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Sir Edmund Hillary - The Race for Everest

Documentary on Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay's historic ascent of Mount Everest in 1953. Including previously unseen material filmed on the expedition.

Sir Edmund Hillary - The Race for Everest

Daughter of Everest climber Captain John Noel died after a fall

Sandra Noel, the daughter of Mount Everest climber Captain John Noel died after falling at the William Harvey Hospital, an inquest has heard.

Daughter of Everest climber Captain John Noel died after a fall

A Record number reach the Summit of Everest in 2018

A record 807 climbers reached the summit of Mount Everest in May this year, officials confirmed, capping a successful climbing season that also saw multiple other firsts.

A Record number reach the Summit of Everest in 2018

Cooking at Mount Everest Base Camp

Simple meals suddenly became a lot more complicated when Chef James Perry spent two months earlier this year cooking at Mount Everest Base Camp.

Cooking at Mount Everest Base Camp

Indian teens who summited Mount Everest

Five Indian teenagers from a remote rural district scaled Mount Everest in May, etching a name for themselves in history. None of them knew or had even heard of Everest before.

Indian teens who summited Mount Everest

Chris Bonington: The Everest Years

UK TV Documentary shown soon after Chris Bonington reached the summit of Mount Everest in 1985, after years of leading expeditions to some of the world's largest and most dangerous mountains.

Chris Bonington: The Everest Years

Fake Everest Permit fined US$44,000

Seven Summit Treks will be fined US$44,000 for taking 2 climbers on Mount Everest without obtaining permits and the forgers will get 7 years in jail.

Fake Everest Permit fined US$44,000

New Poll question for September

Is the location of Mallory’s body where his fall ended?

Please take your vote at Mount Everest The British Story thank you.

Results from last months poll

Would a full historic reconstruction and repeat of the 1924 expedition help resolve the Mallory and Irvine summit question?
Yes 25%
No 55%
Not sure 20%

Lessons from Sherpas could aid intensive care treatment

A research expedition to Mount Everest has shed light on the unique physiological basis of adaptations seen in the native Sherpa people, which make them better suited to life at high altitude.

Lessons from Sherpas could aid intensive care treatment

A Young Yorkshireman to climb Mount Everest

22-year-old Josh Hoyle from Yorkshire wants to attempt to climb Mount Everest and be the youngest Yorkshireman to do so.

A Young Yorkshireman to climb Mount Everest

Sir Chris Bonington UK Lectures

This autumn Sir Chris Bonington is travelling around the UK giving lectures on his sixty years spent in the mountains, with original images and raw footage.

Sir Chris Bonington UK Lectures

Doug Scott UK Lectures

Doug Scott, the first British mountaineer to stand on the summit of Mount Everest will be giving lectures here in the UK this autumn.

Doug Scott UK Lectures

Colin Wallace Interview

An interview with Colin Wallace, the owner of the popular website ‘Mount Everest The British Story’.

Colin Wallace Interview

Everest climb raised £12k for Air Ambulance

Dominic Renshaw, nearly lost his life on Mount Everest on a charity climb for Thames Valley Air Ambulance has been nominated for a Pride of Reading Award.

Everest climb raised £12k for Air Ambulance

Apa Sherpa helping children of Nepal

The Apa Sherpa Foundation is working to create a different future for the children of Nepal. As Apa says, "without education we have no choice."

Apa Sherpa helping children of Nepal