Everest Challenge This website was created to follow Sir Ranulph’s progress as he attempted to climb Everest for Marie Curie Cancer Care in May 2008 Marie Curie Cancer Care

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Sir Ranulph Fiennes talks about the Western Cwm

In this video, Sir Ranulph Fiennes talks about the trek to Camp 1. Perhaps unexpectedly, it is not the cold that concerns him most, it is the extreme heat they will face on the Western Cwm.
The Western Cwm, often called the ‘Valley of Silence’, is a glacial valley at the foot of the Lhotse Face [...]

Kenton Cool on the Camp 1 trek

Team Marie Curie set off to Camp 1 yesterday in the next phase of the acclimatisation process.
In this video post, Kenton Cool talks about this part of the attempt to summit Everest.