Three people from Kempen left for Nepal yesterday to climb the highest mountain in the world. In May the experienced climbers Urbain Lenaerts (55) from Vorselaar, Rudi Van de Poel (55) from Herenthout and Ludo De Ceulaer (61) from Olen want to be on top of Mount Everest. Only sixteen Belgians ... read more
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Mount Everest Marathon 2015
The Mount Everest Marathon is held every year on May 29, the day that Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay reached the top of the world's highest mountain in 1953. The marathon consists of two parts: a trek (running) and the marathon over 42 kilometers. ... read more
The history of Mount Everest
Tomorrow Eric Arnold will fly to Kathmandu for a fourth attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest. For weeks, Eric slept in our high tent to prepare for the extremely thin air of the highest mountain on our planet and now he can finally start the adventure. A ... read more
Altitude training for the roof of the world
PPPffffffffff. PPPffffffff, PPPfffffffff. The oxygen slowly flows into my height tent. As if the sea was washing into my tent. I spend around 10 to 12 hours a day in it. It's going to make it easier for me to get used to the extreme altitude on Mount Everest. At 8850 meters the highest mountain ... read more