Paweł Stempniewski from Łódź has just set out for the Himalayas on one of the biggest expeditions of his life. His aim is to climb the highest mountain in the world, i.e. the eight-thousander Mount Everest (8,848 m above sea level). Thus, he struggles to add to his mountain collection the fourth peak of the so-called Seven Summits, i.e. the highest mountain peaks of each continent. Less than 500 people in the world managed to do this, and Paweł Stempniewski has a good chance to join this group.
In his struggle to climb Mount Everest, Paweł Stempniewski is supported by: the financial group AFORTI, Poczta Polska, Bank Pocztowy, Epson Polska and others. The honorary patronage over the “Project Everest 2018” has been taken by Mrs Hanna Zdanowska, the Mayor of Łódź. The media partner of the Himalayan escapade is Telewizja TOYA, and the trainer Karol Hennig from Forma na Szczyt made sure that the adventurer was fit for the expedition. Paweł Stempniewski was also supported in his preparations by WOW Centrum Języków i Rozwoju.
The Mount Everest summit push – after 1-month acclimatization period and making three camps – is scheduled for the second half of May 2018. Stempniewski chose the classic route. He will follow the steps of the first conquerors, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, who were the first ones to put their feet on the summit of Mount Everest on 29 May 1953. Thus, Stempniewski is going to climb the eight-thousander via the South-East ridge from Nepal, with the main base on the Khumbu glacier.
“AFORTI very actively supports sports. In the brand’s development strategy for years 2018 – 2020, the sports marketing is what determines our promotional activity. We are convinced that the financial support for teams or individual athletes as part as #AfortiSupPORT programme, or funds provided to sports juniors thanks to the newly established project #AfortiMocnyStart, first of all is the driving force for those who are – similarly to the companies of AFORTI Group – persistent and conscientious. These values are also dear to AFORTI, therefore we decided to sponsor the Project Everest 2018 expedition of Paweł Stempniewski” – stresses Agata Grzela, Marketing and PR Director at AFORTI.