Alec didn't understand that the assignment he thought of as a challenge, was seen as a hardship posting. Even the flight was a challenge, on an industrial rather than luxury seating plan and a lunchbox of basic, awful food was served. If the food wasn't eaten it was packed up again for the next p...
Everest, or Chomolongma as the Tibetans refer to the world’s highest mountain, was the most popular peak but we also had groups who had been on Cho Oyu, Shishapangma and the Japanese favourite: Namche Barwa. At 25,446 feet (7,756 m) Namche Barwa was the highest unclimbed mountain in the world and...