Helmets, harnesses and crampons are obvious choices for mountaineers to pack when scaling the highest peaks around the globe – but in the heady days of the brave pionners attempting such feats for the first time, so too did they pack cigarattes in their thousands. For their first ascent of Everest in 1953, Edmund Hillary and … Read more
Fears for Everest windows as firm teeters on brink of collapse with 2,500 jobs and orders worth £102m in jeopardy Lockdown easing is unlikely to come to the ailing company’s rescue, source said Potential buyers have been locked in secret bidding, but have signed NDAs The firm’s 2,500 employees hang in the balance, as well … Read more
Peak comfort: Climbers can now scale Mount Everest in luxury including gourmet meals, drinks at bars and glamping in tents – and even 5G reception at the summit Lukas Furtenbach is founder of upmarket climbing firm Furtenbach Adventures They provide wealthy climbers with tent which includes bed, electricity and wifi Other ‘lounge’ tents have bars, … Read more
Husband, 53, of frontline NHS worker climbs the height of Mount Everest by running up and down his stairs at home 1,363 times Mr Griffin did the challenge to raise cash for the Trussell Trust charity Each ascent of Mr Griffin’s stairs took him 6.5m higher over 30 steps, so the challenge required him to … Read more
As workplace views go, these take some beating. Army officer and firefighter-turned-explorer Mark Wood has shared a collection of incredible images from his extreme expeditions. The 53-year-old from Coventry has made navigating some of the world’s most remote areas his full-time job and the icy regions are his favourite spots. The photographs, which feature in … Read more
An asteroid the size of Mount Everest is heading towards Earth next month, but scientists say it is not expected to collide with us. The object, called 52768 (1998 OR2), is one to 2.5 miles wide and will pass within 3,908,791 miles, moving at 19,461 miles per hour. The asteroid was first discovered by NASA … Read more