We’d like to thank WXIN FOX 59 Indianapolis and anchor Gene Cox for the great interview and coverage of Expedition Hope’s story and mission to raise awareness about depression and encourage treatment. To view the broadcast, please click on the “Video” link at the right.
One week ago from today, I returned home to Indianapolis from a successful summit of Mt. Elbrus in Russia, the highest peak in Europe. Over the past week, as I went back to work full time, I had many wonderful emails waiting for me. This week gave me time to respond to them, as well [...]
Joe at the summit of Mt. Elbrus, Russia, the highest peak in Europe at 18,481 feet. Photos from the Expedition Hope — Mt. Elbrus expedition are now posted. Please click on the “PHOTOS — MT. ELBRUS (2007)” link at the right. We will post reflections on the expedition in a few days. Thank you!
Joe is now back in the United States, having returned from a successful Expedition Hope summit on 18,481-ft. Mt. Elbrus in Russia. We’ll post his reflections about the trip, as well as some amazing photos, in the next few days. (Special thanks to Joe’s Elbrus teammate, Russian climber and photographer Anatoli Savieko, for this photo.) [...]
Today Joe reached the summit of Mt. Elbrus, the highest peak in Europe — 18,481 feet! This climb marks the third successful summit in Expedition Hope’s quest to climb the Seven Summits – the highest mountain on each continent, to raise awareness about depression. Details to follow later but, in the meantime, you can hear [...]
At 7 p.m. in Russia (11 a.m., Indianapolis), Joe and his teammates were preparing their gear for an early departure to make a summit attempt. Joe said, “The weather is currently beautiful. We are going to get our gear ready and then go to bed soon and get some rest. We are leaving for the [...]
“It’s magnificent! I feel great” were Joe’s words from 15,420 feet as the team climbed to the Pastukov Rocks. And there was more news later in the day as, after descending back to base camp for the night, Joe was met with a pleasant surprise – his gear bags! Although the weather had turned to [...]
In gear news, one of the local liaisons for the guide company said that he now has physical possession of Joe’s bags, and is working to find a way to reunite them with Joe for the duration of the trip. We’ll have an update tomorrow! In the meantime, Joe has piecemealed gear between buying, renting [...]
We are fortunate to have the ability to communicate with Joe via satellite phone during the expeditions. For voicemails and transcripts of the phone calls, please click on the link “AUDIO – MT. ELBRUS (2007)” at the right.
Today was Joe’s last acclimatization climb around Mt. Elbrus. “It felt good and the weather around the mountain has been beautiful the last two days,” Joe says. “Tomorrow (Friday), we move onto the mountain. Also, my bags did not arrive again, after several times of being told they were on their way.” Joe later received [...]