Swearing Chef To Attempt Everest

Poor old Everest, following on from last week's Beckam and Bono on Kili stories, now it seems that hard-nosed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is going to eff and blind his way to the summit of Everest.

That's maybe not as unlikely as it sounds given that Scottish-born Ramsay is an ex-professional footballer and known for his marathon running. He's also, according to the Mirror, planning to enter the Hawaii Iron Man distance triathlon to celebrate his 42nd birthday this October as part of his preparation.

Meanwhile The Sun reports that Ramsay is suffering from an ulcer due to 'eating rubbish food' while filming in the US. The paper also says that his training regime includes two-hour runs wearing a pack full of potatoes...

The chef comments: "These kind of offers only come along rarely and I know that, as you get older, the chance to stretch yourself physically becomes less."

So there you go. We look forward to his comments on Base Camp cuisine and futile attempts to persuade local tea house chefs to radicalise their menu... We're thinking that cooking over dried yak dung may not be popular with Gordon.