Expedition team

This was how we introduced ourselves in the period of preparations when we wanted to attract attention. I leave the text in exactly the form it was when we put out on the expedition, purely for hostorical reasons. Originaly we wanted to rewrite it to a more modest form, but even this is a part of the expedition...

Mira

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Alena Bartosova

Martina Cizkova

Jan "Schami" Samal

Vladimir "Mira" Stepan

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Alena Bartosova

Date of birth: 19^thMarch 1989
Place of residence: Brno
Occupation: student
Education: high-school - just finished her senior year

Experience

Mountain range treks:
• Romania – Retezat (2006)
• Slovakia – Rohace (2006)
• Slovenia – Julske Alpy (2007)
• Albania, Macedonia – Prokletije, Korab (2007)

Dogtrekking races:
• Šlapanický vlk 2006 (kat. mid – 35 km)
• Hanácká štreka 2006 (kat. long – 95,5 km)
• Stezkou vlka 2006 (kat. long – 91 km)
• Oderský puchýř 2006 (kat. long – 89 km)
• Krušnohorský dogtrekking 2007 (kat. long – 100 km)
• Šlapanický vlk 2007 (kat. long – 95 km)

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Mgr. Martina Cizkova

Date of birth: 18^thDecember 1982
Occupation: PhD student
Education: Biology, Masaryk's University, Brno

Experience

• Rafting championship Trnavka, Zeliv (2001, 2002)

Mountain range treks:
• Slovenia – Julske Alpy (2002, 2007)
• Romania – Rodna (2003)
• Italy – Brenta (2005)
• Ukraina – Zakarpatí (2006)
• Norway - NP Jotunheimen, NP Hardangervidda a NP Rondane (2006)

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Ing. Jan "Schami" Samal

Date of birth: 29^thJuly 1977
Place of residence: Stribrna Skalice - Hradec
Occupation: telecommunikation specialist
Education: Electrical Engineering, CTUP

Experience

• Since 1988 flatwater canoeing - C1, C2, C4
• Dragonboating in crews: Pražský výběr (2006) a Smíchovský drak (2008)
• Canoeing marathon on river Berounka 2005, 2006, 2007 - winner (total)
• Pilsen marathon 2006, 200, 2008 - winner (total)
• Eastern Bohemia marathon 2006 - runner-up, kat. C2
• Krumlov marathon 2006 - runner-up, kat. P5
• Krumlov marathon 2007 - 3. place, kat. P5

Triathlon and kvadriathlon:
• Sedlčanský kvadriathlon 1995, 1998
• "Wooden man" 2006

Trekking:
• Rodna
• Polské Tatry (Orla perć)
• Dusky Trek (NZ)
• Stewart Island north-west circuit track (NZ)

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Ing. Vladimir "Mira" Stepan

Date of birth: 28^thJanuary 1976
Place of residence: Prague
Occupation: PhD student (Biomechanics, FPES, Charles University), High-school teacher of mathematics
Education: Electrical Engineering, CTUP

Experience

• Canoeing marathon on river Berounka 2005 - runner-up, kat. mix-junior
• Canoeing marathon on river Berounka 2006 - runner-up, kat. mix-junior
• Canoeing marathon on river Berounka 2007 - winner, kat. mix-junior
• Pilsen marahton 2006, 2007, 2008 - winner, kat. mix

Trekking:
• Grand Teton NP
• Glacier NP
• Lefka Ori (Crete)
• Previous Svalbard expeditions

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Mira&Schami together

• Marathon in Veseli 2007 - winner, kat. C2
• Eastern Bohemia marathon 2007 - third place, kat. C2
• Vodácký maraton na Berounce 2008 - fourth place, kat. Z (everything that is not tourist type canoe),

Endurance experiments
• River Vltava from Vyssi Brod to Prague in four days (2007)
• non-stop trek Telgart - Donovaly, Nizke tatry, Slovakia (2006)

White water (rubber double canoe):
• Soca 2006
• Vavrinec (CZ) 2005

Mountain treks – Fagaras, Julske Alpy

Not that I would enjoy such a boasting, but we still hope someone would support us so we are trying to look experienced. Afterall we really went through a lot of sweat doing all those deeds...

Mira