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New poll question for the month of August

If evidence of Mallory and Irvine were found above the Second Step, should it be renamed the "Mallory Step?”

Please take your vote at Mount Everest The British Story

Results from last months question

What is your favourite book from the British 1920’s Mount Everest Expeditions?

The Assault on Mount Everest 1922 38%
The Fight for Everest 1924 38%
Mount Everest The Reconnaissance 1921 24%

Rare Signed Postcard up for Auction

A rare postcard signed by the entire 1953 British Mount Everest Expedition given to an 11 year old girl by George Lowe in 1953 is up for auction in New Zealand.

Rare Signed Postcard up for Auction

Doug Scott Lectures 2017

An exciting Lecture Tour has been put together for 2017 with Doug lecturing in England, Wales and Scotland bringing the tour to a close at the end of November in London.

Doug Scott Lectures 2017

India police pair sacked over faked Everest climb

Two police officers have been sacked after an inquiry found their claim to be the first Indian couple to climb Everest was fake.

India police pair sacked over faked Everest climb

The first flight over Mount Everest

This is the first aerial footage of the top of Mount Everest. It was shot in 1933 by Major Latham Valentine Stewart Blacker, a former fighter pilot and war hero.

The first flight over Mount Everest

Remeasuring Mount Everest Delayed

The Survey of India has delayed its plans to remeasure Mount Everest due to having no response from the Ministry of External Affairs in Nepal.

Remeasuring Mount Everest Delayed

The Girl Who Climbed Everest

Bonita Norris is the youngest person in the world to have reached both the summit of Mt Everest and the North Pole. Her book ‘The Girl Who Climbed Everest’ is now available to buy.

The Girl Who Climbed Everest Book

All Female Team for Everest 2018

Five Jordanian women who make up an all-female mountain climbing team have their sights set on climbing Mount Everest starting April 2018 and are doing it all in the name of female empowerment.

All Female Team for Everest 2018

Eric Shipton and the Yeti

In 1951, British explorer Eric Shipton was looking for an alternative route up Mt. Everest. He found and photographed an unusual footprint in the snow. A mystery that cast a spell over the world.

Eric Shipton and the Yeti

The Overlooked Heroes of Everest

More than 600 people climb Mount Everest every year, and not one of them could do it without an army of Sherpas, porters, and others guiding them every step of the way.

The Overlooked Heroes of Everest

Everest Climber Smashes Fundraising Target

Mollie Hughes, a mountaineer based in Edinburgh who became the youngest woman in the world to climb Mount Everest from both the north and south sides, has broken her fundraising target for Cancer Research UK.

Everest Climber Smashes Fundraising Target

British Everest Expeditions

The British Mount Everest Expeditions 1970's and 1980's page has been updated with more information.

British Mount Everest Expeditions

Hello Doctor service to be launched in Everest region

Trekkers and mountaineers in the Everest region will be able to call a doctor directly through Hello Doctor, an online emergency medical service slated to be unveiled next month by Everest Link, a wireless internet service provider in high altitude regions.

Hello Doctor service to be launched in Everest region

Poll Question for September

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

Do you think the Nepal earthquake in 2015 has changed the height of Mount Everest?

Please take your vote at Mount Everest The British Story

Ed Hillary’s Climbing Bag up for Auction

A faded canvas duffel bag dating to 1946, when a 27-year-old Hillary was busy knocking off some of New Zealand's most challenging peaks, will go under the hammer at Bonhams auction house later this month.

Ed Hillary’s Climbing Bag up for Auction