Need Himalayain photos for a charity climb

[millydog]

Hi,

I am climbing Mt. Everest in 2008 for a Nepal charity. I am designing my web site now and one of the ways I intend to solicit and recieve donations is by selling beautiful Himalayian photography.

A portion of every purchase will go directly to the mountainfund.org, a small portion will be used in support of my climb and the remainder of the proceeds will go to each contributing photographer.

I am looking for beatiful landscape images of the mountains, as well as portraits, and pictures of poverty that can really strike an emotional experience for someone.

All contributing photographers will off course own the rights to there photos, I would simply like to put them on my site and compensate each individual accordingly upon the sale of each photo.

So far I have had no luck contacting some professional photographers. Since this is for charity I obviously can't afford to pay thousands of dollars for exclusive ownership rights. But that is not the point here, nor what I am looking to do.

It is quite simple, If any one here has some nice images that I like, I will put them on my site, and if and when they sell I will give you a cut of the proceeds. It sounds like a no brainer to me since It is free advertising for you and you will still own all the rights of the photos.

Please get back to me if you are interested, I know many of you have some good images, and this is for a good cause that we all believe in.

Thanks Michael 908-334-6061 or mnobile1@yahoo.com

[Escher]

Can you provide some more information?

- Do you have experience of selling photos? (it can be very difficult to make anything more than very small sums)
- Are you signed up with an agency/expedition group already?
- Are you tackling Everest from the North or South (this has a bearing on how much your trip will cost)
- What percentage of the money made is going to the charity?
- What percentage of the money made is going towards paying for your trip?
- How much of the trip will you be paying for yourself out of your own pocket (you will need anything from USD$8000 to $60000 depending on whether you climb from the North or South and whether you will be fully supported by Sherpa's and oxygen)
- What are your climbing credentials and therefore how do these contribute towards your chances of success and reaching the summit?

Thanks
Escher

[millydog]

Let me answer your questions here and tell you about my goals and why I am doing this.

First off and most importantly:

I am not climbing MT. Everest for sellfliss egotistical goals and personal glory. I year ago I was in a devastating car accident and should have died. I broke my leg and 3 ribs and am luckey to be even walking, let alone undertaking a challenge such as this. In an instant I saw my life flash before my eyes and it changed my life for ever.

I vowed then, that I would never climb a mountain and risk my life unless in the process I could raise significant funds for a charity and that way save the lives of many others. If I should die on Everest then I want to die knowing that I saved the lives of many in dire need. That way my death will in an obscure sence will be worth it.

My climb is about saving life, not reaching the summit. The summit is of course my goal but It is a secondary objective.

I have no experience selling photographs, but I am a very good salesman and am planning on attacking this fund raiser with everthing I have. I have a lot of contacts through the years and am sure I can accomplish my objective.

I want to raise anywere between $100,000 and $250,000 in my fund raising efforts.

I am climbing the standard North ridge route, most likely with Dan Mazur's Summit Climb company.

In terms of what goes to charity and what goes to support the climb and pay contributing photographers. I want to give at least 25% of the gross proceeds to my charity.

For a living I am an independant futures trader. I have been doing this for 5 years and can make anyere between 500k and 0 per year. If I have a good year in the market I vow that i will fund the entire expedition myself and give 100% of the proceeds from my fund raiser to charity.

If I have a bad year then I will need to use some of the donations to support my climb. I however am not giong to sit on my ass all year and wait until then. Right now I am training every day and God willing I will be sucessful and be able to give as much as I can to the poor people of Nepal.

My climb is to safe life, educate the children and finally do something good for the benifit of others. Not a day has gone by that I don't think about the poverty and hardship I witnessed in Nepal.

I made a promise to help those people , and I intend to honor that.

So I am asking everone to help me on this quest. It is not about summiting Mt. Everest, it is about saving life.

sincerly,

Michael Adam Nobile

[millydog]

1 reply thats it.

Come on now this climb is for life, not glory.

I want to hear some input.

I may be new here but my intentions are sincere and based on honor, somthing few of us know nothing about these days.

Samurai maxim 1

" The way of the samurai is found in death."

Samurai Maxim 2

" The sword that takes life, is the sword that gives it."

Samurai Maxim 3

" To know and to act are one and the same."

[Oli]

OK, I'll answer, but IURATICMFP (can I say that?)

So you are asking us to give you photos to sell on your website, not only for charity but to fund your climbing of Everest, which will also be for charity. You are dedicated to this goal regardless of risk to self (or Sherpas?) because it's all in a good cause, and will hopefully actually save more lives than it costs. Is that what you are saying? :confused:

You aren't thinking about taking your dog up to the top, are you? ;)

Maybe nobody else answers because they are all as stumped as I am. If you are serious then I apologise for being a bit sceptical, good luck! But maybe you should just go trekking, you can do that for charity if you like :rolleyes:

[Ripper]

Michael you failed to answer Escher's question - - What are your climbing credentials ...? I'm not sure anyone here could possibly evaluate whether it would be responsible to encourage you without an understanding of your experience level.

[millydog]

First Off,

To Oli,
What does IURATICMFP (can I say that?) mean?

No I am not taking my Pit bull with me, but she is my best training partner. She is now 7 1/2 years old and we run 10 miles at least 3 to 5 days a week and she beats me home every time.

I have worked her hard over the years and she is so strong with so much drive due to the conditioning that even myself at 190 lbs and a former amature DRUG FREE body builder, that she can knock me off my feat at times.

You ask about my climbing credentials. Well here they are and they are not impressive.

I trekked in Nepal for a month and climbed Island peak, that's it, Period.

However, and a big However,

Is that I believe in doing the impossible. I have done it alreay and can give some examples. Nothing is impossible to the wiling mind.

1) I barley made it through high school and almost did not graduate. My combined SAT scores including Math and Verbal were 700 tops.
I went on later in life to graduate with honors with a dual Major in Math and Finance with a 3.5 GPA from an Engineering school, NJIT.

2) At the age of 20 I was an out of shape lazy slob. 18 months later I competed in a drug free body building competiton sponsored by the ANBC and took 4th place, and am also a certified personal trainer.

3) I was always a wimp in high school and got picked on. Now I have a black belt in Tae Kwon doe, and have been studying Gracie Jujitsu for 3 years and can defend myself without question.

4) Last year a had a head on collision at 70mph with a tree. I even knocked it over. See the pic I will enclose. I broke 3 ribs and my right leg and according to doctors would always walk with a limb and never run again. Now I am running how many miles a day?

5) I will climb MT.Everest, or at least try . How? In 3 weeks I am taking a 5 day montaineering course in the Presidental mountains. Known for having the worst weather in the world. In June Dan Mazur has offered to let me climb MT. Adams with him. In October I will climb Cho Oyo, or Shishipangma with Dan and gain some 8000m experience. Then, next spring I will attemt Mt. Everest by the Standard North col route.

This is my plan, and what I lack in experience I intend to make up for with superior condioning, and superior state of mind. No one will be stronger and more physically fit on that mountain than me. Anyone here from NJ, come to the gym with me and see what I can do.

[millydog]

OK, I'll answer, but IURATICMFP (can I say that?)

So you are asking us to give you photos to sell on your website, not only for charity but to fund your climbing of Everest, which will also be for charity. You are dedicated to this goal regardless of risk to self (or Sherpas?) because it's all in a good cause, and will hopefully actually save more lives than it costs. Is that what you are saying? :confused:

You aren't thinking about taking your dog up to the top, are you? ;)

Maybe nobody else answers because they are all as stumped as I am. If you are serious then I apologise for being a bit sceptical, good luck! But maybe you should just go trekking, you can do that for charity if you like :rolleyes:


I am sorry for not responding in my last post about your other question regarding risk to self and saving lives. So here is my answer.

Risk is what I deal with every day for a living. I trade futures and the most important thing in analyzing any potential trade is the " Risk to reward ratio."

Risk to self is of course important to me. Believe me I have every intention of climbing responibly and will not die in a bold summit attemt. I will turn back if I don't think I can make it. I want to live and have every intention of returning home alive.

But after my car accident my viewpoint on life and climbing changed. I would not climb Mt. Everest if it was free and I had all the money in the world to support me. Because, after all I am undertaking a serious risk to my own personal safty, regardless of experience level. What if I died, what a waste of life just to climb some mountain.

If However, the unfortunate should happen and I did die, then if I were able to say raise 50K for a Nepalese based charity in my climb then this death would benift many others. Children with have a chance to get an education, medical supplies, food and clothing, all kinds of stuff that the mountainfund.org supports.

This is what I call a good "Risk to Reward Ratio."

Why do I have to climb MT. Everest and not something else?

Publicity, I need the Everest name brand to attract attention to my cause and motivate people to donate. I recently started bartending again 2 nites a week in a high end restuarnt with a wealthy clientle just for Publicity.

I bartended for 10 years as I worked my way through school in one of the top twenty wealthies communites in the countrty. I know everone in this town and they like me and respect me. I know that getting back behind that bar again and talking about my charity climb that I can get these people to donate.

I am not working in some dive bar getting 2 dollar tips. I had a guy who used to come in 5 nites a week and never left me less than $100 tip. Over my 10 year career I calculated that he gave me $87,000.

I already have people askning me about the web site and the charity, and I'll tell you what, when you tell people you are climbing MT.Everest for a charity they are much more inclined to throw you a $20 tip instead of the standard 15%.

MT.Everest is also not very technically difficult. I have talked to 5 people who have summinted this mountain including Dan Mazur of Summitclimb.com, the guy who saved Lincoln Halls life on Everest bye the way and they all belive that my training and climbing regime for this upcoming year will be more than adequate to qualify for a resposible summit attemt.

right now, this year I have the time to due this, I am not married and no girlfriend or kids to worry about. The only problem is the funds. But I don't intend to sit on my ass waiting to get enough money someday to due this. I am taking " Action to Make things Happen." Now.

On a side note, my day job trading is very volatile. I can make 200, 300 or even 500K a year and end up paying for this entire expedtion myself and give 100% to charity, something that I would like very much to happen , or I can have a year like 2 years ago were I made -65K for the entire year and lived off savings.

What will this year bring, who knows.