Makivik Magazine Issue 65

Trekker Wanted for
the Trip of a Lifetime
SAMMY KUDLUK
Makivik Corporation, in association with the
University of Ottawa, is searching for the right female
or male candidate from Nunavik to participate in
a research expedition to the base camp of Mount
Everest, about 18,000 feet above sea level. Mount
Everest is the world’s highest mountain.
Interested persons will be provided with a one-year
training plan to prepare both physically and mentally
for the trek. After a year of training, participants will
be required to compete to select a winner by hiking
the distance of a marathon (42 kilometres.), with men
carrying 50 pounds and women carrying 30 pounds
on their backs.
The trek itself will require at least a month of your
time, departing from Ottawa on March 17th, 2005.
This trek to the Mount Everest base camp is considered
as the first phase with the goal of reaching
the top of the highest mountain in the world. No climbing
skills are needed to make it to base camp, but the
hike gets progressively steeper.
Necessary travel, lodging, and food costs associated
with the expedition will be provided.
The second phase will have the winning candidate
climb mountains in Bolivia and Argentina, and
the third phase would be to reach the summit of
Mount Everest.
Interested candidates for this chance of a lifetime
must be a team player and preferably a non-smoker.
Submit your letter of intention with your answers to
the following questions:
• Why do you want to take part in this challenge?
• What personal characteristics do you have
that make you suitable for this challenge?
• What life challenges have you faced before,
and how have you dealt with these challenges?
Candidates should also provide the following:
• Three references of people who will declare
that you are a suitable candidate for this challenge.
• A letter from a physician stating that you
are in excellent health to participate in this
training. Candidates must be free of heart disease,
lung cancer, asthma, diabetes, serious
arthritis, dental cavities, and mental health
problems.
All Inuit beneficiaries of the James Bay and
Northern Quebec Agreement of all ages are invited
to participate in this challenge.
Entries must be received by Makivik Corporation
by no later than December 1st, 2003.
Send your letter and other necessary information
to:
CHALLENGE OF A LIFETIME
c/o Makivik Magazine
P.O. Box 179
Kuujjuaq, QC J0M 1C0
Email: magazine@makivik.org
Tel: (819) 964-2925, ext. 303 or 304
From Nunavik: 1-877-625-4845, ext. 303
or 304
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