Leo Houlding Live On Everest!

We scooped the world a few weeks back when we revealed that top rock climber Leo Houlding was off to Everest to play the part of Sandy Irvine in a recreation of the 1924 attempt - now we can reveal that the all-singing, all-dancing web site covering the expedition is live.

The site launched to track the progress of Berghaus-sponsored Leo (right) along with top US mountaineer Conrad Anker on the mountain is jam-packed with feed-back from the team including regularly updated video diaries, photos and a lot more.

Extras include the body zone, where the climbers will update their biometric data every day, so you can find out how they're handling the altitude, or not... A daily weather check - right now it's apparently a balmy 12C at basecamp - and a lot of background information. It's one of those sites where you just keep finding more and more stuff to sneak a look at.

It's all part of the Altitude Everest Expedition 2007, run by Altitude Films and one of the main aims is to find further clues to the ongoing Mallory mystery.

Mallory and Irvine - as if you didn't know by now - were last seen a few hundred yards below the summit of Everest, in 1924, but no-one knows whether or not they completed the ascent before their death.

In 1999, Conrad Anker discovered Mallory's body on the mountain, and he's now joined by Brit' Leo Houlding for a Touching the Void-style documentary on the subject. Leo's on-screen experience racing Jeremy Clarkson up the Verdon Gorge should come in useful then...

The programme won't reach your screens until next year, but in the meantime, it's well worth checking on the climbers' progress on Everest, especially for anyone with an interest in the effects of altitude on the body or high altitude costume drama...

Full details at www.ueverest.com.