Channel 4
Tonight, Channel 4 news featured the Xtreme-Everest trek. It was very interesting as it showed the first volunteers carrying out their sea-level tests prior to joining the expedition. In fact it was lucky that my best mate noticed this was on, otherwise I would have missed it. But with the wonders of the web I was able to view it again.
I see John Caudwell (originally of Phones4U fame) has also volunteered to trek to Base Camp. He is a self-made man and it would be interesting to hear his life story if we happen to be on the same group. I seem to remember he was the chap who handed out surprise £1,000 bonuses to each of his staff for each year of their dedicated service, when he sold his multi-million pound business. Some received five figure sums. He is also the type of individual who puts a great deal of money back into society through worthwhile causes - quite a philanthropist. He is sponsoring the Xtreme-Everest Project to the tune of £500,000.
Caudwell Xtreme Everest is a research project coordinated by the University College London, through their Centre for Altitude, Space and Extreme environment medicine. In 2007, special exercise laboratories were positioned along the trekking route to Everest Base Camp. Over 200 volunteers were tested as they climbed progressively higher into the thin atmosphere. More research was performed on a group of scientists who climbed to the summit of Everest. This is my diary as one of the volunteers.
Welcome to Nepal
Thursday 4 January 2007
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