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2012 and Mount Everest by Mount Everest | British Story on Nov 19, 2009Last night I went and saw the film 2012 and was very suprised to see the North Face of Mount Everest feature in it. Without giving too much away, the water level was quickly climbing towards the summit! The following clip does not show the Everest fo...

Good Morning by pensiveblog on Nov 16, 2009Just woke up and thought I would write something. I was checking out leapfish (pretty cool) and found out about this guy on twitter that post stuff his dad says. He got a book deal and a tv show [odd]. Seems that maybe this social media thing can...

1953 Everest Programme by Mount Everest | British Story on Nov 16, 2009The 1953 Ascent of Everest Programme was published to accompany the Mount Everest lectures that followed the successful expedition.The programme starts of with a message from Prince Philip, who was the Patron of the British Mount Everest Expedition 1...

Climb Hard - Stay Motivated by Highball Blog on Nov 15, 2009My suggestion for printing your climbing T shirtsMotivation is key in everything we do. Whether is endurance sports, study or work, the best outcome will only emerge when motivation is high.When I was younger and started climbing, I had this strong m...

Mount Everest on TV by Mount Everest | British Story on Nov 12, 2009This Saturday evening (14th November 2009) on BBC 4 there are three programmes worth watching, that’s if you have not seen them before.19.30 Everest ERDocumentary following a team of British doctors as they run the highest hospital in the world on...

Creatures Living On Mount Everest by Mount Everest | British Story on Nov 10, 2009There are two main creatures that have been spotted and living on Mount Everest. They are the Euophrys omnisuperstes (small jumping spider) and the Chough (bird).Jumping SpiderThe jumping spider family contains more than 500 described genera and over...

Feeling Pumped? by Highball Blog on Nov 10, 2009My suggestion for printing your climbing T shirts and hoodiesMy first climbing experience reminds of one single thing: I got really pumped! Sore forearms, hard and thick as my calves and lots of stupefaction for being that weak - that's how it was.I...

Autumnal Multi Pitch Climb in Postavaru by Highball Blog on Nov 9, 2009A beautiful autumn day with lots of sun and plenty of wind. We climbed a south limestone face in Postavaru mountain. The route - EN: The Magpie, RO: Cotofana - is neither hard nor terribly easy and passes under a little roof keeping a constant medium...

Man Against Mount Everest 1952 by Mount Everest | British Story on Nov 7, 2009As we all know, the Swiss made an attempt to climb Mount Everest in 1952 from the South side in Nepal.This video footage shows some great parts from their climb. It is 9 minutes long but definitely worth watching. I for one have not seen this footage...