Leo Houlding is off to climb Everest next month as
part of a film project, though details are still sketchy.
Apparently
Leo is heading for the world's highest mountain as part of a
multi-faceted cinematic project with American climber Conrad Anker.
The project is the next stage of the ongoing Mallory and Irvine on
Everest saga and - we're told - will form the basis of a drama
documentary with Houlding playing the role of Andrew Irvine and Anker
doubling for George Mallory.
The pair intend to summit Everest as part of the expedition which
will produce both a drama documentary about Mallory and Everest
recreating the attempt on the mountain and a spin-off documentary
about the making of the film itself.
As far as we know, it's Leo's first ever climbing trip to the
Himalayas and a bit of a departure for a climber best known for hard
rock routes, speed ascents of big walls and spectacular slack-lining
and base-jumping feats, including a high profile 'race' with Jeremy
Clarkson as part of a Top Gear road test feature.
That's pretty much all we know at the moment, but we'll bring you
more details once we have them.
You can find more information about Leo including a video profile
at www.berghaus.com
