Maxime Chaya fitting his boots to his skis - South Pole 2007 / 2008 Expedition

Max hard at work fitting his new super-boots to his expedition skis.

These will take him across 1110 kilometers of inhospitable, barren antarctic terrain.

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Rosary Sisters' School - Mountazah - October 22, 2007

A Massive Poster, signed by Students of the Rosary Sisters’ School (Mountazah), was offered to Maxime at the end of his presentation by the audience of some 510 students.

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Trying on the Alfa Moerdre Extreme Boots which just arrived: They might look like they are from the days of Amundsen and Scott, but I believe they are the best suited boots for skiing to the Poles! –Max

Ski Boot Fitting - Maxime Chaya - The Three Poles - South Pole

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From Everest to The Cedars - Press Conference - Maxime Chaya - Photos - Pre Antarctica

From Everest to The Cedars - Press Conference - Maxime Chaya - Photos - Pre Antarctica

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From Everest to the Cedars
Maxime Chaya to Brave New Challenges with Bank Audi

Monday, May 15th, 2006, 5:50 a.m. local time. That was the exact hour of glory when sportsman Maxime Chaya rooted the Lebanese and Bank Audi flags at 8,850 meters, the summit of Mount Everest. It was a landmark in Lebanese history as well as in the life of this athlete, who has been living the Bank’s motto “Grow Beyond your Potential” since 2003. That was when Maxime took up the Seven Summits challenge: a three-year quest to climb the highest peak in each of the world’s continents, the last of which being Everest.

Today, Chaya – Corporate Ambassador of Bank Audi – is at the onset of a new journey, one that will put him to the test once more, and examine his tolerance and endurance.

In a press conference held on Thursday, October 18th at the Bank Audi Plaza in Beirut, he announced to the press and media representatives his future challenges. The earliest of these, he said, would be a November-December’07 journey to the South Pole in Antarctica, the highest, driest, coldest, windiest and emptiest place on Earth.

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