Everest bikers on top of the world after epic charity ride
THEY cycled 6835 miles through 19 countries to Mount Everest - but between them they got away with only three punctures.

Climb every mountain
VICKY Jack has scaled seven of the planet's highest summits, including Everest, which she conquered at 51, the oldest woman to do so. But what drives this Scot to such heights? JESSICA KIDDLE finds her inspiration lies much closer to home

I'll show Mallory climbed Everest, says TV man
HISTORY books around the world record the fact that Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay were the first men to reach the summit of the world's highest mountain.

Age may prove a fatal barrier to conquering Everest
CLIMBERS aged over 60 are three times more likely to die on Everest than the average mountaineer, according to a new study.

Tumour survivor Ken focuses on Everest
IN recent years, he has found simple tasks such as going to a newsagent impossible. On a bad day, he barely even had the confidence to leave the house.

Mostafa set to make it third time lucky
A STOMACH ulcer, cracked ribs, a lung infection and several brushes with death have failed to deter an Edinburgh University graduate from another attempt at achieving his lifetime ambition.

Scot climbs Everest in a pair of plus-fours
AN international team of climbers, including a Scottish documentary presenter, has scaled Everest in tweed jackets and plus-fours to test whether two British climbing pioneers, who disappeared near the summit in 1924, could have made it to the top...

Scot in bid to solve mystery of fatal Everest ascent
A SCOTS adventurer is among a team expected to reach the summit of Mount Everest this week in a quest to solve a mystery which has fascinated mountaineers for decades.

Everest hero Hillary in hospital
SIR Edmund Hillary, 87, the first man to climb Mount Everest, is in a New Zealand hospital but recovering, his family said yesterday.

Trio cleared over death of climber on Everest
THREE men accused of the unlawful killing of a young British mountaineer who disappeared on Mount Everest had the charges against them dropped yesterday.

Call to save wonders of world that face climate catastrophe
SOME of the world's greatest natural wonders are at risk from global warming, intensive development and neglect, according to an international coalition of lawyers and environmentalists, which yesterday called for immediate action to protect them.

Everest leader denies telling team to pass dying climber
A MOUNT Everest expedition leader criticised for leading his team past a dying British climber said yesterday that he did not know during his team's ascent that anyone was in trouble near the peak.

Sherpa scales Everest in record time
A Sherpa guide aged 36 has traversed Mount Everest in record time, scaling the world's highest peak from the Tibetan side and descending the Nepalese side in just 20 hours and 15 minutes.

Everest couple relive their epic expedition
A SCOTS couple who became the first British husband and wife to conquer Everest together relived the joy and horror of the expedition yesterday.

Climber 'left for dead' on Everest later found alive
AUSTRALIAN Lincoln Hall, who collapsed near the summit of Everest and was left for dead by his own team, was later found alive and rescued by other climbers.



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