From Kilimanjaro to Everest
Cathy O'Dowd2020-05-23T16:35:19+02:00Key moments in the journey of life. Looking back at the course of a lifetime, there are certain moments where, if you’d made a different choice, you’d be living [...]
Key moments in the journey of life. Looking back at the course of a lifetime, there are certain moments where, if you’d made a different choice, you’d be living [...]
Why super-star hires can be an expensive mistake In a culture that worships success, failed projects normally just sink out of sight, vanishing without explanation. One prematurely terminated adventure [...]
"I know you are going to succeed." The thing about camp two on Everest - at least back in the day when there were only 11 teams [...]
News that a group of Sherpas attacked three climbers, two of who are current international superstars in the mountaineering world, began to wash across my FaceBook feed yesterday and the [...]
The most famous storm in the history of Everest. Four teams sitting on the South Col, wondering whether to go for the summit in the morning, despite the marginal weather. [...]
RESOLUTION I have the honour to notify you that the National Assembly on 30 May 1996 adopted the following Resolution: That the House (1) recognises that there is nothing more [...]
One of the questions I am most commonly asked is: what did it feel like to stand on the summit of Everest? The text below comes from my book [...]
Wits University in Johannesburg was where I did my undergraduate degree and their Mountain Club was where I began climbing. This article was written for the Wits Mountain Club [...]
Most people I meet assume that Everest must have been childhood dream and my first Everest trip the culmination of years of planning. In fact it really hadn't occurred [...]