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PRESS RELEASE:
For Immediate Release:

Location: Gars Am Kamp, Austria
Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Subject: The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition

Julian Monroe Fisher FRGS, the Expedition Leader for The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition, is proud to announce that the expeditionary team safely and successfully completed their epic journey along the remote Ugandan Congolese border following a water source down from the glaciers deep within the Rwenzori Mountains, the fabled 'Mountains of the Moon, to Central Africa's Lake Albert, which feeds the River Nile.

Following their trek to the altitude of Mount Stanley, at 5109 meters the third highest peak on the African continent, The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition followed water flows down from the Rwenzori glaciers, establishing per the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, a new trail route from the Rwenzori mountain range through the Bukurungu Pass to the Lamia River. The team then followed portions of the Lamia River and the Semliki River until they reached Lake Albert, before they traveled to Murchison Falls where the expedition ended. The waterfalls were named by explorer Samuel Baker in honor of Sir Roderick Murchison, who was one of the founders of The Royal Geographical Society in 1830. Julian Fisher, Expedition Leader for The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition, is a Fellow with The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of Geographers) in London.

As for the outcome of the research work conducted by The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition, Expedition Leader Julian Fisher has concluded that the Rwenzoris are indeed an actual source of the Nile. He bases this assumption the Lamia River drains down from the Gessi glacier within the Rwenzori Range to the Semiliki River which flows into Lake Albert which drains into the River Nile. Lake Victoria, the source of record of the Nile River, is a rainwater reservoir fed by annual rainfall and the runoff from the Kagera River which originates in the highlands of the country of Burundi.

Quoting Julian Monroe Fisher, "If estimates are correct and the Rwenzori glaciers do indeed disappear within the next twenty years, I am confident, after firsthand witnessing the ecosystem within the Rwenzoris, the range will continue to provide ample water supplies to the numerous rivers that drain down both the eastern and western slopes of the Rwenzoris, insuring freshwater for the Bakonzo people living in the Ugandan and Congolese valleys far below. Additional geographic research within the Rwenzori National Park by our team in the years to come as well as other scientific expeditions will allow the Ugandan Wildlife Authority officials to open new areas of the Rwenzori National Park for visitors to experience and enjoy for generations to come." According to Ms. Euncie Duli, the Director of Tourism & Business Services for the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, the UWA plans to name the new route that the expedition took, 'The Fisher Ugandan Trail', in honor of Expedition Leader Julian Monroe Fisher F.R.G.S. and the Ugandan Bakonzo team that insured the success of the expedition.

Better Energy Systems, the producer of SOLIO, the worlds first and award winning solar (hybrid) charger for hand-held electronic devices, (www.solio.com) is the title sponsor of The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition's. Upon completion of The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition, explorer Julian Monroe Fisher F.R.G.S. presented SOLIO portable solar battery chargers and additional support equipment to the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, the Rwenzori Mountaineering Services as well as to the Ugandan Red Cross for their use in the field.

Pictures can be downloaded at: www.MountStanleyExpedition.com/download.

Title Sponsor:
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PRESS RELEASE:
For Immediate Release:

Greetings this Saturday morning, July 5th, 2008, from the base of operations for The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition, I sincerely hope this message finds you well!

After over a year of planning which involved literally thousands of e-mails to points and persons around the globe, as the Expedition Leader of The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition, I am extremely proud to report that the Egypt Air flight departs this afternoon from Vienna, Austria, scheduled to deliver the expedition via Cairo to Entebbe, Uganda. Without the patience and support of all of you that will receive this email, our dreams and aspirations as 21st century explorers could not be realized.

Upon arrival into Uganda at 4am Sunday morning, July 6th, we will proceed to cross the Ugandan countryside to the western town of Kasese. There we will finally meet eye to eye with support organizations that will effectively make this expedition possible. They include but are not limited to Acacia Safaris (U) Ltd., the Ugandan Wildlife Authority, the Rwenzori Mountaineering Services, the Ugandan Government and most importantly the wonderful people of Uganda. Ultimately how we weather the challenges that lie ahead will define the success of The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition.

Thank you again for your support of The SOLIO 2008 Mount Stanley Expedition!!

Best regards always,
Julian Monroe Fisher F.R.G.S.

PRESS RELEASE:
For Immediate Release:

Julian Monroe Fisher is an explorer, Anthropologist, author, filmmaker, Fellow with The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers) in London and elected member of The Explorer's Club in New York City, announced his next expedition, The SOLIO Mount Stanley Expedition.

Dispatch from Julian:
Location: Gars Am Kamp, Austria
Subject: The SOLIO Mount Stanley Expedition

In July 2008 our expeditionary team will return to the African continent. We will be trekking into the remote Rwenzori Mountain Range located on the border between The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda to climb Mount Stanley. The objectives of The Mount Stanley Expedition are as follows:


With a Maasai woman on the border between Tanzania and Kenya, East Africa.


Aboard the MV Liemba passenger ferry and cargo ship on Lake
Tanganyika between Tanzania and the Democratic Republic
of the Congo, Central Africa.


With the Twa-Batwa pygmies in the Rwenzori Mountains on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa.

 
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