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WINSTON-SALEM,
N.C. (May 4, 2010) – LaQuishia Stone, a 17-year-old junior from Winston-Salem’s
Carver High School and school guidance counselor Theresa Hamer, arrived at
Mount Everest base camp today after a challenging 10-day trek through the
Khumbu Valley of Nepal and 9,000 feet of elevation gain.
Hamer,
LaQuishia, and LaQuishia’s mother, LaShonda Stone, will spend two nights at
Everest base camp with the Expedition Hanesbrands climbing team as part of
their three-week roundtrip cultural adventure to encourage students at
“It
is really awesome to finally get to base camp,” LaQuishia said about her
Nepalese cultural immersion, which has included a stay in
The
final day of hiking to base camp was one of the hardest of the trek. On the way to base camp, the group detoured
to climb to the top of Kalapatar, a hilltop at 18,500 feet with unobstructed
views of the upper reaches of Everest and nearby peaks, including
“Today’s
trek itself was very hard,” LaQuishia said. “My muscles are burning. It was one
of the hardest days I’ve had, but we saw Everest and we could see base camp.”
Hamer
said reaching base camp lived up to what she expected. “It was hard to believe that we were actually
reaching our goal,” she said. “What a
great sight it was to walk up and see our Champion
tents and Climb With Us banner. I was waiting for that moment, and it really
lived up to what I thought it would be.”
Expedition
Hanesbrands is the partnership of Hanesbrands and its Champion and Duofold
apparel brands with world renowned mountaineer Jamie Clarke to climb
The
expedition has trekking teams that are focused on the culture of
“At
one point I could see base camp, but we had an hour of hiking left to get
there,” LaQuishia said. “Once I got there, I was greeted by Jamie, and I was
very happy.”
“This
is a great accomplishment for LaQuishia, her mom, Theresa and
Videos
and other reports documenting the Carver High team’s expedition can be viewed
on the Expedition Hanesbrands website www.ClimbWithUs.com.
LaQuishia
and Hamer were selected to represent
Hanesbrands and its employees have partnered with
The Carver Team traversed the
About Expedition
Hanesbrands
Hanesbrands
and its Champion and Duofold apparel brands partnered with
world renowned mountaineer Jamie Clarke to lead the
When he climbs Everest, Clarke will be testing new cutting-edge apparel, including socks, base layer, insulating layer, and soft- and hard-shell garments, developed by Hanesbrands R&D team using more than 100 years of expertise and product innovation in the company’s Champion athletic apparel and Duofold base layer product lines.
In January, Hanesbrands unveiled a one-of-a-kind summit suit designed to keep Clarke warm and mobile in the high winds and severe cold on the highest reaches of 29,035-foot Everest, the highest peak in the world.
Expedition Hanesbrands’ ClimbWithUs.com
Web site features articles about Everest, Nepal, Sherpas and the gear developed
for the expedition team; frequent audio, photo and video expedition updates;
and content provided by outdoor adventure freelance writers Stephen Regenold
and Stephanie Pearson. Twitter users may follow the expedition at http://twitter.com/ClimbWithUs.
About Hanesbrands
Hanesbrands
Inc. is a leading marketer of everyday apparel essentials under some of the
world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, JMS/Just My Size,
barely there and Wonderbra.
The company sells T-shirts, bras, panties, men’s underwear, children’s
underwear, socks, hosiery, casualwear and activewear produced in the company’s
low-cost global supply chain.
Hanesbrands has approximately 45,000 employees in more than 25
countries. More information about the
company may be found on the Hanesbrands Internet Web site at
www.hanesbrands.com.
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