TOM RICHARDSON
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Tom is one of the most experienced mountaineering expedition
leaders who has lead small groups of individuals on
adventures of a lifetime to some of the most remote and breathtaking environments nature has to offer.

Tom has lead commercial expeditions exclusively for KE Adventure
Travel, but has recently retired. You can enquire about KE Adventure Travel's latest professionally lead expeditions and offers through their website.

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Over his 24 year climbing relationship with KE Adventire Travel, Tom can proudly list the following accomplishments:

2001
KE Mera and Island Peak

2003
KE Lhakpa Ri Tibet (7045m)
KE Ultimate Everest Trek (2)

2004
KE Mera
KE Singalila Ridge
KE Mongolia Khuiten twice and one trek in the north
KE Lhakpa Ri Tibet
KE Everest Hard Way Trek (2)
KE Parchermo

2005
KE Rwenzori Uganda
Karrimor Everest North Ridge (not commercial but KE Leaders were members, I was the Leader)
KE Gondogoro La 2006
KE Jebel Saro
KE Toubkal (2)
KE Mera
KE Khumbu Trekking Peaks
KE Mongolia
KE Lhakpa Ri Tibet

2007
KEMera
KE Toubkal (2)
KE Khumbu Trekking Peaks
KE Lhakpa Ri
KE Yala Peak

2008
KE Toubkal
KE Mongolia
KE India (not an error, permit cancelled whilst on the train from Delhi to the start-we improvised)
KE Bhutan

2009
KE Toubkal (2)
2 KE Mera

2010
KE Toubkal (2)
KE Mera
KE Kangshung Face Everest Trek
Mongolia
Simeon Mtns Ethiopia (2)

2011
KE Toubkal (2)
KE Ultimate Everest Trek
KE Tent Peak
KE Stok Kangri

2012
KE Toubkal (2)
KE Mera Amphu
KE Langtang Yala Peak
KE Everest Hard Way

2013
KE Toubkal (2)
KE Yala Peak
KE Mera Amphu
KE Everest Marathon
KE Mongolia
KE Mera to Rolwaling

2014
Everest Marathon
KE Fann Mountains
KE Mera
KE Tsum Valley Tabsar Pk

2015
Nepal Earthquake
KE Mongolia
KE first ascent Mukot Peak
KE Mera Peak

2016
KE Everest Ultra Marathon
KE Gondogoro La
KE Mongolia
KE Minya Konka China

2017
KE Everest Ultra Marathon
KE Gondogoro La
KE K2 BC
KE Mentok Kangri Ladakh
KE Minya Konka China

2018
KE Gondogoro La (2)
KE Mongolia
KE Minya Konka

2019
KE Mgoun
KE Gondogoro Peak
KE Gondogoro La
KE Mongolia
KE Minya Konka

2020
COVID

2021
COVID

2022
KE Everest Ultra Marathon
KE K2 BC and Gondogoro La
KE Mongolia cancelled due to Russia invasion Ukraine
KE Fann Mountains

2023
KE K2 BC
KE Mongolia
KE Fann Mountains

2024
KE K2 BC
KE Gondogoro Peak

2025
KE Gondogoro Peak

If I was to choose any highlights, without rewriting the entire list, maybe it's not on the list but broadly helping lots of people to have the adventure of a lifetime was pretty major and a great priviledge, but specifically ascents on Lhakpa Ri below Everest's North East Rideg, making the first (official) ascent of Mukot Peak climbing the Rwenzori Peaks would be there and being the oldest finisher of the Everest Ultra Marathon - twice might be in there too.

Prior to his work with KE Adventure Travel, Tom lead, co-lead or participated in trips by OTT Expeditions (Out There Trekking):

1995
OTT Client climbing Elbrus Gumatchi,Nashkodra ,Caucasus Russia

1996
winter OTT Leading Mera ,Island and Lobuche Peaks Nepal

1997
OTT Leading Mera Peak

1998
OTT Leading Cho Oyu (8188m)Tibet twice, spring and autumn

1999
OTT LeadingCho OyuTibet, Naya Kanga Nepal, Mera and Island Peak Nepal

2000
OTT Leading Peguano Alpamayo, Huyino Potosi ,Illamani Bolivia, Cho Oyu, Tibet, Tent Peak Nepal, Cotopaxi (2),Chimborazo Ecuador

2001
OTT Leading Kilimanjaro Tanzania, Everest Expedition support trek solo attempt on Lhotse (8516m),Nepal, attempt Gasherbrum2 (8035m)Pakistan