Help Pakistan's Earthquake Victims
You can make a real difference to the 350,000 people left homeless by the recent Pakistan earthquake by donating good condition, surplus kit thanks to two leading outdoors companies. Here's how...
17 November 2005
Ozone In Death Zone
Levels of ozone comparable to those in a polluted major city make the Himalayan giants even harder to climb according to research by a Canadian scientist.
16 November 2005
Cordillera Blanca Access Under Threat
Proposed new regulations may restrict the access of trekkers and climbers to the most popular area of the Peruvian Andes, the BMC is urging mountaineers to make their objections known.
07 October 2005
Everest Swot Takes Distance Learning To Extremes
An Irish climber who successfully summited Mount Everest this spring spiced up his evenings on the mountain with lecture notes from his distance learning course...
04 August 2005
Hillary Calls For Everest Park Protection
Sir Edmund Hillary has called for the Sagamartha National Park to be placed on the World Heritage endangered list and for measures to be taken to protect the Everest region from climate change.
11 July 2005
Hinkes Cake Scoop!
No really, a quick pic of Hinkesy's celebratory Challenge 8000 cake with all 14 8,000ers strutting their stuff in 3D icing. It really does look like a very fine cake indeed :-)
22 June 2005
Hinkes Gets 8,000ers Cake...
Alan Hinkes 8,000-meter peak record has been honoured with a specially-baked cake at a lavish celebratory reception at the British Embassy in Kathmandu.
22 June 2005
Nepalese Porters Most Efficient Load Carriers
A new study shows that Nepalese mountain porters are the most efficient load carriers in the world and often carry their own bodyweight or more.
20 June 2005
Hands Off Our Mountain!
Tanzania has accused Kenya's tourism minister of lying about the whereabouts of Africa's highest peak, Kilimanjaro, in an effort to 'hijack tourists and take their money'...
09 June 2005
Ran Fiennes Backs Off Everest Summit Attempt
Polar legend and heart attack survivor Sir Rannulph Fiennes has abandoned his attempt on Everest just one hour into the final summit push after suffering chest pains.
06 June 2005
Hinkes Knocks It Off!
Great news direct from Nepal where Alan Hinkes has summited Kangchenjunga making him the first Briton ever to climb all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks. Including live comments from Alan at base camp.
02 June 2005
Sherpa Makes 15th Everest Ascent
Appa Sherpa has climbed Everest for a record 15th time as improved weather conditions unleash a flood of summiteers on the world's highest mountain. Plus where's Ran and youngest Seven Summits climber...
02 June 2005
Hinkes - The Truth
Has he or hasn't he? The latest news direct from Alan Hinkes' sponsor Berghaus as he strives to become the first Briton to climb all of the world's 8,000-metre peaks.
01 June 2005
Independent Woman...
Fastest Seven Summits woman Annabelle Bond made a big splash in this Sunday's Independent newspaper with a profile and diary extracts filling in some of the blanks...
31 May 2005
'Hinkes Summits' - Unconfirmed
An unconfirmed report says that Alan Hinkes has succeeded on Kangchenjunga, which would make him the first Briton to climb all of the 8,000-metre peaks - more details when we have them...
31 May 2005
China wants to set Everest alight
With the Olympic flame that is....
27 May 2005
Fiennes arives at base camp for Everest attempt
The man who's so far proved unstoppable goes for the big one
27 May 2005
Hinkes Kangchenjunga Update
Looks like it's going to be this weekend
26 May 2005
Everest a taller challenge?
Teams try to confirm suspicions that mountain is growing or is that shrinking?...
25 May 2005
Rugby Match For Everest Base Camp
Rugger bugger charity trekkers are aiming to get into the Guinness Book of Records with a high altitude feast of touch rugby. But what about the state of the pitch? Where is the groundsman?
20 May 2005
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