Dear Neighbour
It is my pleasure
to invite you to a private view of my exhibition: 'My Himalayas In Black&White and Colour'.
The event is taking
place at Gallery 1885/The Camera Club (16 Bowden Street, SE11 4DS) on Monday
11th Feb 2013.
All of the images
presented were taken in Nepal in May 2012 where I went with Music4Children - a
charity dedicated to improving the lives of orphaned and homeless children in
Nepal and offer creative education to children in the UK through extreme music events.
We have broken the
Guinness World Record for The World's Highest Gig. The record was set on the
16th of May 2012. The World's Highest Gig was performed at a height of 6,476m
(22,476ft) on Mera Peak.
Through this event
alone we have raised £35k.
50% of the money from print sales will be donated
to Music4Children.
Dariusz Adamek is a
Kennington based photographer, his work is widely published in magazines and
online. Dariusz is involved in lots of charity projects run locally and
internationally, providing photographic documentation of events as well as PR
and marketing material to the charities/organizations/associations he works
with Kennington Association, Brixton Come Together, Music4Children just to
name a few.
Dariusz Adamek - My
Himalayas
Exhibition date : Feb 4th -
28th
Private view : 11th of Feb
2013
Text by RUBEENA D SHRESTHA
(Wave Magazine,Nepal) and Dariusz Adamek
Photographs Dariusz Adamek
May 2012 was unforgetable in
many ways. I was in Nepal for the first time,
hiked for a couple of weeks through the wilderness of the Himalayas with
a bunch of people I barely knew and celebrated my 34th birthday in stunning
rododendron forest somewhere in Hinku valley. I didn't know what to
expect,though I knew It was going to be tough but I also knew that this was
exactly the thing I wanted to do.
The group was a random bunch
of musicians, photographers and filmmakers hoping to break The Guinness World
Record for world's highest gig:
Lou Dolubu is a singer,
songwriter and musician from Sweden, who is currently living in London. "I love teaching music to kids, they
have such joy and exuberance, and that's the reason I am here in Nepal- for the
kids," she says.
Jean Baptiste Pilon is a 25
year old French musician who has been living in London for the past couple of
years and plays rock, funk, acoustic and folk music. "I composed a couple
of songs on our way up to the summit and performed one of those. It was
amazing," he gushes about the experience.
Gennaro Serra is a musician
who plays the drums and guitar beautifully. "This brings all my passions
together- travel, climbing music and photography. And where else could I have
have met such great people working for such a good cause and to top it all, be
part of a record breaking event?" muses Gennaro.
Richard Littler and Simon
Parkinson are DJs who run and volunteer at free DJ and music workshops for
disadvantaged kids and children with multiple disabilities. "The acoustic
guitars need to be amplified at that height," says Richard, "and we
also used beats and loops to accompany the musicians on Mera."
19 year old Naser Ghazi and
18 year old Calum Davidson have been friends since they were little boys. Calum
is a camera man and Naser the editor and they have travelled halfway across the
world to record this momentous event after listening to and being inspired by
Oz Bayldon.
Dariusz Adamek is an
official Music4Children
photographer whose work can be seen in
many fashion and lifestyle magazines. "This is my first time in Nepal and
my personal goal in addition to climbing Mera Peak is to take great photographs
and sell those so I can continue contributing to Music4children," he says.
Oz Bayldon owns a pub in
London called The White Lion. But to call it just a pub would be doing it grave
injustice, for in addition to being a live music venue and a hostel, it
provides free DJ, drama and dance classes to disadvantaged children.A musician
himself, determined to make a difference, he set about raising funds to make
his vision of a community-run, ethical orphanage a reality. The charity boasts
of patronage by the likes of Sting and Elle McPherson and works with Help Nepal
to ensure that all the money raised goes to the cause.
The record was set on the
16th of May 2012. The World's Highest Gig was performed at a height of 6,476m
(22,476ft) on Mera Peak.
Mera Peak is regarded as the
highest official trekking peak in Nepal. It is the highest mountain in Nepal
accessible to people with no significant mountaineering experience and is
classified as a non-technical trek. Any mountain is dangerous but Mera is one
of the safer mountains to climb at this altitude. Additionally, it offers some
of the most spectacular scenery, pristine forests, and high altitude climbing
in the world. The view from the summit is one of the finest in the Himalaya
with five 8,000m peaks visible: Mount Everest, Lhotse, Cho Oyo, Makalu, and
Kanchenjunga.
The normal approach is to
make your way to Lukla by land or air. Then instead of heading north towards
Namche Bazaar and Everest, trek east towards the ridge of peaks that divides
the Dudh Kosi from the Hinku Valley. Cross the Zatra La then descend steeply to
the Hinku. Go north and east for 2-3 more days to reach Mera La. The summit is
now to the south and can be reached in one or two days of glacier travel.
Proper acclimatization is critical to having a good chance of reaching the
summit. Most climbers summit within 2 weeks after leaving Lukla.
What constitutes a world
record for the highest concert in the world?
There must be atleast10
audience members.
It must be amplified.
The gig must last longer
than 15 minutes with no more than 30 seconds break between each song.
There must be at least 2
upstanding members of the community present to verify the record.
Participants must be logged,
signed and dated.
Visual proof that the record
took place through films and photographs.
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