Commodore Richard Pelly RN - Expedition Patron Senior Military Officer, DERA. About our patron. Danny Crossman - Expedition Leader  Project Manager, Land & Weapons Sector, DERA Chertsey. Responsible for expedition research and organisation. Climbing experience in France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Norway and the UK. Mike Peakman - Lead Climber  Communications Software Engineer, DERA Malvern. Responsible for pre-expedition fitness and climbing training. 15 years climbing experience in Britain and on the continent. Summits include Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn.  Recently climbed Sella, Piz Boe and Vajolet Towers in the Dolomites. Alex Freeborn - Lead Climber  Army Major, Military Advisor Weapons Systems Sector, DERA Farnborough. 18 years summer and winter mountaineering experience in the UK, Alps, Himalayas, Corsica GR20, Dolomites and Picos de Europa.  Ski mountaineering experience in the Austrian and German Alps.  Highest altitude 6000m in the Himalayas. Richard Baker - Climber  Operations Manager for Global On-site Services Group (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Cisco Systems. Expedition treasurer and responsible for fund raising. 6 years with the TA, doing top rope and abseiling work. 5 weeks in Nepal leading an expedition to 23,500 feet. Paul Baller - Climber Engineer for Unmanned Ground Vehicles for Reconnaissance, Land Systems, DERA Chertsey. Responsible for fund raising. Eight years rock climbing experience in England, Scotland, France, Spain, Canada and New Zealand. Keith Casson - Climber  Engineer for Sensors and Electronics Sector, DERA Fort Halstead. Responsible for mapping and meterology. 7 years climbing experience including three summer seasons in the European Alps.   Steven Hawthorn - Climber  Scientist, Knowledge Information Systems, BMS Department, DERA Malvern. Responsible for medical supplies, insurance and mountain rescue. Climbing experience in Yosemite, Mount Araplies (Australia), Dauphine Alps (France) and the Peak District.  Jennifer Perrins - Climber  Rotorcraft Research Engineer, DERA Bedford. Responsible for website, travel and permits. Trekking experience in Annapurna region, Nepal reaching 5,400 metres and in Peru. UK experience mainly in the Lake District. Mat Porton - Climber  Consultant, CMG-Admiral, Defence Procurement Agency, Bristol. 12 years rock climbing and mountaineering experience in the UK, the French Alps and Norway.  Mountain walking experience in Canada and Switzerland.   Mark Roots - Climber  Flight Test Engineer, DERA Boscombe Down. Responsible for PR and media. 13 years climbing and rock climbing experience in Australia, UK, France, Switzerland and Norway. Highest altitude 4,200 metres. Chris Sunderland - Climber  Performance Analyst, Air Systems Performance Group, DERA Pyestock. Responsible for communications, PR and media. Trekking experience in the Nepal Himalaya, Picos de Europa and Scotland. Derek Walker - Climber  Police Officer, Ministry of Defence Police, DERA Fort Halstead. Responsible for food and supplies. Trekking experience in the French Alps and Everest Base Camp and general Khumbu area, Nepal. Linda Holtby - Interpreter/Comms Officer  Senior Engineer, Sensor and Electronics Sector, DERA Portsdown West. Responsible for communications. 15 years hill walking experience in the UK, the Pyrennees and some Alpine experience including Lagginhorn. Brian Pancott - Base Camp Manager  Royal Navy, Comms/Electronic Engineer. Rock Climbing Instructor with 30 years climbing experience, including Mt Kenya '97, Spitzbergen expedition '99, the Alps, the Isle of Skye, the Dolomites, Andorra, and Israel.  Highest altitude 5,200 metres. Jeremy Windsor - Expedition Doctor Northern General Hospital, Sheffield. Experience as doctor on expeditions to Mt Kenya, Mt Kilimanjaro and the Alps.