EverestHistory.com: Steve Gall

Steve Gall was a member of the American climbing team during the 1990 Everest Peace Climb. The Peace Climb consisted of three teams, American, Soviet Union and Chinese. Aside from being a mission to bring peace and show that these teams could work together despite political differences, the goal was to begin a cleaning and clearing process of the debris left on the mountain over the years.

Earth Day had been picked as the day to summit to symbolize a new era on the mountain, one of respect and working towards achieving lower impact climbing techniques. Jim Whittaker was the Peace Climb leader and worked hard to overcome differences in climbing styles and language barriers.

The climb proved to be a success as there were no fatalities and over 20 team members reached the summit. They traveled in groups of 6, two people from each country on a team. Though the mission was exhausting Steve was able to follow through with the goals by burying, and hauling out many years worth of mountain trash.

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