GeoEye Logo Summits Mount Everest With Armand Musey

Last spring adventurer J. Armand Musey along with an eight-person climbing team reached the 29,028-foot summit of Mount Everest after a six-week-long ascent over some of the most challenging terrain in the world. Musey, a widely-respected securities analyst in the telecommunications and satellite industries, took time off from his career to complete his life-long goal of climbing the “Seven Summits” or the highest peak on each of the seven continents.

Musey’s second goal for climbing Mt. Everest was to raise funds for the American Red Cross’ International Relief Fund (IRF). He paid the entire cost of the Mt. Everest expedition out of his own funds and then secured sponsors and supporters from his satellite industry contacts, including GeoEye, the premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information. The GeoEye Foundation donated to the IRF since satellite imagery is often used for disaster response and recovery.

Musey spoke to all GeoEye employees at the company’s headquarters in Dulles, VA on January 13, 2009 and thanked the Foundation for their contribution. All money was donated directly to the American Red Cross' International Relief Fund. To read more about Musey’s adventures, visit his blog at http://www.museyeverest.com