Tag: Everest

Interview with Hari Budha Magar, the double-above-knee adventurer who’s climbing Everest

Interview with Hari Budha Magar, the double-above-knee adventurer who’s climbing Everest

Hari is determined to change perceptions of what is possible for people with a disability [...]
Everest 1922 by Mick Conefrey

Everest 1922 by Mick Conefrey

The epic story of the first attempt on the world's highest mountain [...]
Fireside Reading: Mind Over Mountain by Robby Kojetin

Fireside Reading: Mind Over Mountain by Robby Kojetin

In 2006, Robby Kojetin was on a routine session at an indoor climbing centre when he had a bad fall and broke both of his ankles. As Robby writes i [...]
The Epic of Everest film – restored footage from Mallory’s climb

The Epic of Everest film – restored footage from Mallory’s climb

TONIGHT I'm going to a press showing of The Epic of Everest film. The film is made from old footage from the 1924 expedition to climb Everest (when [...]
Squash Falconer prepares to paraglide off Everest

Squash Falconer prepares to paraglide off Everest

She is ready to go for the summit anytime after Saturday [...]
Week 7 now online

Week 7 now online

GETTING fit enough for an adventure is often a struggle. We commit ourselves to a date, which is weeks or months in advance, knowing full well that to [...]
61-year-old Brit will climb Everest this April

61-year-old Brit will climb Everest this April

61-year-old Simon Knighton from Marlborough, Wiltshire, will climb Mount Everest in April 2011 with the aim of raising £100,000 for the charity Age UK [...]
Help Sherpa Laura Reach Everest Base Camp

Help Sherpa Laura Reach Everest Base Camp

TOMORROW on a busy Saturday in the Newlands shopping centre in Kettering, 34-year-old Laura Crick will ride a static bike for as long as it takes her [...]
An astronaut’s photo of Mount Everest

An astronaut’s photo of Mount Everest

Taken by the Expedition 26 Crew onboard the International Space Station [...]
14-year-old Jordan Romero has sights on Mount Vinson

14-year-old Jordan Romero has sights on Mount Vinson

At just 13 years old, Jordan Romero climbed Mount Everest. Now, 14, he plans to become the youngest person to climb the seven summits and the fina [...]
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