British 2016 Everest Expeditions

I have added details of the British 2016 Mount Everest Expeditions to the site. These details include height reached, all members names, route and who reached the summit and more.

British 2016 Mount Everest Expeditions

Winter Everest Climb

The Spanish team have said “We have now reached the base camp! The site is brutal, but it's a privilege to be the only expedition at the foot of Everest.”

Mount Everest Winter Climb

Cathy O’Dowd Charity Talk in England

Cathy O’Dowd, the first woman to climb Mount Everest from both sides will give a talk for Charity in Carlisle England this month.

Cathy O’Dowd Charity Talk

‘Poorna’ due for release

‘Poorna’ is a biopic about Malavath Poorna, a tribal girl from Telangana who created history on May 25, 2014, by becoming the youngest girl at just 13 years and 11 months to scale Mount Everest.

‘Poorna’ due for release

Hurricane Winds on Everest

Hurricane winds sweep the slopes of Mount Everest, as winter climbers rest in Base Camp after first foray up the Icefall.

Hurricane Winds on Everest

Mount Everest Climb at Camp 1

The Winter Mount Everest expedition spent the night at 5870 meters and have now climbed to 6050 meters to build Camp 1.

Mount Everest Climb at Camp 1

Capturing Everest

Time Inc. has the rights to Capturing Everest, a new virtual reality film from Endemol Shine Beyond USA, and it has big plans for the release of the film.

Capturing Everest

Mount Everest Climb at 7000m

The Winter Mount Everest climbers have now reached a height of 7000m where they report of really strong winds.

Mount Everest Climb at 7000m

Evacuated off Mount Everest

One of the two Spanish climbers, who were attempting to climb the world highest peak, was evacuated to Kathmandu after he complained lung inflammation.

Evacuated off Mount Everest

Mount Everest to be Remeasured

Indian surveyors plan to send a team to Nepal in a couple of months to “remeasure” the height of Mount Everest in collaboration with the Nepali authorities and assess if the 2015 Nepal earthquake altered it.

Mount Everest to be Remeasured

1922 Everest Photos for Auction

A set of 36 glass slides from the 1922 British Mount Everest Expedition have been found when a school closed down will be up for auction.

1922 Everest Photos for Auction

Everest Winter Climb Latest

Alex Txikon and the Sherpa team have fixed a route up to 7800m. They are now resting at Base Camp waiting for a weather window.

Mount Everest Winter Climb

New Poll

I have added a new poll question for the month of February.

Do you believe that in 2005 Didier Delsalle landed a helicopter on the summit of Mount Everest?

Please take your vote at Mount Everest The British Story

Results from last months question

If Charles Evans and Thomas Bourdillon didn’t have equipment problems in 1953 do you think they would had reached the summit of Everest?

Yes 52%
Not sure 25%
No 23%

Everest Winter Climb Latest

Strong winds are due the next few days on Mount Everest so the plan is to return to Base Camp and wait for better weather.

Mount Everest Winter Climb

Everest Winter Climb Update

The team reaches Camp 4 on Mount Everest. They drop of some gear and head back down to safety. The next time up will be their summit attack.

Mount Everest Winter Climb