Ruben and SARON have formed a great team of specialists the last few days for the search for Christiaan. One of the climb specialists is Pemba Gyalje Sherpa.
Pemba Gyalie Sherpa was National Geographic Adventurer of the Year because of his effort to save lives on K2. He climbed the Mount Everest 7 times and knows the Dhaulagiri area very well.
Ruben: “I’m not such a Catholic, but this man on the right is like a saint. I almost don’t dare to look at him.”
Ruben: “The manager of saron and Pemba sherpa traveled to Pokhara today. We looked through all the info, talked with Paul and made plans. Our plan is to drop Pemba with Paul at the Italian camp and then fly to do a search by air. The dogteam is continuing and is a bit below Italian camp. They work towards Bogar. We will leave at 06:00 and hope for good weather.”
Felix, John and Ben will help the search for Christiaan in Nepal. They will leave this evening to Nepal, where they will help to search in the area of Jomsom and Pokhara. The team will not travel into the mountain area, but will focus on scenarios in which Christiaan is already somewhere outside the mountain area.
Last Sunday in several churches people prayed for Christiaan and that me may be found soon. The Church of the Nazarene in Vlaardingen was one of them. (The video is an edited version of the service)
Christiaan has a big passion for music. That’s why the last few years he regularly played in several churches. The family finds support in music, prayer, but especially in God who made the mountains. Your prayers are appreciated a lot. Please keep on praying that we will find Christiaan soon.
