Kanchenjunga Diary extract 1955: George Band Summit Climb The successful ascent of Mt Everest in 1953 inspired more successful climbs of “eight-thousanders”. One of these was Mt Kanchenjunga by George Band, one of the 1953 expedition members. Just like the 1953 expedition resulted in a special relationship with the people from the Khumbu area, George...Read More

Dr Melanie Windridge is a plasma physicist, writer and adventurer who climbed Mount Everest in 2018 while encouraging others to follow in her footsteps. During her expedition, she discovered first-hand a number of surprising facts about the mountain and the challenges that climbers face.  1. Rotating routines Climbers operate by making a series of “rotations”...Read More

John Hunt’s team had pushed a route to the South Col and at that point, John chose two climbing teams to make the summit attempt. They were Bourdillon and Evans, to use the new oxygen rebreathing system and climb from the south col. They would be followed by Tenzing and Hillary using the standard oxygen...Read More