Chamonix Experience
 Our sister company based in Chamonix in the French Alps is a perfect location to start your expedition training and gain valuable mountaineering experience.

Operating year round, we organise Mont Blanc, Eiger and Matterhorn trips as well as skiing in the winter.
Mountain Experience
 Our sister company based in Kathmandu can organise your personalised trekking trip in Nepal. This is a chance to trek with our experienced Everest Sherpas utilising the same logistical care that we use on expeditions.

  • Russell Brice, High Mountain Guide

    Russell has been leading expeditions to the Himalayas since 1974. He now has a regular team of Sherpas who are, without a doubt, the most respected in Nepal. He has led clients to the summit of Everest and Manaslu, as well as Cho Oyo (8,201m), Himal Chuli (7,540m), Shishapangma (8,046m) and Ama Dablam (6,856m).

    Individually, he has the world record for the fastest single solo ascent without oxygen of both Cho Oyo and of Ama Dablam. In 1988 he was the first climber to cross the infamous Pinnacles of the NE ridge of Everest. He is now widely reputed as one of the most professional leaders of all guided expeditions to the Himalayas.


    His superior organisational skills have been used by several film and television crews including the Discovery Channel, the BBC and National Geographic.


    Russell is a member of New Zealand Mountain Guides Association, British Mountain Guides Association and Syndicat National des Guides de Montagne and Founder President of IGO-8000 (International Guiding Operators Association), as well as co-founding Director of Friends of Humanity, a non-profit organisation dedicated to helping disadvantaged peoples in various parts of the world.


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    - Owner operator of Himalayan Experience Ltd a specialist guiding company that operates expeditions to 8,000m mountains.
    - Owner operator of Chamonix Experience Ltd a guiding bureau based in Chamonix, France.
    - Owner operator of Mountain Experience Ltda trekking agency based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
    - Located in the Chamonix Valley since 1991, summitted Mont Blanc 88 times, skied the Vallée Blanche more than 350 times.
    - Managed ski areas in New Zealand for 4 years. Helicopter ski guide.
    - First person to climb all of the 30 peaks over 3,000m in New Zealand in one summer season.
    - 21 ascents of Mount Cook and 15 ascents of Mount Aspiring.
    - 1974 Climbed west face of Yerapaja (6635m) Peru.
    - 1976-7 Worked in Antarctica taking molten lava samples from inside the active volcano on  Eribus.
    - 1980 The second ascent of the north ridge of Ama Dablam (6856m) and 5th ascent of the mountain.
    - 1981 Attempted 2 man expedition of Everest west ridge, reaching 8400m, twice.
    - 1984 Attempted North Face of Kangchenjunga reaching 8,200m.
    - 1988 First person to cross "The Pinnacles" on the NE ridge of Everest.
    - 1989 Guided Himal Chuli West (7540m) and did first ascent of peak.
    - 1990 Guided Shishapangma (8046m).
    - 1990 Climbed Cho Oyo and flew triple parapente from just below summit.
    - 1991 Project co-ordinator for the "Balloon Over Everest Expedition", successfully flying two        hot air balloons over Everest.
    - 1992 Guided Broad Peak.
    - 1995 Climbed the normal route of Ama Dablam in 3 hours 20 minutes the fastest ascent of the mountain.
    - 1996 Skied from summit of Cho Oyo.
    - 1998 Logistics Co-ordinator for the Cable and Wireless "Balloon Around The World" Project.
    - 2003 Logistics co-ordinator for QinetiQ “Balloon to the Edge of Space” Project.
    - 2006 Logistics co-ordinator for Discovery's television series Beyond the Limit.
    - 2007 Logistics co-ordinator for Discovery's television series Beyond the Limit.
    - 1974 - 2007 Guided Everest every spring season from Tibet, twice on summit.
    - 1974 - 2007 Guided Cho Oyo every autumn season from Tibet, 9 times on summit.
    - 2008  Climbed Elbrus.
    - 2008 - present Guided Manaslu every autumn season.
    - Summit Successes as CEO of Himalayan Experience.

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