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On top of k2. and give us a bit of a flavour of what it�*s like up there. you talked about the really difficult conditions, but you have been up there? you know, with everest, some people arrogantly say that if you want to brag at the bar then you summit everest but if you want respect you summit k2. i�*m not totally sure about that because i have done both of them and i respect anybody who attempts either one of them, much less summits it. but what i found was, i summitted everest when i wa...

But what i found was, i summitted everest when i was 54 years old in 2011, and as you noted, k2 in 2014 when i was 58, it is night and day. k2 is incredibly steep, it is technical. by that i mean you are using your hands on your feet almost the entire time. you are going across rock, very difficult, steep rock sections that you simplyjust don�*t have on the normal routes on everest. everest is all about altitude. k2 is all about technical climbing at altitude. the duke of cambridge has praised...

Next. the worlds tallest mountain. ever since i was a kid, i dreamt of climbing mount everest. look at that! and the honey with a sting in its tail. ive got my mad honey. delicious! next this week, a visit to the worlds tallest mountain. mount everest was closed for much of 2020 because of the pandemic. but could the lockdown have been a blessing disguise for this ultimate adventure destination? the sherpas are an ethnic group from north—eastern nepal. ever since i was a kid, i dreamt of climb...

K2 is incredibly steep, it is technical. by that i mean you are using your hands on your feet almost the entire time. you are going across rock, very difficult, steep rock sections that you simplyjust don�*t have on the normal routes on everest. everest is all about altitude. k2 is all about technical climbing at altitude. alex arnett. nasa has ground tested four new engines from its mega rocket at the space centre in mississippi. there it is. a crucial part of the artemis programme which aims...

Peak. i think requiring potential everest climbers to have previously climbed 6000 metre peaks is a great idea and also the guiding companies i think should be held to some standard. responsibility lies on the individual who is choosing to go to everest to ensure that they are properly prepared. i feel that the perception of the mountain being so crowded is false. the mountain does not feel like that at all — its vast, its open. if anyone is dreaming of climbing everest, i think they should do...

But nepal is not a wealthy country, so balancing environmental issues with everest�*s economic impact can be difficult. while the government wants to increase the amount of people visiting each year, there are plans to put new rules on who is allowed to summit the worlds highest peak. i think requiring potential everest climbers to have previously climbed 6000 metre peaks is a great idea and also the guiding companies i think should be held to some standard. responsibility lies on the individu...

It one of the deadliest seasons on record, with at least 11 casualties. some of the slower climbers held up those behind them, so the slowest person dictated the pace. fortunately, because our teams skill level was high enough, we could climb around people who were stuck. so we stayed on schedule, and got to the top, and came back down. i think something was lost there. it became all about whos going to get there, how fast, and what am i going to get out of that experience? and i suspect that it...

That actually lives there. in 2019, nearly 900 people reached the mountains summit. but bad weather and a short winter to reach the peak made it one of the deadliest seasons on record, with at least 11 casualties. some of the slower climbers held up those behind them, so the slowest person dictated the pace. fortunately, because our teams skill level was high enough, we could climb around people who were stuck. so we stayed on schedule, and got to the top, and came back down. i think something w...

Responsibility lies on the individual who is choosing to go to everest to ensure that they are properly prepared. i feel that the perception of the mountain being so crowded is false. the mountain does not feel like that at all — its vast, its open. if anyone is dreaming of climbing everest, i think they should do it. it is notjust a rich persons sport. they should start climbing peaks closer to home and work their way up, claiming bigger and bigger mountains with harder terrain, and eventuall...

In or knives in. what? he gets the easy part. yeah, definitely. no, thats not true! its magic, its magic, and its all me, its magic. so, is this another example of men doing all the talking, claiming all the glory, while the women do the work? well, its always the way, isnt it? always the way, its always women who do the hard work, yeah. it is, then, a magical landmark, but 100 years on, it is also perhaps a good time to think about exactly who is doing the magic. david sillito, bbc news, colche...