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Sele is an accomplished living explorer. He has journeyed to some of
the most inhospitable environments in the world. He has participated in
mountaineering, jungle and desert expeditions. Sele made mountaineering
history when he became the second Black African to summit Mount
Everest. He narrowly escaped death when he collapsed near the summit
of Everest, at 8845m. It is through a deep instinct to live, the determination
of his team members and the grace of God that he survived.
Sele now works as a risk manager in the banking industry in South Africa. Sele
is currently writing a book about his adventures, including the Everest Climb
for Peace. He often gives inspirational talks about his odyssey of
explorations. He now spends most of his time with family, friends and his
college sweetheart, Mamello.
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On the morning
of Thursday, 18 May 2006, with the summit of Mount Everest
in full view, Selebelo ‘Sele' Selamolela gathered all his strength for the last
hard push to reach the top of the world.
You Don't Fool
Around With Mountains is the story of that day, and of the personal odyssey,
that led to it. Sele's slow ascent began in childhood, in one of the least
likely places in the world for dreams of high-altitude climbing: Soweto. A passion for
mountains would take him far from home, on daring adventures across the globe.
But his goal was always Everest, mountaineering's ultimate challenge. The dream
would be realized when Sele won a place on the ten-member 2006 Everest Peace
Project expedition - and nearly met his fate on the summit, surviving only
through teamwork, courage and a deep will to live.
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 Sele made mountaineering history when he summited Mount Everest on the 18th May 2006. This makes him the
second Black African and the youngest African to set foot of the top of the
world. He was part of the Everest Peace Project.
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 The appeal of Sele as a speaker is that he brings timely insight of functioning in a diverse team. He was part of the Everest Peace Project which was made up of people from different cultures, races, religions and countries. His story powerfully demonstrates how any team can work together to achieve any goal by building supreme trust in each other.
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 The inspirational
documentary film, Everest: A Climb for
Peace, is coming soon. This film gives a step by step account of the
Everest Peace Project's successful summit of Mount Everest,
including details of Sele's narrow escape from death near the summit. The Everest Peace Project's Everest Climb for Peace made world history
by uniting people from various cultures and faiths (including Palestinian and
Israelis) on the tallest mountain in the world.
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