I often get asked by people who are either considering climbing Everest, or simply intrigued by it, what level of fitness you need to climb the mountain and how much training is enough to get you ready?
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Tag Archives: mountaineering
Climbing blog: Never underestimate specificity
Posted in blog, Blogging from the top of the world, Popular articles
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Ultimage challenges blog: Final challenge take 2
Sadly I was unable to complete my final challenge – The National Three Peaks due to our lovely British Summer.
Sportsister meets Squash Falconer
Adventurer and mountaineer, Squash Falconer is officially the world’s highest ever bum boarder!
Posted in Features-Interviews, snow sports
Also tagged extreme challenges, interview, Squash Falconer
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Climbing blog: Summit of Lhotse 8401m (world’s 4th highest peak)
So, the summit has been reached and I am safely back in Kathmandu. I am now one of very few Britons who have climbed Lhotse, as well as the youngest Brit woman and perhaps even the youngest woman ever to have climbed it. But that doesn’t say anything about the experience itself…
Mountaineering: Bonita Norris becomes youngest British woman to summit Lhotse
Karrimor sponsored climber Bonita Norris successfully summated Mt Lhotse (8,401m) at the weekend, making her the youngest British woman to achieve the feat.
Posted in News, Other sports, Other sports-news, Select a sport
Tagged mountaineering
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Trekking: Bonita Norris injured in Everest fall
Just days after becoming the youngest British woman ever to summit Mount Everest, Bonita Norris has suffered a back injury following a fall during her descent. It is not known why or how Norris fell, but speaking to her family via satellite telephone she admitted that the descent is fraught with difficulties.
Bonita Norris: On top of the world
Many women set themselves physical challenges. Some want to complete a triathlon or run a marathon. Some however like to push themselves that little bit harder…
