Lincoln Hall is one of Australia's best-known mountaineers and a director and founding member of the Australian Himalayan Foundation. Author of three previous books including WHITE LIMBO: THE FIRST AUSTRALIAN MOUNT EVEREST EXPEDITION, he received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 1987 for his services to mountaineering.
Sue Fear was a consultant and full-time expedition leader for World Expeditions, receiving the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005 for services to mountaineering and the community, in particular the Fred Hollows Foundation.