The Team

Canadian International Manaslu Expedition 2007

Keith Sanford, (41) Account Representative Canada
Keith has experience in many mountaineering disciplines. He is an accomplished mountaineer, ice climber, rock climber, and backcountry skier. Keith has climbed over 40 peaks in Western Canada, as well as over 160 ice climbs and rock climbs. In 2005, Keith successfully climbed the highest peak in the western hemisphere, Cerro Aconcagua (6959m) in Argentina via the false Polish Glacier route. Keith is an active leader and volunteer with the Alpine Club of Canada including three years on the Board of Directors.

Neil Bosch (38), Portfolio Manager Canada
Neil’s climbing experience extends to Europe, South America and the Canadian Rockies. His climbing resume includes 88 successful summits as well as the successful completion of the North Face Mountaineering Leadership Program. An active leader with the Alpine Club of Canada, Neil is also a certified Hiking Guide through the Association of Canadian Mountain Guides. Neil has run the Boston Marathon and was also the 2005 Canadian National Champion of the largest adventure race in North America.

David Morrison (47), IT Programmer New Zealand
David started climbing on Welsh slate in the 1980’s. Since then his travels have taken him through the Cordilla Blanca in Peru, the Alps of Switzerland and throughout New Zealand. David has been a volunteer with the New Zealand Alpine club where he taught rock and alpine snow craft. He also served as vice chair of the Wellington section for 5 years. David has studied the Takemusu style of Aikido (martial arts) for 30 years and he currently lives in Hong Kong.

Warwick White (44), Consultant, New Zealand
Warwick (Waz) has been climbing for close to 25 years. His long list of accomplishments includes Cho Oyu, Sierra del Cocuy, Alpamayo, Huascaran, Cotopaxi and Chimborazo. Waz spent time as a NZ Alpine Club instructor and volunteer with the NZ Club. Waz has also spent a great deal of time in a kayak; he has several first descents in South America and Africa. Waz is well accustomed to long expeditions and the conditions that go with them.

Toby Brodkorb (42), Water Treatment Engineer, Canada
22 years experience rock climbing, alpine mountaineering, glacier travel, 5 years experience waterfall ice climbing, backcountry skiing, alpine ice climbing. Most climbing experience in the Canadian Rockies including sixteen 11,000ft peaks while international climbing experience includes Peru, Mexico, Morocco, Spain and New Zealand.

Gonçalo Velez (49), Adventure Travel agency owner, Portugal
Climbing since 1983, with various alpine seasons in the French/Swiss Alps for climbing and ski mountaineering, then climbed Pik Korjenyevska (7104m) in 1990, Annapurna south face (8091m) in 1991, Cho Oyu (8200m) in 1997, attempted Shishapangma south face (8043m) in 1999 and Lhotse (8511m) in 2000, then climbed the summits of Kangchenjunga (8586m) in 2001 and Makalu (8470m) in 2002.
A climbing cv for Gonçalo Velez can be found here.