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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They’re off!

At 5pm UK time the Marie Curie press office had word that Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Team Marie Curie have left for the summit.
Watch this space… more updates later.

Behind the scenes – a newsroom at 5,380 metres

For the last two months, Liz Scarff and David Carter have been filming, writing copy, taking photographs and sending the latest coverage direct to the UK from the world’s highest mountain – Mount Everest.
In addition to producing the editorial content, journalist and photographer Liz Scarff is producing and directing the project from Everest Base Camp, [...]

Last hours before the final push

Having successfully reached Camp 4 the next stop for Sir Ranulph Fiennes is, quite literally, the top of the world.
Team Marie Curie left Camp 3 this morning at 7am (Nepalese time) to head into the death zone. They reached their destination on the South Col around 1pm.
Speaking from his tent, sounding breathless and croaky, Kenton [...]