Everest Base Camp - Tracing the route of the 1953 Everest Climb
Mark Lewin
My Story
I am following the route taken by the 1953 Everest Expedition that successfully climbed Everest for the first time. Starting from the small town of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley I will climb to 17,000 ft above sea level, walking on glaciers and breathing air with only half the oxygen content that there is at sea level, in order to reach Base Camp.
The aim is to raise funds for the UK charity Explorers against Extinction (EAE), specifically their Young Explorer Programme. The participants are all paying for their own flights and arrangements. All money donated goes directly to EAE, not to subsidise the trip.
EAE campaigns to raise awareness about the threats facing the world’s most iconic wildlife and their habitats. The Young Explorers Programme allows young conservationists to visit and work with small projects, helping them in their work while raising profile and funds for them.
The trip departs on 17th February 2020 and will take just under 4 weeks.
The project patrons are Sir John Blashford Snell, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Levison Wood, Benedict Allen and Pip Stewart.
Carbon emissions from the trip are being offset through the EAE Carbon for Conservation scheme.
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Target
£500
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Raised so far
£501
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Number of donors
17
My Story
I am following the route taken by the 1953 Everest Expedition that successfully climbed Everest for the first time. Starting from the small town of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley I will climb to 17,000 ft above sea level, walking on glaciers and breathing air with only half the oxygen content that there is at sea level, in order to reach Base Camp.
The aim is to raise funds for the UK charity Explorers against Extinction (EAE), specifically their Young Explorer Programme. The participants are all paying for their own flights and arrangements. All money donated goes directly to EAE, not to subsidise the trip.
EAE campaigns to raise awareness about the threats facing the world’s most iconic wildlife and their habitats. The Young Explorers Programme allows young conservationists to visit and work with small projects, helping them in their work while raising profile and funds for them.
The trip departs on 17th February 2020 and will take just under 4 weeks.
The project patrons are Sir John Blashford Snell, Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Levison Wood, Benedict Allen and Pip Stewart.
Carbon emissions from the trip are being offset through the EAE Carbon for Conservation scheme.