blogs.dw.com/adventuresports/2016/03/18/the-everest-record-means-nothing-to-me/ |archive-date=2016-09-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Himex did go to Everest and even manage to finish early.<ref name="himalayanexperience.com">{{cite web |url=http://himalayanexperience.com/expeditions/everest-south-side/newsletters/everest-2016/everest-expedition-6#sthash.i4WHr2JJ.dpbs |title=Himalayan Experience » Expeditions » » Everest South Side » Newsletters » Everest 2016 » Everest Expedition #6 |website=himalayanexperience.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205095614/http://himalayanexperience.com/expeditions/everest-south-side/newsletters/everest-2016/everest-expedition-6 |archive-date=2017-02-05}}</ref> They used the extra time to refurbish some of the gear, such as (re)painting tent poles.<ref name="himalayanexperience.com"/>

==People of Himex== Russell Brice founded Himex in 1996 and has also been the lead guide.<ref name=torgler>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=49DKBgAAQBAJ&q=russell+brice+himex+1996&pg=PA5 |title=The Times They Are A Changin': The Effect of Institutional Change on ... - David Savage, Benno Torgler |date=2015-02-25 |isbn=9781137525154 |access-date=2015-07-23|last1=Savage |first1=D. |last2=Torgler |first2=B. }}</ref><ref name=over/>

One of the people from Nepal who has worked for Himex is Phurba Tashi<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.altitudejunkies.com/dispatchmanaslu13.html |title=Manaslu Dispatches |publisher=Altitude Junkies |date= |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref>

Climber and guide Adrian Ballinger worked for Himex until 2012.<ref name="outsideonline1">{{cite web|last=Schaffer |first=Grayson |url=http://www.outsideonline.com/1922256/guide-putting-everest-expeditions-fast-track |title=The Guide Putting Everest Expeditions on a Fast Track |publisher=Outside Online |date=2014-04-03 |access-date=2015-07-23}}</ref> Ballinger then started a climbing company called "Alpenglow Expeditions".<ref name="outsideonline1"/>

Dr. Tracee Metcalfe has served as an expedition doctor for Himex, climbing Mount Everest with the team in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuller |first=Kim |date=2018-01-03 |title=Local Hero: Tracee Metcalfe Elevation Outdoors Magazine |url=https://www.elevationoutdoors.com/magazine/december-2017/local-hero-tracee-metcalfe/ |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=Elevation Outdoors Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Blog: Doc on Everest – Outdoor Medicine |url=https://outdoormedicine.org/blog-doc-on-everest/?lang=en |access-date=2024-09-23 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://himalayanexperience.com/expeditions/everest-south-side/newsletters/everest-2016/everest-expedition-6#sthash.i4WHr2JJ.dpbs 2016 Season report from Himex] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205095614/http://himalayanexperience.com/expeditions/everest-south-side/newsletters/everest-2016/everest-expedition-6#sthash.i4WHr2JJ.dpbs |date=2017-02-05 }} *[http://himalayanexperience.com/expeditions/everest-south-side/newsletters/everest-2016/everest-expedition-5#sthash.c0wX93cD.dpbs 2016 season summit report] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205095706/http://himalayanexperience.com/expeditions/everest-south-side/newsletters/everest-2016/everest-expedition-5#sthash.c0wX93cD.dpbs |date=2017-02-05 }}

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