Members of Danish Himalayan society
Bo Belvedere Christensen
Born 1956, MSc in geology, Bo has climbed since 1977.
Expedition experience outside the Himalayas:
- In Peru Toqllaraju, 6032 m. and the highest of Peru, Huascaran 6768 m.
- 2006 and 2013 expedition leader on Mount Elbrus, reached the summit.
- 2007 expedition leader on Aconcagua, reached the summit.
- 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 several times expedition leader on Kilimanjaro, reached the summit
In the Himalayas:
- 1988, summited Ama Dablam, 6856 m., in the Mt. Everest region.
- 1991, Dhaulagiri, established summit camp together with Jan Mathorne in app. 7800 m., but they had to give up only 350 meters of altitude short of the summit due to a storm.
- 1994, reached the summit of Broad Peak, 8047 m. with Jan Mathorne.
- 1996, Mt. Everest, Bo reached 8400 m. without supplementary oxygen.
- 1998, reached the summit of Gasherbrum 1, 8067 m. with Jan and Mads Granlien.
- 2000, reached 8200 m. on Everest, failed summit due to an injury (discusprolaps).
- 2002, reached the summit of the unclimbed peak Pandra, 6850 meters, NE Nepal
- 2002, reached the summit of the unclimbed peak Danga, 6450 meters, NE Nepal
- 2008, expedition leader on Baruntse, 7129 m including Baruntse II and Mera Peak, reached the summit of all 3 peaks
- 2009 expedition leader to Lhakpa Ri 7035 m, reached the summit
- 2010 expedition leader to Mustagh Ata 7586 m, reached 7200 m.
- 2013 expedition leader on Everest, reached 7800 m.
- 2013 Changtse 75xx m, reached the summit alone.
Henrik Jessen Hansen
Born 1952, surgeon at Gentofte Hospital. Henrik has climbed since 1980.
Expedition experience:
Ama Dablam, 6856 m., reached the summit with Jan
Leader on the successfull expedition to Dhaulagiri, 8167 m. Reached 6600 m.
Leader on the successfull expedition to Broad Peak, 8047 m. Reached 7000 m.
Expeditionsleader on Everest in 1996, reached app. 7400 m.
Expeditionsleader on Gasherbrum I in 1998.
Expeditionsleader on Everest in 2000.
Expeditionsleader on Janak expedition in 2002
Jan Mathorne
Born 1960, ingeneer at Motorola. Jan has climbed since 1984.
Expedition experience:
Ama Dablam in the Mt. Everest region.
On Dhaulagiri established topcamp together with Bo Belvedere in app. 7800 m., but they had to give up only 350 meters of altitude from the summit due to a storm.
Reached the summit of Broad Peak, 8047 m. in 1994 with Bo Belvedere.
On Mt. Everest in 1996 Jan reached 8000 m. without supplementary oxygen.
Reached the summit of Gasherbrum 1, 8067 m. with Bo and Mads Granlien in 1998.
Reached the south summit of Everest (8750 m.) in 2000.
2002, reached the summit of the unclimbed peak Pandra, 6850 meters, NE Nepal
2002, reached the summit of the unclimbed peak Danga, 6450 meters, NE Nepal
Allan Christensen
Born 1964 years, high scholl teacher. Allan has climbed since 1989.
Expedition experience:
Mt. McKinley in Alaska.
Huascaran, 6768 meter, in Peru
Nanga Parbat, 8125 meter, Karakorams in 1999
Reached app. 8500 m. on Mt. Everest, 8848 without oxygen in 2000.
2002, reached the summit of the unclimbed peak Pandra, 6850 meters, NE Nepal
2002, reached the summit of the unclimbed peak Danga, 6450 meters, NE Nepal