PAUL F. GIORGIO | Everest expedition leader

Age: 39.
Hometown: Auburn, Mass.
Family: Wife, Diana; daughter Alexandra, 6 months.
Occupation: Real estate investor.
Education: Graduated from Millbury Memorial High School, Millbury, Mass., 1982; received bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, Mass., 1987.
Climbing achievements (the height of each mountain in parentheses):
1998
Reached summit of Kala Patar (18,500 feet), Nepal.
1999
Climbed several mountains over 8,000 feet in the Cascade Mountains, U.S.
Reached summit of Mount McKinley (20,320 feet), U.S.
2000
Climbed Aconcagua (22,841 feet), Argentina; retreated from 19,350 feet due to illness.
Reached summit of Mount Everest (29,035 feet), Nepal.
Reached summit of Nankersthang (18,800 feet), Nepal.
Reached summit of Chunung (18,500 feet), Nepal.
Reached summit of Nangba (18,750 feet), Nepal.
2001
Reached summit of Mount Everest (29,035 feet), Nepal.
2002
Reached summit of Mount Elbrus (18,510 feet), Russia.
2003
Climbed Aconcagua (22,841 feet), Argentina; retreated from 21,300 feet due to weather.
Leader of American 2003 Everest Treks 50th Anniversary Expedition Team, climbing Mount Everest (29,035 feet), Nepal.
Source: Diana Giorgio