Mission Implausible...

This week's 'Friday morning story on a Wednesday' award goes to Wayfayrer for a release detailing how Tom Cruise will, apparently, soon be sampling their ready meals.

Apparently the pint-sized actor and climber was given samples of the company's best selling 'Beans and Sausages' and 'Spotted Dick' dishes by TV presenter Jonathan Woss during a recent interview.

Cruise intends to attempt Everest after finishing the filming of Mission Impossible III - an adventure movie - in Rome and Woss was clearly keen to make sure he was properly supplied with the necessary calories.

We're told that Cruise originally intended to climb the mountain and fulfill a childhood ambition as part of the same Jagged Globe team that included polar explorer Ran Fiennes this spring. Unfortunately filming commitments meant he had to postpone his attempt.

So, brace yourself for a rash of Cruise and Everest stories any time soon. Joking aside, apparently after starting climbing a few years ago as part of his preparations for the second Mission Impossible film - remember that rather impressive reverse dyno? - our Tom has become quite a serious mountaineer with some respectable peaks to his credit.

Oh yeah, back to Wayfayrer - they produce ten meat and two vegetarian ready meals and three deserts in an easy to eat, 'wet' format. We've used them briefy at high altitude and while they're low hassle, they're also relatively heavy and not big enough.

www.wayfayrer.co.uk