Thank You   The first thing I would like to say is thank you to all who sent me encouragement, support, humorous comments, best wishes and prayers in my guest book.  My deepest gratitude to all and God bless.

Also, I would like to express my deepest thanks to my wife and family for their strong support before, during and after my expedition.  Thank you and I love you all very much.

Finally, I would like to thank all the members of the Santiam Pass Ski Patrol /NSP for voting and awarding me the outstanding ski patroller for 2007.  This award really lifted my spirits at a time when I was encountering some physical problems.  So, thanks again to all who voted for me.  

When on the home page, look it over then click on one of the seven summits on the left side of the page.  At the bottom of the page you will find “see photo”… click on the underlined portion as this will take you to the photograph album.

All the photographs will be shown in the thumbnails format.  Click on one of the thumbnails and you will see the full size photo.

Another option is to use the “view slideshow” click on “slideshow” located on the left-hand box.  The photographs are set at a 3sec. delay.   The slideshow option of each file will not take any longer than 5 minutes.  Please enjoy and give me your comments in my Guest book.  When you are finished looking at the photos, there is a return to home page option in the upper right for you to click on.

I will be leaving for Kathmandu in route to Mt Everest March 25, 2008.  If you are interested in my trip you will be able to follow my progress on my web-site (www.mluscheradventures.com).  On the home page, click on Mt Everest as I will call Valerie by sat phone and she will update my progress on a regular basis.  We will also be reporting our status to www.everestnews.com who will provide our progress.   

Seven Summits

There are seven continents on earth and each has its highest mountain peak.  The highest mountain on each continent makes up the seven summits.  Roughly 100 people have reached the seven summits.

Location              Continent                    Mountain                      Height

  Russia                      Europe                      Mt.Elbrus                    18,540

  Indonesia                 Oceania                      Carstensz Pyramid      16,023

  Tanzania                  Africa                         Mt. Kilimanjaro           19,340

  Argentina                 South America            Mt. Aconcagua           22,841

  Ellsworth Range      Antarctic                     Mt.Vinson                   16,067

  Alaska                      North America           Mt. Denali                   20,320

  Nepal/Tibet              Asia                           Mt. Everest                 29,030

For complete list of Climbers who have reached the Seven Summits see web-site ( www.everestnews.com ).