RJ&L Partner, Doug Tumminello, summits Mt. Everest!
Date: 05/24/2006
On May 22, 2006, Doug Tumminello reached the top of the world by summitting Mt. Everest, elevation 29,035 feet, along with other Team No Limits climbing team members Will Cross, Julie Kay Smith and all the Sherpas.
Good weather enabled the team to reach summit after leaving Camp IV only 9½ hours earlier, putting the team at the top of the world just after dawn on Tuesday morning, May 23, 2006. The good weather also enabled the team to return quickly and safely to Camp IV approximately four hours later. After descending in the early morning hours through the icefall, Doug and his team safely returned to base camp.
Tragically, during the ascent, Team No Limits suffered the loss of two of their Sherpas, Lhakpa Tseri and Dawa Temba. These men were killed in the Khumbu Icefall by the falling of two ice seracs. Both of these men were in the prime of their life, Lhakpa Tseri Sherpa has three young children, while Dawa Temba Sherpa and his wife were expecting their first child. Their loss was keenly felt by the team. Team No Limits has erected a Memorial Foundation to care for the Sherpa families of their loved ones. This project is being spearheaded by Doug Tumminello's law partner, Lanny Anderson - of Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP.
Team No Limits has erected a Memorial Foundation to care for the Sherpa families of their loved ones. This project is being speaheaded by Doug Tumminello's law partner, Lanny Anderson - of Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP. To make a contribution to the Sherpa families, contact:
The Lhakpa Tseri Sherpa and Dawa Temba Sherpa Memorial Foundation
Attention: Doug Tumminello
Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP
One Tabor Center
Suite 3000
1200 Seventeenth Street
Denver, CO 80202-5855
Doug Tumminello lives in Littleton, Colorado, and is a partner with Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP. He is a West Point graduate and served in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer. Doug received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Denver College of Law in 1996.
Doug is a multi-faceted climber and excels on rock and ice. Doug has led expeditions to Denali, the highest mountain in North America, and Argentina's Cerro Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western hemisphere. Doug has had numerous ascents in the "lower 48" as well. In 2002, Doug's team on Denali was awarded a "Denali Pro" commendation by the National Park Service for their efforts in assisting a solo climber whose camp was destroyed in a storm. Doug's other hobbies include telemark skiing, mountain biking and rugby.
Read interviews from The Denver Post, The Docket and view video of news report on Doug and his journey at cbs4denver.com.
For more information about Team No Limits journey on Everest, please visit Nolimitsclimbing.com or EverestNews.com.