Ever wanted to take part in a world record attempt? Then help to climb the height of Mount Everest next month at Ellis Brigham’s Vertical Chill indoor ice climbing wall, as part of the Everest 24 Challenge. Taking place on April 2 – 3 in London’s Covent Garden, the challenge will see climbers Mollie Hughes and Calum Mallory repeatedly scale …
Everest climbers required to collect 8kg of waste
Climbers of Mount Everest will soon be required to collect 8kg of rubbish on their descent of the mountain, following new rules released by the Nepalese Government. All mountaineers and support staff climbing beyond Everest Base Camp will be affected when the new guidelines come into force next month, a change that will coincide with the start of this year’s …
MHT wins funding for Joe Tasker archive
The Mountain Heritage Trust – an outdoor body which works to document Britain’s climbing history – has recently been awarded a Heritage Lottery Fund grant of more than £40,000 to preserve the papers and writings of mountaineer Joe Tasker. Made up of correspondence, artefacts, photographs and literary manuscripts from Joe’s life as a climber and mountaineer of the world’s greater …
Nepal increases security on Everest
Climbers heading for Mount Everest could soon encounter extra security, following the decision by Nepal to deploy a team of security officials at base camp. Heightened security levels on the mountain come as a result of last year’s conflict between European mountaineers Ueli Steck and Simone Moro and a group of Sherpa, after a fight broke out regarding the fixing …
Nepali airlines banned from EU
Trekkers and mountaineers heading to the Nepalese Himalaya may be forced to find alternative airlines with which to travel, following the banning of all Nepali carriers from operating within the European Union. Recently established by the EU Air Safety Committee, the ban has been put in place to help improve aviation safety in Nepal after seven fatal air crashes claimed …
Help forces heroes by trekking Vietnam in 2014
Lance Corporal Jonathon le Galloudec amazed doctors after climbing some of the world’s highest mountains just two years after being shot in the spine. Galloudec, who was critically injured during an arrest and detain operation near Basra in 2007, was told he would never walk again, but rigid determination saw him take his first steps two months later. After almost …
Everest Uncovered lectures
Legendary Alpinist Kenton Cool and Senior Mountain Guide Lakpa Rita Sherpa are set to hold a series of lectures this autumn, giving both a western and Sherpa viewpoint of what it’s like to climb the world’s highest mountain. The evening lectures, entitled ‘Everest Uncovered’, will take place between October 22 and 25, with the Sherpa Adventure Gear athletes travelling first …