2012 and Mount Everest
on Nov 19, 2009 in 2012 film mountaineering climbing mount everest Last night I went and saw the film 2012 and was very suprised to see the North Face of Mount Everest feature in it. Without giving too much away, the water level was quickly climbing towards the summit! The following clip does not show the Everest fo...

1953 Everest Programme
on Nov 16, 2009 in mountaineering climbing 1953 mount everest The 1953 Ascent of Everest Programme was published to accompany the Mount Everest lectures that followed the successful expedition.The programme starts of with a message from Prince Philip, who was the Patron of the British Mount Everest Expedition 1...

Mount Everest on TV
on Nov 12, 2009 in mountaineering climbing mount everest bbc4 This Saturday evening (14th November 2009) on BBC 4 there are three programmes worth watching, that’s if you have not seen them before.19.30 Everest ERDocumentary following a team of British doctors as they run the highest hospital in the world on...

Creatures Living On Mount Everest
on Nov 10, 2009 in chough mountaineering climbing mount everest There are two main creatures that have been spotted and living on Mount Everest. They are the Euophrys omnisuperstes (small jumping spider) and the Chough (bird).Jumping SpiderThe jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and over...

Man Against Mount Everest 1952
on Nov 7, 2009 in mountaineering climbing expeditions mount everest 1952 As we all know, the Swiss made an attempt to climb Mount Everest in 1952 from the South side in Nepal.This video footage shows some great parts from their climb. It is 9 minutes long but definitely worth watching. I for one have not seen this footage...

Bingo At Mount Everest
on Nov 4, 2009 in bingo mountaineering climbing base camp mount everest Three bingo buffs from Surrey are celebrating their roles in a gruelling trek to Mount Everest to take part in the world’s highest ever game of bingo.Patrick King, from Sunbury, and Woking Gala Coral employees Huw Thomas and Tim Buttle, joined 20 o...

Mount Everest Polls
on Nov 1, 2009 in mountaineering climbing mount everest polls It’s that time of year again for me to add six new Mount Everest related poll’s to my website.Do you have a question you would like seen as a Poll? If you do, please let me know as soon as possible. You can put it in a reply to this post or email...

Puja Ceremony
on Oct 28, 2009 in puja mountaineering climbing base camp mount everest A Puja Ceremony is always held at Mount Everest Base Camp. Until this ceremony is held, no climber or Sherpa is allowed on the mountain, for fear of angering the gods.A lama, a Buddhist holy man, usually oversees the ceremony. During the Puja, the cl...

The Moon or Mount Everest?
on Oct 25, 2009 in mountaineering climbing mount everest earth moon Forget all about the money, being a mountaineer or an astronaut etc, given the choice which would YOU rather do – stand on the summit of Mount Everest or walk on the surface of the Moon?That’s a tough question!I, as you probably already know, am...

Everest Without a Summit!
on Oct 21, 2009 in mountaineering climbing summit mount everest Mount Everest is the highest mountain on Earth, as measured by the height of its summit above sea level. In May 2005, artist Xu Zhen led an ascent on Everest, and succeeded in removing the summit of the mountain, reducing its height by 186cm, Xu Zhen...