[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 24 (Tuesday, March 8, 1994)]
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                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                     THE 1994 SAGARMATHA EXPEDITION

 Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, this Saturday, March 12, 1994, two 
Washington State residents will attempt to summit Mt. Everest without 
the use of oxygen and remove 2,000 pounds of trash from the peak's 
South Col route. Brent Bishop and Scott Fisher will make the climb as a 
part of the 1994 Sagarmatha Environmental Expedition.
  Brent Bishop is the son of Dr. Barry Bishop, a member of the first 
U.S. expedition to reach the summit of Mt. Everest in 1963. It has been 
a lifelong dream of both climbers to reach the world's highest peak. 
Not only will the climbers be accomplishing an extraordinary feat by 
reaching the summit without oxygen, they will also be making an impact 
on the Mountain's environment by removing the trash.
  I applaud the efforts of these young men and wish them the best of 
luck for this outstanding exhibition. If successful, Brent Bishop and 
Scott Fisher will be remembered for their contribution to the sport of 
mountain climbing and to the cause of the environment.

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