Author: Jason Black

Spend my last training climb today on my beloved Mt Errigal deep in the hills of the most beautiful place in the world Co,Donegal. Today i was joined by my life long friends and scouting pals from many moons ago – Clive & Keith Davision, Francie Gallagher,Brian mc Fadden & Adrain Wasson & my son…

By Andrew Moseman – January 8, 2009 3:22 AM Mt. Everest Climbers Measure Lowest Blood Oxygen Levels on Record Their Own On top of the world, just below the more than 29,000-foot high peak of Mount Everest, a team of four British medical researchers braved the elements and took their own blood samples. What they…

Mount Everest is the Earth’s highest mountain, with a peak at 8,848 metres above sea level and the 5th tallest mountain measured from the centre of the Earth. It is located in the Mahalangur section of the Himalayas. Wikipedia Elevation: 8,848 m First ascent: May 29, 1953 Prominence: 8,848 m First ascenders: Tenzing Norgay, Edmund…

By Rob Goodier May 21, 2012 2:00 PM Why is everyone ascending Everest in May? To find out, and to get other answers to our questions about Everest, we talked to John All, a geographer at Western Kentucky University. All climbed Everest in 2010 via the Northeast ridge and has spent a year collecting data…

Mt Everest from North side Can change due to weather & physical conditioning. Leave Letterkenny 9th April 2013. April 10th Kathmandu April 11th Kathmandu – My Birthday (21 again) April 12th Kathmandu April 13th Jangmu April 14th Nylam April 15th Nylam hiking April 16th Thingri April 17th Thingri April 18th Thingri to base camp 17,000ft…